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Grumpy Old Books
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Loves a book review😁👍🏼📚. Check out our site at https://grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2020/10/intro.html?spref=tw&m=1

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Grumpy Old Books @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social · Nov 16
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New to the platform. Here's the intro...
I am a 57 year old Steelworker from South Wales in UK.
I am also a bibliophile. My wife reckons I'm grumpy....but I think I'm OK 😁😛 You can find my book review website here
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Whats the (very weak) link between Del-boy Trotter, Sam Spade and the bible? Find out by reading our review of The Maltese Falcon 🇲🇹🦅😁📚
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The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 3, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Check out our review of Mark Billingham's gritty debut featuring an evil perpetrator who wants to ensure his victims live in a "locked in" syndrome. The ones that die? Well, you cant make an omlette without breaking a few eggs can you? 🧐😲🩸🩸💉 #booksky
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Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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March 28, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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Vicrorian, murder mystery set among a pagan festival in Wales. Now then sounds tasty! Check out our review #crimecymru #victorian #murdermystery
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Pagan Rite by Leslie Scase
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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March 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Check out our review for post apocalyptic murder mystery The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton. At the moment its only science fiction but if Trumpy keeps going it may soon be a lived experience!

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The Last Murder At The End Of The World by Stuart Turton
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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March 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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See our review for the Graham Greene modern classic The Quiet American. USA, UK and France messing about in 1952 Vietnam. What could possibly go wrong 😕 😲
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The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Jonah's back! 😁 Check out the review of Sinister Inheritance by Graham H Miller. After a stressful few months Jonah's taking a break that's until he sees a dead person sat at a cafe in France 😲📚

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Sinister Inheritance by Graham H Miller
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Check out our review of #DemonCopperhead by #BarbaraKingsolver. Life in the southern states of the U.S. 🇺🇸💊💔🥹
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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Check out our review of The Boy From The Sea the story of an abandoned baby and his adoptive family in the west of Ireland in the 70s and 80s 📚👼🏼🇮🇪

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The Boy From The Sea by Garret Carr
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Review for one of the most emotional books I have ever read! 🥹
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Still Life by Sarah Winman
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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September 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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So is Mick Herron of Slow Horses fame the Charles Dickens of our generation? 🤔 Link
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Mick Herron; The New Charles Dickens?
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Check out review for the Welsh Man by Dave Lewis. The tale of a rough bouncer/muscle for gangsters. But our man falls in love. Visceral 👊🏼💥with well penned locations 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💂🏼
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The Welsh Man by Dave Lewis
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Check out our review for Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz. Newly moved to posh area man is found dead. Everyone in the close hated him. Everyone had motive. Classic style Twisty, locked room whodunnit

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Close To Death by Anthony Horrowitz
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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What started out as a slightly grumpy review from book blogger @GrumpyOldBooks.bsky.social turned around when the reviewer realised I'd pulled the wool over his eyes: grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com/2025/08/free...

If you want to find out the big twist, pre-order Freebourne: amzn.eu/d/22avwu6

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Freebourne By Salman Shaheen
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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August 19, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Welsh🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, Medieval ⚔️ Prince 🫅🏼 marries English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Princess 👑, daughter of the evil 👿 king John. What could possibly go wrong 😲🫣. It's the historical fiction life of Llewellyn the Great! Check out our review below.
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Here Be Dragons by Sharon Penman
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Looking for a good book to read? Can't decide on one. It's your lucky day. We have a wide range of reviews. It's all here

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Book Reviews by Author
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Honest and interesting book reviews here... 😁👍🏼
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Aims & Introduction
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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December 9, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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Absolutely thrilled to see Eddie in the window of the wonderful @imaginedthings.bsky.social in Harrogate!!! Thank you for such a warm welcome! And what amazing company to be in!
July 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Have a cheeky squint of our review for Devolution by Max Brooks (the guy who brought you World War Z!) This one is a bit like Jaws but set on land but with err... Bigfoots (or should that be Big feet!) 😲🤯😱🦶🏼

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Devolution by Max Brooks
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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See our review of The Defence by Steve Cvanagh. The origin story of Eddie Flynn. A man for all seasons, con-man, lawyer, ex-alcoholic, friend to mob bosses and judges, fighter, loving father, means justify the ends type of guy. Here is where it all began.

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The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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June 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Check out our review for The Defence by Steve Cavanagh. Con-man turned lawyer uses all his tricks against the Russian mob and dodgy feds to save his daughter. It's the Eddie Flynn origin story! ⚖️👮🏼😁
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The Defence by Steve Cavanagh
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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June 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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In Lisvane on 8th June? At 11.30am?
Then come along and listen to the brilliant @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social and me talking all things place and time in crime fiction as part of the Lisvane Literary Festival.
Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/lisvanebookf...
May 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Thank you @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social for this incredible review of Banquet of Beggars. It doesn't get any better than praise like this from one of the very best reviewers around. I'm going to open a bottle of wine to celebrate!
grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social Grumpy Old Books @grumpyoldbooks.bsky.social · May 2
We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd

Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Banquet of Beggars by Chris Lloyd
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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May 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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We have a review of Review Banquet of Beggars by stalwart Crime Cymru author Chris Lloyd

Eddie Giral has a case to solve, a murdered black marketeer, but just who are the criminals and who are the Government. It's historical fiction but it's also the present. 😲🇫🇷🪖🧈🐖
Banquet of Beggars by Chris Lloyd
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
grumpyoldbooks.blogspot.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Ahead of Crime Cymru festival this weekend we review Death by Intent by Jacqueline Harrett As always great whodunnit mixed with a reflection of society as it is now .📚🚨👮🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Death By Intent By Jacqueline Harret
Book reviews for the older gent who doesn't do nonsense and waffle.
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April 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM