Sinclair McKay

Auteur van The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There

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Sinclair McKay is a features writer for The Telegraph and The Mail on Sunday. He is also the acclaimed author of the bestselling The Secret Life of Bletchley Park.

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Geboortedatum: 20th c.
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: UK
Woonplaatsen: London, England, UK
Beroepen: journalist

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The Secret Lives of Codebreakers: The Men and Women… door Sinclair McKay

excellent book, carefully describes the people, work and environment of Bletchley Park in the late 30's

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chsread | 26 andere besprekingen | Jan 28, 2024 |

Ramble on door Sinclair McKay

I only got partway into this and then I lost interest.

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karenchase | 2 andere besprekingen | Jun 14, 2023 |

The Mile End Murder: The Case Conan Doyle Couldn't… door Sinclair McKay

I fear the popularity of this book may suffer from poor publicity. The silhouette of Conan Doyle on the cover and subtitle "The case that Conan Doyle couldn't solve!" is misleading - Doyle's involvement throughout this novel is minimal and has no bearing on this true crime novel.

I found the extreme attention to historical detail stifling at times. Halfway through the book and we hadn't even made it to trial yet!!! Whilst no doubt exceptionally well researched and accurate I wish it had been confined to a page or two and not pages upon pages spent on tangential links to the key players...

For lovers of historical crime novels - this is for you.....… (meer)

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MerrylT | 1 andere bespreking | May 18, 2023 |

The Lady in the Cellar: Murder, Scandal and Insanity… door Sinclair McKay

Whilst well-researched and well written this novel felt it was written by someone who has done too much research and wants to use it all……

I like my true crime books, to be just that - the crime and a bit of historical background for context but not so much that you’re skipping through paragraphs about extraneous information.

I did like that the author took a position on the crime.

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