Our sparkling review of Steve Lyons' The Crooked World can now be found here. Thank you to James of The Doctor Who Podcast for providing a wonderful reading of the opening passage.
Within days (yes, this posting is going up rather late, and I apologize to those of you sitting on the edge of your seats) we will be posting the review of April's selection, which is Business Unusual by Gary Russell. From the back cover:
A security force with no official identity... a
managing director with no name... a sinister creature on guard patrol
resembling some kind of hellhound... SeneNet is no ordinary
multinational company...
The Doctor arrives in Brighton, 1989, traveling alone. He soon
discovers his old friend, the Brigadier, has gone missing investigating
SeneNet, whose new interactive games console is soon to be released at
an absurdly reasonable price. He was last seen at their headquarters —
based in the picturesque Ashdown Forest...
Investigating further, the Doctor becomes more and more entangled in a
deadly web of intrigue. Together with Mel, a plucky computer programmer
from Pease Pottage, the Doctor must overcome the conspiracy of
silence, rescue the Brigadier and save the world once again — something
that would be a lot easier if he just know where to start...
This novel is of note for a couple of reasons. First, as you can likely tell from the back cover, it is the first appearance of Mel Bush, whose first meeting with the Doctor was (cleverly) overlooked in the television series.
Second, this is a sequel to the Virgin Missing Adventure The Scales of Injustice, also by Gary Russell. We talked about Scales way back in Episode 5, so you might like to take a gander at that before you listen to our review of Business Unusual.
Third, this novel, like its prequel, features the return of one of Doctor Who's recurring monsters. We won't tell you which, but if you go back and read the back cover very, very carefully you'll likely figure it out.
So quick! Grab Business Unusual and watch this spot for its release within a week or so. My crystal ball tells me this might be another polarizing episode, but I've been proven wrong in the past.
Fun links:
The Doctor Who Reference Guide (Spoilers abound!)
Our review of The Scales of Injustice
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