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The Enigma Game: Elizabeth Wein Bloomsbury, 2020

In the author’s note at the end, Wein herself describes her books as World War Two thrillers, I suppose I’d just add the descriptor ‘young adult.’ This is the fourth book in the Code Name Verity Cycle, following ‘The Pearl Thief’ chronologically, and about events that precede ‘Code Name Verity’ and ‘Rose Under Fire’. I don’t believe you have to have read all the others to appreciate this, but knowing about various characters and relationships mentioned in passing and what’s coming for some of the characters added depth to me. Also, if you have read all those (excellent) books, you will know that the ‘game’ in the title is a misnomer, really. Read more... )
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Portrait of a Murderer: Anne Meredith British Library 2017

Hmm, I’m now thinking I should stop this ‘tradition’ of reading Golden Age Christmas crime/murder stories written by women. Read more... )
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Rangers and Strangers and Other Stories: Ethel Talbot Nelson

I didn't realise until opening this book to read it that it was a collection of short stories, rather than one book-length story. The title of the collection comes from the first and longest story, and is, in a way misleading, because Read more... )
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Cracks (2009) (rated 15)

Directed by: Jordan Scott
Written by: Ben Court and Caroline Ip
Starring: Eva Green, Juno Temple, Maria Valverde, Imogen Poots

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1183665/

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