Dale Sherman

Advantages: A Must Buy, Beatifully Written
Disadvantages: Out Of Date As Soon As You Buy It Lie Most Collector Guides

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Advantages: Great reading
Disadvantages: Not well known

...Dale Brown is an American author who's been around a few years now, writing military thrillers of the Tom Clancy type. Surprisingly he's relatively unknown - surprisingly because in my opinion Dale is actually a much better writer than Clancy. His books (including 'Flight of the Old Dog', 'Night of the Hawk', 'Hammerheads' and many others) are set in the same fictional world of the late 80's and the 90's. Whereas Clancy's books are set around one major character, Brown has a whole set of them, all given equal status and development, which gives us a much more realistic picture of his 'world'. The plots are perhaps a little far-fetched, but then this *is* fiction and they are well developed, in-depth and make fascinating reading if this is the type of thing you go for. Give him a try.... Read review

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Advantages: Sweet, funny and brilliantly written
Disadvantages: None

...Gervase Phinn is one of the best 'story tellers' I've ever read. Buy it for your Mum, your Granny, but also for your husband - mine enjoyed it as a light and amusing change from Crime and Thriller reads. Phinn's three books describing his life as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales are both funny and warming. He brings the characters alive, the reader is left with both visual images and a strong feeling of knowing these folk - the reader feels close to them all, even the pretentious Mrs Savage, who is too amusing to dislike. The children, who Phinn encounters in his work, are as funny and endearing (and I don't like kids) as the adults - again, very clever writing, and extremely easy reading, from Phinn. If you want to read a great story, that will leave you smiling and wanting more, Phinn's 'The Other Side of the Dale', 'Over... Read review

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