‘My girlfriend bought me Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow saying: "Here’s a great whodunnit.You’ll never guess." Halfway through it, I told her who did it and how. She’s now sulking and refusing to buy me any more books. I’ll finish it anyway; it’s fun if you can work your way through the American slang.’

Cliff Stanford is founder of Demon Internet and the MD of Redbus.