Unpublished reviews from independent
readers -
Infinity Junction by
Neil Gee
The Lynch-Mob Syndrome by Ken Norman
Before Hitting Bottom by Deborah Dupré Wheeler
Tengar Bridge by N M Lewis
A Very European Death by Mike Bonner
Dagger First by Evelyn Murray
Other
books under consideration
Links below this point require you to be logged onto the internet and at Infinity Junction's website.The Forgotten Army by Roy
Yates:
"The Forgotten Army is a stunning,
riveting account..."
Alan Domville / Guardian"Roy is no stranger
to the horrors of war, having spent more than three years in a Japanese
prisoner of war camp...
Although unable to speak about the attrocities in
depth, Roy admitted he and his peers were tortured...
At the end of our
meeting, he whispered: 'I had to write this book. Apart from being cathartic
for me, I think people need to know what happened...' " Tim Ash / Staffs
Newsletter
(Roy was) "...captured in Singapore...
...was one of thousands of PoWs who were forced to work on embankment and
bridgebuilding in the dense stifling jungle.
'I have put down
everything exactly as it happened... I haven't glossed over anything...'
" Georgina LeedhamFogotten Army details.
Inland Revenue... Saint or Sinner by John Booth:
"The Finance Bill 2002 includes enabling legislation giving unprecedentedly wide powers to regulation by the tax authorities. The Revenue have recently been found to have exceeded their 'care and management' power. This book has never been more necessary."
Andrew Flint, former editor of 'Tax Advisor.'
"Dr. John Booth has held post as an inspector within the revenue, also academic posts. His approach is, therefore, scholarly and academic.
Among other assertions he states that the department is under 'the authority, direction and control of HM Treasury' and traces the relationships between the Revenue and the HM Treasury, the professions and the taxpayer... This book is written by an academic but tax professionals will be stimulated by the author's discussions." Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and WalesInland Revenue... Saint or Sinner? details.
Bamfords Shroud by Harold
Nicholson:
"This is one of those books that proves so absorbing
that you just don't want it to end - and indeed one hopes... ...it will be
the first of many from a most gifted story teller. ...the kind of tale
that Sapper and Buchan used to write - pure in its plot, pure in its
telling..."
Alan Domville / GuardianDavies Creation by E C Braithwaite:
"He
has come up with a truly fascinating creation!"
Alan
DomvilleDavies Creation details.
Funny Old World by Barrie
Francis:
"...a fine de-stressing romp..."
Funny Old World details.
Gliding into War by Ian and
Celia Toler:
"There is much more to this book than simply
military reminiscences... It deals evocatively with the style and atmosphere
of life in the 1930s, first as a student as the storm clouds gather, then as
an Army officer who never totally sheds his civilian interests and
sensitivities... This is a beautifully written and intensely personal
account of what like was like at the cutting edge of Army Aviation."
Book
review / Army Air Corps News"...seen through the
eyes of Tom Clayton... It has taken Tom, aka Ian more than 50 years to put
pen to paper and I'm glad he did. This book is one of the most moving I have
read." Alan Domville / GuardianGliding into War details.
New
Horizons Beckon by Patricia Coates:
"Hopefully she has many
more tales to tell as this book deserves a sequel."
New Horizons Beckon details.
One Boy's War by Bob Galloway:
"From the beginning of the
novel we are encaptured by the simplicity of the tales. Galloway's
descriptive text is intense and draws on every detail, sound and smell,
which make the stories tangible to the reader. ...and it's not difficult to
read between the lines a great sense of pride and dignity."
Nicola
Howarth / Book ReviewOne Boy's War details.
Taxi
by Vera Parsonage:
"...no hidden moralistic
ideals implanted surreptitiously between the lines, it's just good fun...
...if it's escapism you are looking for in a lighter vein, then give Taxi a
try."
Michael TaylorTaxi details.
Not For
Bedtime - chilling tales from around the world:
"... brought together well-known novelists,
professional journalists and some fine new and amateur writers. ...
absorbing book."
Alan Domville / GuardianNot For Bedtime details.
The Reincarnate by Polly L
Hughes:
"The Reincarnate is a wonderfully written
novel.
The intricate details and and universal characters provide the
reader with an immediate link and empathy.
...intermingling of fiction and non-fiction provides depth and detail to the
novel. ...a book not to missed."
Nicola Howarth / Book
Review"...bodice-ripping in two centuries for the price of one in
The Reincarnate by Polly L Hughes when Annie falls prey to the ghosts
of the past."
"A romantic novel with a slightly racier tone than
your average Barbara Cartland." John Eckhardt / BookshelfThe Reincarnate details.
Where Birds Don't Sing by Alan
Clegg:
"A highly readable and original story about this
gruesome period - a world class book"
Manchester Evening
News"A book to linger long in the memory - when you do
manage to put it down - a stunningly riveting book - conveyed in a beautiful
writing style. It wrings every emotion out of the reader." Warrington
Post"A cleverly crafted plot."Jewish
TelegraphWhere birds Don't Sing details.
Infinity
Junction by Neil Gee:
"Superb
book. ...quite obvious that those agents who rejected it
didn't read past the title page."
Professional independent editor.
