Unseen
By Mari Jungstedt An altogether more gentle, albeit thrilling, debut from this Swedish author – Unseen is a welcome new voice in European crime. The picturesque holiday island of Gotland,
Happiness in a scary world
By: MIKE JOHNSON mike.johnson@portugalresident.com I DON’T know about you, but the news that Israel is seriously considering – and even planning – a nuclear attack on Iran, frightens the life
Treasure of Khan
By Clive Cussler (co-authored by his brother, Dirk Cussler). Following on from Cussler’s last Dirk Pitt thriller, Black Wind, he takes his avid fans into the lands and legend of
Man and the environment
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret.brown@portugalresident.com ONCE AGAIN Christmas and New Year festivities are over, to be remembered and savoured when the going gets tough. A most happy celebration of family: of
Under orders
By Dick Francis After six years of silence, Dick Francis has gone into print again with a new Sid Halley racing thriller (his 39th novel to date). Death at the
Rebel rabbits and calçada calamities
By: PAUL McKAY Email: paul.mckay@portugalresident.com Friday, December 8 I have been jogging since September. Not continuously, you understand, but five or six times a week. When I first began, three
Crusader Gold
By: Linda Taylor-Gonçalves Email: griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com The first book from David Gibbins was Atlantis, set in the Mediterranean, focusing on the search for lost treasure. He has now followed this up
The Mayor of Lexington Avenue
By: Linda Taylor-Gonçalves Email: griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com If these two books are not for you, how about a courtroom drama? James Sheehan is a practicing trial attorney and has just had his
Tolerance and understanding
By: Margaret Brown Email: margaret.brown@portugalresident.com WHILE OUR Christian faith asks us to love our neighbour and to live in peace with all – an ideal for which we may strive,
Extorsion, blackmail, corruption
Renting premises to run a business over here now seems to be very dangerous under the new laws, as you will be open to extortion and blackmail by a corrupt