Grumpy Old Books

Still Life by Sarah Winman Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Review for one of the most emotional books I have ever read! 🥹
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Mick Herron; The New Charles Dickens? Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

So is Mick Herron of Slow Horses fame the Charles Dickens of our generation? 🤔 Link
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The Welsh Man by Dave Lewis Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Check out review for the Welsh Man by Dave Lewis. The tale of a rough bouncer/muscle for gangsters. But our man falls in love. Visceral 👊🏼💥with well penned locations 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💂🏼
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Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Check out our review for Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz. Newly moved to posh area man is found dead. Everyone in the close hated him. Everyone had motive. Classic style Twisty, locked room whodunnit

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Freebourne By Salman Shaheen Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

What started out as a slightly grumpy review from book blogger @GrumpyOldBooks.bsky.social turned around when the reviewer realised I'd pulled the wool over his eyes: grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/free...

If you want to find out the big twist, pre-order Freebourne: amzn.eu/d/22avwu6

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Here Be Dragons by Sharon Penman Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Welsh🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, Medieval ⚔️ Prince 🫅🏼 marries English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Princess 👑, daughter of the evil 👿 king John. What could possibly go wrong 😲🫣. It's the historical fiction life of Llewellyn the Great! Check out our review below.
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Book Reviews by Author Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Looking for a good book to read? Can't decide on one. It's your lucky day. We have a wide range of reviews. It's all here

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Aims & Introduction Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Honest and interesting book reviews here... 😁👍🏼
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Absolutely thrilled to see Eddie in the window of the wonderful @imaginedthings.bsky.social in Harrogate!!! Thank you for such a warm welcome! And what amazing company to be in!

Devolution by Max Brooks Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Have a cheeky squint of our review for Devolution by Max Brooks (the guy who brought you World War Z!) This one is a bit like Jaws but set on land but with err... Bigfoots (or should that be Big feet!) 😲🤯😱🦶🏼

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Devolution by Max Brooks, the guy who wrote world war z. In Devolution a trial green commune of lefty middle class is attacked by bigfoots (biggest?) displaced by volcanic eruption in NW USA. Bonkers but fun. Like jaws on land

The Defence by Steve Cavanagh Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

See our review of The Defence by Steve Cvanagh. The origin story of Eddie Flynn. A man for all seasons, con-man, lawyer, ex-alcoholic, friend to mob bosses and judges, fighter, loving father, means justify the ends type of guy. Here is where it all began.

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The Defence by Steve Cavanagh Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Check out our review for The Defence by Steve Cavanagh. Con-man turned lawyer uses all his tricks against the Russian mob and dodgy feds to save his daughter. It's the Eddie Flynn origin story! ⚖️👮🏼😁
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In Lisvane on 8th June? At 11.30am?
Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...

Thank you @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social for this incredible review of Banquet of Beggars. It doesn't get any better than praise like this from one of the very best reviewers around. I'm going to open a bottle of wine to celebrate!

Banquet of Beggars by Chris Lloyd Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd

Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖

Death By Intent By Jacqueline Harret Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Ahead of Crime Cymru festival this weekend we review Death by Intent by Jacqueline Harrett As always great whodunnit mixed with a reflection of society as it is now .📚🚨👮🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Hiya. Click the link and scroll down to bottom to see online panels 👍🏼
gwylcrimecymrufestival.co.uk/pif/

Sadly I won't be there this year due to family commitments. No doubt you'll have a great time! 👍

Thoroughly recommend popping along and seeing Chris and Philip. Both wonderful raconteurs, and jolly nice chaps. Oh and they write great books too! 📚🤪👍

Very happy paperback publication day to @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social Nathan's out in paperback in The Venetian Sanctuary.

Would you believe @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social starts a week today. I'm on a couple of panels with some amazing writers. Sunday 27th at 11am sees me and the wonderful @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social discussing all things time and place in crime fiction.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/gwylcrimecym...

Blood & Lies Blood & Lies eBook : Powell, NC: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Wow check out this lovely review by author Chris Westlake of my book Blood & Lies 🤩🎆

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The Wager by David Grann Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Check out our latest review #TheWager by #DavidGrann
Lord of the Flies meets Master and Commander

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For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemmingway Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.

Check out our review of a modern classic
that's shows what happens when a country falls into 2 politically opposed camps and what happens to the people involved in the front lines. 🇪🇸🪖😢
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National Pet Day Fri 11th April. Meet the lads. Elwyn and Kenneth 😍

That's me "done and dusted, kippers and custard" After 35 years I am now an ex-steelworker. New challenges to come 😁👍🏼

Well that's the end of an era. And as Max Boyce says
"I took my helmet home with me and filled it full of earth. Planted lil flowers in it and they grew for all they're worth.
It's hanging in the greenhouse now, a living memory. Reminding me, they could have grown in vases over me"
Duw it's hard