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Gilbert Adair: And Then There Was No One
Adair, Gilbert

Gilbert Adair: And Then There Was No One

  • Stewart
  • Posted on January 4, 2009
  • 2 Comments

Gilbert Adair, in the third of his Evadne Mount novels, changes tack and disposes with the cosy Christie model subverted successfully in The Act Of Roger Murgatroyd and less so…

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Gilbert Adair: The Key Of The Tower
Adair, Gilbert

Gilbert Adair: The Key Of The Tower

  • Stewart
  • Posted on September 24, 2008
  • 2 Comments

Regular readers of this site are no doubt sick of the mention of Gilbert Adair, given that he’s the most reviewed writer here and I’ve already reviewed the brilliant The…

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Gilbert Adair: The Death Of The Author
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Gilbert Adair: The Death Of The Author

  • Stewart
  • Posted on September 5, 2008
  • 16 Comments

While I’ve read a number of Gilbert Adair’s recent books, the older titles from his back catalogue are out of print. One of these titles, The Death Of The Author…

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Gilbert Adair: The Dreamers
Adair, Gilbert

Gilbert Adair: The Dreamers

  • Stewart
  • Posted on January 28, 2008
  • 3 Comments

I‘ve been making it a rule of late that before I see a film I should have read the book, provided it’s available in English and that I know the…

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Gilbert Adair: A Mysterious Affair Of Style
Adair, Gilbert

Gilbert Adair: A Mysterious Affair Of Style

  • Stewart
  • Posted on December 19, 2007
  • 1 Comment

It’s not often that I read books by the same author one after the other but I enjoyed Gilbert Adair’s The Act Of Roger Murgatroyd so much that the only…

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Gilbert Adair: The Act Of Roger Murgatroyd
Adair, Gilbert

Gilbert Adair: The Act Of Roger Murgatroyd

  • Stewart
  • Posted on December 11, 2007
  • 1 Comment

Having fallen into a reading slump recently, which is somewhat criminal of me, I decided to look for something light, fun, and potentially enjoyable. So, who better an author to…

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Gilbert Adair: Buenas Noches Buenos Aires
Adair, Gilbert

Gilbert Adair: Buenas Noches Buenos Aires

  • Stewart
  • Posted on August 12, 2007
  • 5 Comments

That Gilbert Adair’s Buenas Noches Buenos Aires opens with an emphasis on how true the ensuing story is, the reader has every right to be suspicious. But, other than a…

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