"Serial killer Hannibal Lecter is called in to aid a detective chasing another murderer. The book really gets into the mind of the investigator and shows you how he pieces things together."
"More of an action book that its predecessor, and features Lecter more prominantly. He comes across as such a likeable character that his psychotic behaviour is doubly shocking."
"Lecter is finally the star of the show, but the believability of the storyline is stretched by the pantomime villain, an old victim of Lecter's who is out for revenge."
"A real rarity, a classic that is actually good. Violent teenager Alex is subjected to an experimental cure for his evil ways. Like Hannibal, he seems so likeable his actions are all the more shocking"
"Hilariously inventive, Dahl is criminally overlooked as an adult's author. A bizarre, globe-trotting scheme to steal and then sell the sperm of the world's greatest thinkers, artists and musicians."
"After a promising opening this quickly descends into a confusing and barely explained mess. I think the story was about an AI which hires a hacker to set it free, but I might be wrong. Disappointing."
"A lawyer is sent to track down an AWOL officer in France during World War Two. Good in its own right, but there is too much flagwaving and only a shade of the power of All Quiet on the Western Front"
"Beautifully written and populated with lively characters, the story is a standard family saga, but this really only a stage for an eye opening account of the troubles in Kashmir"
"A real waste of a great idea; a man is seen burying an inflatable doll the night his wife disappears and is accused of her murder. Barely any laughs, but plenty of annoying characters."
"I can only take my hat off to the concept, but the writing is functional at best, and the characters are all flat stereotypes. About the only book which is inferior to its film adaption."
