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Someone reminded me the other day about LEFT FOOT FORWARD by Garry Nelson So I bought a copy on ebay for a couple of quid and it really is excellent. Different times of course, but the day to day life of a footballer driving everyday from Worthing to Eltham to go training, the uncertainty over...

Shoeless Joe by WP Kinsella. It is even better than the film which I wouldn't have imagined was possible.

The Matarese Countdown by Robert Ludlum. This sequel to the brilliant Matarese Circle is, I accept, rather dated, but Ludlum was a brilliant writer of this sort of book

Interesting. It is definitely written in a positive light. Concentrating (in great detail) on every match he played, but also giving an insight in to his life away from cricket

I've just finished The Don, the definitive biography of Don Bradman. 699 pages plus 30 odd pages of stats. Absolutely brilliant. It describes his career from playing as a child in Bowral NSW, to club cricket, then Sheffield Shield before his international career in great detail. But the...

The English Fuhrer by Rory Clements Excellent

Two weeks ago we were in Whitby and inspired by all the local connections, and never having read Dracula by Bram Stoker (or any other "classics") I bought a copy. Its terrific. The language (1870s) is a bit hard to follow at times, but the story and the horror is really good. When I've...

having a change from thrillers and crime mysteries and reading The Traitor Of Colditz by Robert Verkaik. Its absolutely brilliant. Written like a story, not like a textbook, but all factual, it really is a brilliant read. Lots of stuff in this book I'd never heard of, and the level of research...

The 6.20 Man David Baldacci Not as gripping as most of his others.... so far

Sigma protocol. Robert Ludlum. Found it in a charity shop. 20 years old but fantastic

Southpaw by JD Kirk

The Judge's List - John Grisham

Mercy by David Baldacci The concluding part of a three parter. I love DB books, but this one has the sense of completing a contractual obligation. Shame

Queen Of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II by Robert Hardman. Loving this book. ��

Just back from a week in Jersey and enjoying An Island at War by Deborah Carr. Terrific historic novel about an awful time in an amazing place

North Wind , JD Kirk

Find You First - by the brilliant Linwood Barclay

Ahead of the game - JD Kirk as I work my way through his whole series

Bloke came I the pub where I work and recommended SCRUBLANDS by Chris Hammer. Mystery tale set in outback Australia. Excellent recommendation that I am happy to pass on

The Christmas Train - David Baldacci. One of my top 5 authors