Vernon God Little, black comedy and 2003 Booker Prize winner, was something of a let down for me. I found it more a depressing look at small town Texas, than an up-beat comedy. So it was with slight trepidation I took my seat at the classy Young Vic theatre, London, waiting for the stage play of the book to begin...

Witness for the Prosecution, the latest in a run of Bill Kenwright presentations of Agatha Christie plays, is the story of a young man charged for the murder of an elderly lady, a lady whom had recently made a will leaving him a small fortune. With plenty of intrigue, suspense and a five-star cast, this production of Witness for the Prosecution is certainly a great play, but can it live up to its label of “undisputed masterpiece”?

Nation by Terry Pratchett was the first non-Discworld book that the author has written in quite a long time, so I was fairly worried when I first picked up my copy. I really shouldn't have worried, it was excellent.