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Missing, Presumed
Susie Steiner (HarperCollins)
****
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An intriguing look into how most crimes are resolved by dogged determination rather than hunches and exciting leads. The case of the missing Cambridge postgraduate Edith Hinds was always going to be high profile, not only because she was the beautiful daughter of successful parents but also due to revelations of her sexual shenanigans. DI Manon Bradshaw is more concerned with the plight of Fly, a boy whose brother’s murder she is investigating, but the author weaves the threads together seamlessly into a satisfying conclusion. – Aubrey Paton
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Tokyo Kill
Barry Lancet (Simon & Schuster)
****
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Jim Brodie is a dealer in Chinese and Japanese art and artefacts who becomes a sleuth by default when he inherits his father’s private-eye business. He is also a widowed father to a six-year-old daughter. Not a promising start for an action-packed detective series, but that turns out to be wrong. This time Brodie is investigating the mysterious murders of old soldiers who had been part of Japan’s vicious invasion of Chinese Manchuria, that lasted until the end of World War II. Lancet, through Brodie, has a fine eye for the subtleties of Japanese culture and an ability to decipher its impenetrability for the ignorant average Westerner. – William Saunderson-Meyer @TheJaundicedEye
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A Different Kind of Daughter
Maria Toorpakai (Pan Macmillan)
****
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Maria Toorpakai was born a natural athlete. Unfortunately, she was also born a woman in a country where Islamic fundamentalism is the political order of the day. At the age of four, Maria burnt her dresses, put on her brother’s clothes and cut off her long tresses. Despite the danger it posed, she became the number one female squash player in Pakistan. Strong, bold and independent, she went against what the Taliban deemed correct behaviour for a woman. Along with her family, Maria fled to Canada where she continues to play professional squash. Her story is a gripping one of unity, love and strength. – Varsha Lalla @varsh31
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Into the Magic Shop: A neurosurgeon’s true story of the life-changing magic of compassion and mindfulness
Dr James R Doty (Hodder & Stoughton)
***
A rags-to-riches tale mixed with self-help tips that neurosurgeon James Doty learned as a 12-year-old boy in a magic shop make for an unlikely alchemy. But Doty has a not-so-secret ingredient infusing his story: compassion. The first part of his tale as a boy living in poverty is interspersed with tips on mindfulness and easy reading. Part two, on how he became a neurosurgeon worth millions, dragged on, but the final part on practising and researching compassion is inspiring. – Claire Keeton @ClaireKeetonST
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- Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
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- Tokyo Kill by Barry Lancet
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- Into the Magic Shop: From Lost Boy To Neurosurgeon: A True Story Of The Life-Changing Magic Of Compassion And Mindfulness by James R Doty
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- A Different Kind of Daughter by Maria Toorpakai
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