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Here Be Dragons Aplenty

Sandra Howard A WILD RIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT by Walter Moers, translated from the German by John Brownjohn Vintage, £8.99, pp. 197, ISBN 0099450178 W alter Moers has cleverly......

A Curse Or A Blessing In Disguise

Andro Linklater BEATRICE'S SPELL by Belinda Jack Chatto, £19.99, pp. 198, ISBN 0701171308 he death of Francesco Cenci has T the ring of a contemporary crime. A wealthy,......

Sweet Water And Bitter

James Fleming THE LONGSHOREMAN: A LIFE AT THE WATER'S EDGE by Richard Shelton Atlantic, £14.99, pp. 335, ISBN1843541610 'N aturalist-in-charge' was Shel ton's title as fisheries......