Ask the Dust  is the story of an LA writer in the 1930's. Surrounded by sleaze, Artruro Bandini is determined to make something of himse...

Magic is the story of an impressionable young man, Charlie, and his endeavour to discover the true nature of magic. It's an entertaining...

Shoeless Joe is the magical realism novel that inspired the film Field of Dreams. It tells the story of an Iowan farmer who builds a basebal...

The classic detective novel by one of the masters. The Big Sleep  is everything you want in a gritty, 1930s crime novel. I picked this book ...

Lucifer Rising is a history of Satanism, through paganism and the heretics of the middle ages, to Aleister Crowley and black metal. ...

This is the autobiography by the legendary thespian, Sir Michael Caine. Micheal Caine is an undeniably successful man. His acting career has...

A strange and creative novel from a lesser known Beat author. Trout Fishing is a favourite amongst those who've read it, but it remains ...

Salvation Station is a novel about a murder investigation, dealing with corruption in the church and gives a cynical look at organised relig...

Other Minds is all about octopuses. Written by a philosopher who just really likes them, it's an alternative look at a fascinating anima...

Here it is! Here is the annual run down of my favourites that I read this year. Just a quick disclaimer - this isn't a top 10 of books ...

The Umbrella Men is the story of a waning business, amidst the 2008 financial crisis. The Umbrella Men jumps around between various...

This is a collection of stories from the Victorian master of the paranormal. M. R. James was born in 1862. He went to Eton, where h...

Mindhunter is the story of John Douglas's career, and how he developed criminal profiling within the FBI.  Douglas joined the FBI after ...