The Sandpit

The Sandpit
	First edition
Author	Nicholas Shakespeare
Language	English
Subject	Thriller
Genre	Fiction
Publisher	Harvill Secker, Penguin Random House
Media type	Hardback, paperback, ebook, audio download
Pages	xi+432
ISBN	978-1-787-30176-4

The Sandpit (2020) is a novel by Nicholas Shakespeare.

Overview

The book is a thriller based in Oxford, England. It references the Phoenix school, based on the Dragon School in North Oxford, which Shakespeare attended in the 1960s. The Dragon is used as the name of a cinema, whereas there is actually a Phoenix Picturehouse not far from the Dragon School.

Reviews

The book has been reviewed in the following magazines and newspapers:

References

↑ "The Sandpit – Nicholas Shakespeare". UK: Penguin Books. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
1 2 Steele, Colin (8 August 2020). "Nicholas Shakespeare returns to fiction with The Sandpit, a thriller set in Oxford". The Canberra Times.
1 2 Taylor, Andrew (25 July 2020). "Oxford skulduggery: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare, reviewed". The Spectator.
↑ "Phoenix Picturehouse". www.picturehouses.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
↑ Thomson, Ian (16 July 2020). "The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare: dirty politics and shady spies". Evening Standard.
↑ Wilson, Laura (17 July 2020). "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup". The Guardian.
↑ Massie, Allan (25 July 2020). "Book review: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare". The Scotsman.
↑ Carington, Francesca (28 June 2020). "The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare, review: Iranian espionage comes to Oxford". The Sunday Telegraph.

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[1] "The Sandpit – Nicholas Shakespeare". UK: Penguin Books. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[canberra-times-2] 1 2 Steele, Colin (8 August 2020). "Nicholas Shakespeare returns to fiction with The Sandpit, a thriller set in Oxford". The Canberra Times.

[spectator-3] 1 2 Taylor, Andrew (25 July 2020). "Oxford skulduggery: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare, reviewed". The Spectator.

[4] "Phoenix Picturehouse". www.picturehouses.com. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

[evening-standard-5] Thomson, Ian (16 July 2020). "The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare: dirty politics and shady spies". Evening Standard.

[guardian-6] Wilson, Laura (17 July 2020). "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup". The Guardian.

[scotsman-7] Massie, Allan (25 July 2020). "Book review: The Sandpit, by Nicholas Shakespeare". The Scotsman.

[telegraph-8] Carington, Francesca (28 June 2020). "The Sandpit by Nicholas Shakespeare, review: Iranian espionage comes to Oxford". The Sunday Telegraph.

The Sandpit

Overview

Reviews

See also

References

External links