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The Tom Hanks Enigma by David Gardner
Tom Hanks is one of my favourite actors. Like Michael Caine and Harrison Ford, if I see his name in the cast of a film, I know I will enjoy the movie. So, when I found this biography of Tom Hanks by David Gardner in my local library, I decided I should read The Tom …
Final Appeal by Lisa Scottoline
I understand this was the second book that Lisa Scottoline wrote. She is an American mystery writer. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on 1 July 1955. She read law at the University of Pennsylvania and practised law in her native city of Philadelphia before starting to write. I quite enjoyed this one. It …
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
Goodnight Nobody is Weiner’s first attempt at writing a mystery. Although, I suppose this book would be classed as chick lit, it is still a really well written mystery. Perhaps this is not so very surprising as Jennifer Weiner is a former journalist who now works as a writer and television producer. She …
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