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Ballistic by Frank Gardner, Hardback, £20In the frozen Arctic north a Russian submarine slips from port to launch a ballistic missile in an apparent training exercise. Shortly…

Four gripping new books for July (Image: Montage Simon Lord)Mr Sidhu’s Post Office by Amman Brar, Hardback, £16.99If you’re not feeling a little teary by the end…

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To say I was devastated by the news that one of the funniest writers on the planet had passed away would be an understatement. Along with Doug…

Which of these books have you read? (Image: Getty)Arthur Conan Doyle is the author of the iconic Sherlock Holmes stories, which have become a cultural fixture in…

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Adam Kay is best known as the author of This Is Going to Hurt (Image: Charlie Clift)Adam Kay has an admission. “I doubt I was the only…