It may feel a little improbable at times, but Neil Broadfoot's well-plotted new thriller moves so quickly it’s never too difficult to suspend your disbelief, writes Allan Massie ...

The creator of James Bond had earlier worked as a journalist in search of unusual subjects and colorful characters.

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AWF put the festive in festival, with celebrations spilling out onto Aotea Square and beyond. Attendees made pedal-powered ...

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Marsons says: “Those books provoked such an emotional response in me – that ... She is unrepentantly rude to most, with an irascibility that makes Ian Rankin’s John Rebus seem cuddly. But she is ...