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|author=Erin Kelly
|title=The Ties That Bind
|rating=4.5
|genre=Thrillers
|summary=When writer Luke falls in love with Jeremy, the fact that Jem (to his friends) offers to support Luke, allowing him to write a book, is a bonus. As soon as Luke discovers an unsolved murder from around 50 years ago, the book's subject is assured. However both the subject matter and Jem's endless support will present Luke with problems (and not a little danger) that he couldn't have foreseen.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444728369</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Quintin Jardine
It is 2018 and Britain is still in recession. Years of austerity have devastated the country. Banks are going under. Unemployment is rising. The cost of welfare is soaring. Prisons are overflowing. And the population is still rising. Something has to give. The solution? Forced sterilisation of all school-leavers without a secured place in higher education or a guarantee of employment. The programme has started with prisoners but the legislation to roll it out across the population is about to go through parliament. Unsurprisingly, there is a growing popular protest against it.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444910108</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=Charlie Merrick's Misfits in Fouls, Friends, and Football
|author=Dave Cousins
|rating=3.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=The world, we are told, loves a trier, and Charlie Merrick is one of the world's biggest. His only hobby and only skill is in football, but his intent is never matched by his actual talent – a statement that stretches to most of his team-mates. With several under-12s league games under their belt and with no points to their name, Charlie must try his hardest to get the squad working as a team, which is hard considering what he has to put up with, and even harder when he makes some very unfortunate decisions…
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192736590</amazonuk>
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