Boxing Clever: A Review of Stuart Cosgrove’s Cassius X: A Legend In The Making…
Stuart Cosgrove’s ‘Soul Trilogy’ (Detroit 67, Memphis 68, Harlem 69) offered readers an alternative history of the USA in the late 60s...
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Oct 22, 20202 min read
Spanish Fly: A Review Of Morgan Cry’s Thirty-One Bones…
Over the years I have spent more than a few holidays in that part of Southern Spain which stretches from Malaga to Puerto Banus, an area...
Mar 19, 20203 min read
Sword & Scandals: A Review Of Douglas Skelton’s The Blood Is Still…
As I began reading Douglas Skelton’s latest novel the film Multiplicity popped into my head, a movie I haven’t thought about since it...
Mar 11, 20202 min read
Foreign Correspondent: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Iain Maloney…
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, writer Iain Maloney. A visit from Iain is always a special occasion as he...
Apr 29, 20193 min read
Storm Warning: A Review Of Douglas Skelton’s Thunder Bay…
A new novel from Douglas Skelton is always reason for cheer so the recent publication of his latest, Thunder Bay (Polygon Books) was...
Jul 12, 20183 min read
Great Scott!: A Review Of Allan Massie’s The Ragged Lion…
The first book of Allan Massie’s I read was his historical novel Augustus (I think in the late ’80s) and it made a deep impression on me....
Mar 14, 20183 min read
Fowl Play And Finery: A Review Of Stuart David’s Peacock’s Alibi…
Two of the most challenging types of writing are crime and comedy. For the first you have to avoid repeating well-worn clichés while...
Feb 22, 20182 min read
Bon Accord: A Review Of Alan Taylor’s Appointment In Arezzo: A Friendship With Muriel Spark...
Alan Taylor’s Appointment In Arezzo: A Friendship With Muriel Spark, an account of his relationship with Spark in her later life. A...
Jan 17, 20183 min read
Fine And Dandy: A Review Of Charles E. McGarry’s The Ghost Of Helen Addison…
Against all expectations, the Christmas/ New Year period allowed for the reading of some of the books which have been sitting on SWH!’s...
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