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A Scandalous Man by Gavin Esler
I know of Gavin Esler as he is a newscaster and reporter in the UK. I chose his book in my local library because I was sure I would enjoy it. Perhaps my expectations were too high. Esler was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 27 February 1953 and is a Scottish BBC television presenter, journalist …
Hostages by Terrence Crimmins
Hostages is the debut novel by American author Terrence Crimmins. Crimmins grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the youngest of nine children. He now lives in Baltimore, Maryland, USA where he also works as a teacher, mentor, and academic guide. I am privileged that he sent me a copy of his book to review and I finished reading it …
Instinct by Nick Oldham
Nick Oldham was born on 26 April, 1956 in Belthorn, Lancashire, England. He was a police officer from the age of nineteen before retiring in 2005. He spent the majority of his service in operational roles and now lives with his partner, Belinda, on the outskirts of Preston. Instinct is the seventeenth book in Nick Oldham’s series of books …
The Islamist by Ed Husain
“The Islamist: Why I joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I saw inside and Why I Left” by Ed Husain is a fascinating story which gave me insight into the methods and mindset of cults and extremist groups of all kinds, but particularly Muslim extremists. In addition, as I am not Muslim I found the array …
Gardens of Water by Alan Drew
At the library, I picked up another book promoted by the book group run by successful, local author Evelyn Hood. It was “Gardens of Water” by Alan Drew. The story is set in a small town outside Istanbul, Sinan Basioglu, a devout Muslim, and his wife, Nilüfer, are preparing for their nine-year-old son’s coming-of-age ceremony. Their headstrong …
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