moves into paperback. Find out what happens when Lee
Child’s Jack Reacher meets Kathy Reichs’ Temperance
Brennan, or how Val McDermid’s Tony Hill and Peter James’
Roy Grace end up working together on a very unusual case.
This anthology edited by Lee Child promises the same thrills
and chills as the previous collection, Face Off. Just some of the
other contributors include Val McDermid, Nelson Demille and
Karin Slaughter.
preparing meals for one can be extremely satisfying. With no-
one else’s tastes to cater for, solo chefs can please themselves.
The author, one of the Netherlands’ best-loved culinary
journalists, presents more than 70 personal, inspirational
recipes for one.
If you would like to raise a
smile from your sci-fi
obsessed relative, look at
Star Wars® Cookbook:
BB-Ate (l) by Lara Starr.
Awaken your inner Force
with 29 intergalactic
breakfast recipes including
C-3POat Pancakes, Parfait
de Resistance, Maz Kanata
Frittata, Luggabeast of
Quiche, Reysin Bread,
Breakfast Poe’Boy,
Kanjiklub Sandwiches and
Breakfast Tako-danas.
That apart, new thrillers are thin on the ground in December,
but these are worth a look: Blame (p), by Jeff Abbott; Price Of
Duty (p), by Dale Brown; Clockwork City (l), by Paul Crilley;
The Devil’s Claw (p), by Lara Dearman; The Hidden Room (p),
by Stella Duffy; Inquisition (l), the tenth Jack Howard novel
from David Gibbins;
Rooted In Evil (p), by Ann
Granger; Chance (p), by
Ken Nunn; Bloody
January (l), by Alan Parks;
The Black Book (p), by
James Patterson; Marked
For Revenge (p), by
Emelie Schepp; Past
Perfect (l), by Danielle
Steel; Exile (Rubicon,
book 2) (p), by James
Swallow; and City Of
Masks (p), by SD Sykes.
Football fans take note:
Luca Caioli’s update on
one of the greatest rivalries
in sport is out in paperback this month. Messi vs Ronaldo 2018
(p) includes all the 2016/17 action in the personal battles
between Barce lona FC’s Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo of
Real Madrid. Luca Caioli draws on the exclusive testimonies of
managers, teammates, friends and family to tell the inside
story.
Solo Food (p) is a late
contender for cookery-
book gifts. Janneke
Vreugdenhil shows that
Key: (l) hardback or large paperback (p) small paperback
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