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2004 The Second Half
Pointing from the Grave: A True Story of Murder and DNAPointing from the Grave: A True Story of Murder and DNA by Samantha Weinberg
Buy used from: £0.01
Try The Blooding by Joseph Wambaugh instead.
Mountains of the Mind: A History of a FascinationMountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination by Robert Macfarlane
Buy new: £3.47 / Used from: £1.73
A scholarly, and dull, history of mountaineering.
River of DarknessRiver of Darkness by Rennie Airth
Buy new: £1.34 / Used from: £0.01
A crime thriller set in post-WW1 England. Very good.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent FaithUnder the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.91
There are better books about Mormons and violent faith. Try A Gathering of Saints by Robert Lindsay.
The Deep Blue Goodbye (Crime Masterworks)The Deep Blue Goodbye (Crime Masterworks) by John D. MacDonald
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Punchy American crime.
Maximum DinerMaximum Diner by Christopher Nye
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01
Don't open a restaurant without reading this first!
Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman RepublicRubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic by Tom Holland
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.14
Couldn't get into this.
Bangkok 8Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
Buy new: £8.56 / Used from: £2.19
ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz.
The Caine MutinyThe Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
Buy used from: £4.08
Great storytelling, a wartime classic.
Going SoloGoing Solo by Roald Dahl
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
Effortlessly readable and entertaining.
The Stranger at the Palazzo D'OroThe Stranger at the Palazzo D'Oro by Paul Theroux
Buy new: £3.54 / Used from: £0.01
Disappointing and uninvolving.
Broken Music - A MemoirBroken Music - A Memoir by Sting
Buy new: £1.84 / Used from: £0.01
Much better than you might think.
Last Seen WearingLast Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter
Buy used from: £0.25
Dexter never lets you down, although he can lose you on the way.
Rude Kids: The Unfeasible Story of "Viz"Rude Kids: The Unfeasible Story of "Viz" by Chris Donald
Buy new: £7.00 / Used from: £2.41
Not as funny as it used to be.
Fate Is the HunterFate Is the Hunter by Ernest K. Gann
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £3.40
For everyone who ever fancied being a pilot.
Purple Cane Road (A Dave Robicheaux Mystery)Purple Cane Road (A Dave Robicheaux Mystery) by James Lee Burke
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The Deep South of James Lee Burke - read this series and you'll be too scared to ever visit!
Trawler: A Journey Through the North AtlanticTrawler: A Journey Through the North Atlantic by Redmond O'Hanlon
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Thoughtful and amusing look at life on a North Sea trawler.
Where Did It All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal In the 70sWhere Did It All Go Right?: Growing Up Normal In the 70s by Andrew Collins
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Featherlight antidote to those books about childhood misery a la Dave Pelzer.
BirdmanBirdman by Mo Hayder
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Female crime writers - why are they all so brutal and humourless?