Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
A jobbing viola player is recruited to fill a mysterious vacancy in one of Britain's most famous string quartets, in The Tooth
Tattoo by Peter Lovesey (Sphere, £8.99).
There's something a bit peculiar about the whole affair but the lure of a lucrative and musically challenging residency in Bath is too much to resist.
Monster profits on the Tube, paternal dilemmas for time travellers, and an alien abduction buddy saga
Tony Benn’s constituents chose him by an overwhelming majority — but because he had inherited a peerage, parliamentary rules declared their choice invalid, writes MAT COWARD
Conman conned in a twisty thriller, blind trust tested to the limit, cunning murder methods, and tip-top police procedural
DENNIS BROE points out that two popular TV series promote police violence and disguise it as ‘fun’



