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Nigel Code

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Nigel brings a fresh series of mystery novels with the David Hammond books, exploring if perhaps there is some truth behind beliefs in hauntings after all, if you scrape away the hysteria and fantasy. Having studied sciences before working in industry, he is now a researcher and scriptwriter for science programmes. Rarely without a book to hand when not writing, he has a deep love for the English language, its history and varieties, and all the many accents that make it so interesting. He lives in the North East of England, overlooking a restless sea.

Nigel has written seven books in the David Hammond collection, starting with The Gate in the Shadows. The eighth is now making its way onto paper. These chart David's unusual career from 2006 ...more

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	Oliver's Voice: If ghosts are not real, what is happening to Alex? 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nigel Code said: " I have no idea what this book is supposed to be. It claims to be essential reading for anyone who is interested in parapsychology and the paranormal, but is actually just a load of writing made to look vaguely like an authentic scientific study.

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The Girl with the Porcelain Lips (Godfrey Davis, #2)

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Nigel Code rated a book liked it The Woman in Black by Susan Hill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A good story, although much shorter than I expected. I ordered this from Amazon rather than visiting a bookshop, and only half a book seemed to arrive. An excellent ghost story in so many ways, and you really do feel for Arthur being stuck in that si ...more
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Nigel Code rated a book it was amazing The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death & Gore by Peter Laws (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An enjoyable journey into why we choose to watch and read all the things that by all rights we should run a mile from. Well written and at times humorous, an insight into a perfectly natural part of our makeup that is usually politely shuffled to one ...more
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Nigel Code rated a book it was ok The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Either this has not aged well or was just bad to start with. Oscar Wilde is lauded as a literary legend. This book is proclaimed on the back cover to be a masterpiece. I do not know why? If this were offered up as an unknown manuscript from an unknown ...more
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I finished this book with the feeling that I was delivered the words I paid for but not the story. I have enjoyed the other spy based books by le Carré, they show how it should be done, but this has the feel of words written to fulfil a contract and ...more
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Nigel Code rated a book it was amazing Blood Revenge: Viking Brotherhood by Finn Sparks (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A Viking era story is possibly my favourite read, and this is as good as they get. It has everything you could want, and more, because there is more to Vikings than battles and fury. Here you will find people and their stories, leaders and those who ...more
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