Lost Classic: The Light of Day, by Eric Ambler
Thriller writers are a competitive breed. Their task is too difficult willingly to acknowledge a debt to another – except in the case of one
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Thriller writers are a competitive breed. Their task is too difficult willingly to acknowledge a debt to another – except in the case of one
Simon Raven was a novelist to whom memorable quotes stuck more readily than riches or renown. He famously had “the mind of a cad and
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This week has seen publication of the most detailed survey yet of contemporary attitudes towards the Jewish community in the UK. Yet rather than addressing
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