Shakespeare’s Sword

Alan Judd, Simon & Schuster, £7.99

This reviewer loves a good read on Christmas day and award-winning author Judd’s latest offering is the perfect choice.

Under 200 pages, it may be short but it is perfectly formed. In it, narrator Simon Gold is a small-time antiques dealer who believes a new customer may be unwittingly in possession of Shakespeare’s Sword.

With a cracker of a twist, this is a great gift!

OUR VERDICT 9/10