Since wading through The Lord of the Rings twice I’ve racked up some highly entertaining books under my belt. After realising a couple of years ago I wasn’t reading a fraction of what I should be, I’ve made a concerted effort to avoid the news and other distractions and buckle down. Both Lee Child and Alan Moore abjure anyone who wants to write to read anything and everything all the time. It’s advice I try to follow, and the 99p Kindle offers that pop into my email box once a week have led me down some very interesting roads. Anyway - here’s a choice of four books I’ve read in the last month.