FANTASTIC FICTION – Escapes to other places and other times

The Crossing

Michael Connelly (http://www.michaelconnelly.com/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Connelly ) is back to entertain us with another detective thriller featuring Hieronymus (‘Harry’) Bosch. Bosch is named after the 15th century early Dutch painter known for his fantastic imagery. He painted detailed landscapes and illustrations of moral and religious narratives. Bosch is also the name of my washing machine, and I must say it’s been solid

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Merciless Gods

Christos Tsiolkas (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/10/christos-tsiolkas-melbourne-greece) was born in Melbourne, Australia to Greek immigrant parents. Tsiolkas’ first novel, Loaded (1995), was filmed as Head On (1998) by director Ana Kokkinos, starring Alex Dimitriades. In 2006, his novel, Dead Europe, won The Age Book of the Year fiction award and was adapted into a film in 2012. In 2009, his

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Make Me

Fans of Lee Child (http://www.leechild.com/) and his detective Jack Reacher will be delighted that the author has delivered again in 2015. Here is a summary of the detective’s 20th adventure to tempt you away from doing anything useful. Jack Reacher wants to know how a town could come to be called ‘Mother’s Rest’. But no one will tell him.

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Hearts of Stone

Simon Scarrrow (http://www.scarrow.co.uk/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Scarrow) is best known for his Eagle series of Roman military fiction set in the territories of the Roman Empire, covering the second invasion of Britain and the subsequent prolonged campaign undertaken by the rump of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. To date there are thirteen books in the series, with the 13th released in

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