from Gnomon by Nick Harkaway
How many harmless young black men have been injured or killed in modern cities in white countries this year, for the crime of exciting someone else’s racism? Too many, and it...
Nick Harkaway (1972-) is one of my favourite authors. As soon as I spot he has a book out that gets added to my Must read pile. I love his blend of humour and action, although I don’t think it is to everyone’s taste. His website is http://www.nickharkaway.com/ and you should go read his books.
Nick Harkaway (1972-) is one of my favourite authors. As soon as I spot he has a book out that gets added to my Must read pile. I love his blend of humour and action, although I don’t think it is to everyone’s taste. His website is http://www.nickharkaway.com/ and you should go read his books.
How many harmless young black men have been injured or killed in modern cities in white countries this year, for the crime of exciting someone else’s racism? Too many, and it...
She must move. Or she must stay put. She must attack or she must escape. It is vitally important that she does something, even if it is nothing. To be surprised...
I loved this book. Loved it. But I am totally aware that this is not a book that everyone will enjoy. It starts out with Inspector Neith investigating a death in...
a book is not finished until it is read. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
It was the spring before the vote on our relationship with the European Union, and so I started from what I saw all around me. I imagined that we might lose...
I worked as only someone who lives without dependents or lovers can. Harkaway, Nick, Gnomon (William Heinemann, 2017)
The right to avoid self-incrimination, the right to die, the right to live, the right to freedom from slavery, freedom of conscience and religion, of opinion, and the right not to...
Lester Ferris has seen a lot and done a lot in his life. A sergeant in the British Army he has more than served his country, and now he has been...
Joe Spork is mild mannered clockmaker. He wns and runs a shop fixing clockwork devices, from clocks to Victorian dirty toys. He doesn’t make a profit, in fact, he barely scrapes...
In a small English village something is afoot. A local gent has lost his head, quite literally. Someone has murdered Donny Crispin by chopping his head off. And so Tim Rice...
ISBN: (Proof: 978043401866) 9780434018420 See also: mebelitheBookseller.com ; Book Geeks ; Extract A while back there was a comment left on the blog asking if I wanted a copy of The...
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