The Reading Lamp

07/04/2026

Mountains. Morning breeze. Sunshine. A book in hand. Heaven.

28/11/2025

Two girls disappear into the night—only one comes back, with no memory of what happened. Now a driven medical examiner is racing to unravel the truth, uncovering clues that suggest the danger is far from over.

If you enjoy dark, investigative thrillers, The Girl Who Was Taken by Charlie Donlea fits the bill perfectly.

Watch the full episode on my YouTube channel , for a detailed but spoiler free review of a book that combines psychological suspense and forensic investigation.

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09/11/2025

The Last Secret Agent is the nonfiction memoir of Pippa Latour who was an SOE operative or a British spy during the Second World War.

She lived in silence and obscurity, by choice, until early 2000s. It was only when her sons discovered, by accident, the truth of her secret work that she decided to accept the medals and awards that had been awarded to her long ago and to tell her story in her own words.

Watch the full episode on my YT channel , for a detailed but spoiler free review of a book that is sure to appeal to readers across genres: thriller, espionage, biography as well as history buffs.

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02/11/2025

The Lion Women of Tehran is a moving story of two girls whose friendship endures love, loss, and revolution in a changing Iran.

Through lush prose and deep emotion, Iranian-American author Marjan Kamali celebrates the courage of women who dare to find their voices amidst silence.

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26/10/2025

Most books about Afghanistan are either fiction novels or unemotional analyses written by outsiders.

In A Fort of Nine Towers, Qais Akbar Omar tells his own unforgettable true story as a boy growing up amidst the chaos of war-torn Afghanistan.

It is a rare and exquisitely written account of life in Afghanistan by an Afghan.

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19/10/2025

With the holiday season around the corner, let’s take a look at the 3 most anticipated upcoming book releases by top writers of thriller fiction.

Watch the full episode on my YouTube channel , order the books and while they arrive, grab some popcorn. Because I also tell you about the screen adaptations of other thrilling books by some of the authors, in the same episode.

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12/10/2025

James Nestor once spent 10 days with silicone plugs jammed up both his nostrils and closed up tight with surgical tape for good measure. He had volunteered for the Stanford Sinus Study in an effort to understand the effects of mouth breathing vs nasal breathing on his body.

It is only one of the many adventurous things he has done over a decade of rigorous research that went into the writing of ‘Breath’.

Watch the full episode on my YouTube channel to find out what makes this book a must read for every living, breathing human being.

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21/09/2025

19/09/2025

A woman is brought to a hospital in a comatose condition. She plunged from a bridge onto the train tracks below. Did she jump? Was she pushed? ‘She’s Not Sorry’, the psychological suspense thriller by Mary Kubica will keep you guessing and second guessing yourself throughout the story.

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12/09/2025

Golden croissants, glistening tarts…and mysteries baked into every crumb. Sweetness and suspense combine to lend a delicious flavour to this story about The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods.

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03/08/2025

Here’s a sneak peak at Sunday’s exciting new book review!

25/07/2025

The victim is India's richest man. The chief suspect is a Michelin star celebrity chef. Compact and fast paced, Soufflé is a fictitious but delicious concoction of glamour, intrigue and high emotion.

Watch the full spoiler-free review on my YouTube channel to find out more about this murder mystery written by an author whose name might surprise you!

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