A TIME TO DIE Wilbur Smith
Guerrilla fighter finds love in war-ravaged Africa — well, it’s more fun than internet dating, anyway . . .
THE NEGOTIATOR Frederick Forsyth
Please release the president’s son — oh, and could Mr Forsyth have another £10,000 on his advance?
THE SATANIC VERSES Salman Rushdie
A great book, for reading or just as firewood on a cold evening.
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A SEASON IN HELL Jack Higgins
Not to be confused with Rimbaud’s druggy Saison en Enfer, of which I somehow think Higgins would not approve.
A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY John Irving Chunky novel about murder, religious martyrdom and US foreign policy.
THE REMAINS OF THE DAY Kazuo Ishiguro What the butler saw when he lived in a very big house in the country.