"...deliciously irreverent... not everyone
will get all the jokes, some are a bit subtle." Occasional panel
reader. "I liked the narrator's little ditties,
some are good enough to find themselves being copied on student
notice-boards and the like." An academic.
"Brilliant start, the first page is almost worth the price alone!
Entertaining to read and a good end too." J.N. - Wirral "...most imaginative and interesting.
...clever and funny too..." K.C. - Kent. "I
wouldn't let my mum or the vicar read it." (Similar comments from
several readers, this is the essence of them.) Infinity Junction (the novel) details.
Before Hitting Bottom by
Deborah Dupré Wheeler
"It is only rarely that you read a
book that impresses itself in your mind like this. To start with there is a
moving account of how the author's son slipped into drug and alcohol abuse,
how he was in denial about his problem, and about how, against all the odds,
his mother was able to intervene with compassion and determination.
A
procedure is described in detail, with many references and explanations,
about how successful intervention, even for people in denial, can be
achieved.
Before Hitting Bottom is highly recommended for affected
relatives and should be compulsory reading for professionals concerned with
treating addicts. An uncommon but apparently highly effective method."
Neil Gee (Infinity Junction.)Before Hitting Bottom details.
Tengar Bridge by
N.M.Lewis.
"...Fast, gripping... I LIKED IT...
...surprised it hasn't been taken up.
...unusual combination of mental tension, excitement and a love angle
creeping in. ...end is rather romantic in a way, maybe you should adapt it
for Mills and Boon!"
K.C. - Kent. "I agree with you, it IS very exciting..." (but their thriller list is full for several years ahead.) Large international publisher, in a most unusual personal letter added to a standard refusal.
(Not named to avoid possible difficulties for our other authors who might try them.) "...I
found myself empathising with the hero/narrator and could hardly contain
myself at times." Panel reader. This
comment came from London agents who had hung on to the manuscript for 8
months, only to realise it was somewhat out of their normal sphere of
interest: "We've had this a long time- I bet you sold it already..." I.J.
has seen the actual comments and agree with N.M.Lewis that they obviously
enjoyed what they read. (Shame agents don't spread their wings a bit
sometimes.)
"There's a section just before
the middle, (the bit where they are closing in on him,) that is so tense I
couldn't stop reading even though it was well past my normal lights-out."
G.J. - Manchester. "I was very sorry for
Morgan; even though he's only a secondary character, I really thought he was
good." L.B. - EssexTengar Bridge details.
The Lynch-Mob Syndrome by Ken Norman (and others)-
"This is a must read-read for anyone with a social
conscience. I was dismayed and incredulous in almost equal measure when I
read it. The Lynch-Mob Syndrome is probably the single most comprehensive and objective review of infant death, and attitudes by the medical profession to it, that has ever been compiled. This is investigative journalism of a calibre you don't often see. And it is regularly updated. Of course we live in the same borough as one of the highest profile
cases at the time, Louise Woodward. We all watched that case with great
interest and our local paper, The Ellesmere Port Standard, did an
outstanding and remarkably unbiased job reporting the whole affair, which
made us feel all the more involved. The Lynch-Mob Syndrome presents a
detailed and very well argued case which only goes to reinforce our doubts
that justice is done in such situations."
Neil Gee The Lynch-Mob Syndrome details.
A Very European Death by
Mike Bonner
"A Very European Death is an intriguing
thriller which in particular skilfully uses its European locations."
Janet Tyler, BBC (TV) drama serials editor "A
wonderfully ingenious and delightful plot..." Large London
international literary agent. "How exciting!.." (A reader of ORION publishers.)"A la fois passionnant et excitant..." (La comtesse Colette d'Ivernois.) A Very European Death details.
Dagger
First by Evelyn Murray -
We are pleased to announce that Evelyn
Murray has decided to release the first two books of the Dagger
series.
This is a comment (we've seen the actual letter
so know it to be genuine) from one of the most respected multi-national
agents when refusing the first version of Dagger First, the first book in
this unrestrained, totally manic series.
"...It's nicely written, and I enjoyed the jokes and satirical swipes,
but..." (he's not confident that he could sell such anarchic material.)
(Agent's name withheld so as not to prejudice any future contact by any of
our authors)Dagger First details.
Other possible works -
Now at this point
we're entering the realms of the infin-iffy, but if as we
hope, one of the longest novels we've looked at so far goes into production-
and it's not certain due to the cost of printing a long novel on spec- then
these are some of the best comments we've seen from readers we trust,
including those (from the same readers) about recently acclaimed books from
the mainstream world of publishing. The author shuns electronic publishing
(even though this looks like an ideal case) and insists we disguise the
title, main characters and author name so efforts to sell it to a big
publisher can continue, but if it does appear here remember our code name;
"Genome by Person:" we'll sneak it in somewhere.
"It's a fascinating concept- (scary), very imaginative and very readable.
...enjoyed it thoroughly. ...a terrific adventure story... It could
make a very exciting film."
H.M. - Melbourne
"I liked it... ...extremely atmospheric... ...the hero (H) is most believable,
I feel for him- he does what he has to and doesn't always like it." K.C.
- Kent
"Excellent story... ...couldn't stop reading it. The start gripped and
wouldn't let go... ('PD') is particularly well characterised... It's so devious
in parts- has ('Person') ever thought of being prime minister?" L.B. - Essex
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