Ex-dentist used paper clips
An ex-dentist admitted to cheating Medicaid by using paper clips in root canals in place of more expensive surgical stainless-steel. Michael Clair, who practiced in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to several charges,
Food, glorious food
by JUNE LOVER features@algarveresident.com After 35 years in the TV and film industry, June Lover retired to the Algarve in 2006. Having owned a holiday property here for 12 years she
Neighbourhood watch in Portugal
by David Thomas features@algarveresident.com David Thomas is a former Assistant Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police, consultant to INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. He has
Man oblivious of nail in his head
Doctors in the US have removed a three-inch nail from a man’s brain after he accidentally fired it into his head. Dante Autullo remained conscious after the self-inflicted injury and
Man says ghost punched his wife
A man arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse told stunned police a ghost had punched and strangled his wife. Michael West, 41, was arrested after police were called to a
Nine Nights
Sponsored by: GRIFFIN BOOKSHOP features@algarveresident.com Nine Nights by Bernardo Carvalho is out in paperback at 12 euros. From one of Brazil’s most remarkable contemporary writers, this is a dark and
Araminta Spook’s Vampire Brat
Sponsored by: GRIFFIN BOOKSHOP features@algarveresident.com Moving on to ages seven to nine, Araminta Spook’s Vampire Brat by Angie Sage at 9.50 euros should be read with the lights on! What’s
Digging to America
Sponsored by: griffin Bookshop features@algarveresident.com Digging to America by Anne Tyler, in paperback, priced at 11 euros. Another gem from the incomparable Anne Tyler, sparkling with diamond-sharp wit and observation,
Skin Privilege
Sponsored by GRIFFIN BOOKSHOP features@algarveresident.com First, for crime fans, Karin Slaughter’s latest, Skin Privilege, is out in hardback at 29.50 euros. Lena Adams has spent her life struggling to escape
Random Acts of Heroic Love
Sponsored by: GRIFFIN BOOKSHOP features@algarveresident.com Random Acts of Heroic Love by Danny Scheinmann is out in paperback at 12 euros. This is one of the contenders for the Richard and