Monthly Archives: June 2017
Down River by John Hart
‘Down River’ is a beautifully written mystery by John Hart. I have loved most of Hart’s novels and this is among the best. Five years ago 23 year old Adam Chase was charged with the murder of a popular young … Continue reading
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Fallout by Sara Paretsky
‘Fallout’ is the 18th V.I. Warshawski novel by Sara Paretsky and I think this is the best one yet. Vic is begged by her young friend Bernie Fouchard to find August Veriden, the cousin of her friend. He is a … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Paretsky, Sara, Series Fiction, Thriller
Lazybones by Mark Billingham
‘Lazybones’ is the 3rd novel in Mark Billingham’s Tom Thorne series, following on from ‘Sleepyhead’ and ‘Scaredy Cat’. During Douglas Remfry’s last few months in prison for rape, he started receiving letters and explicit photos from a woman named Jane … Continue reading
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Eden by Candice Fox
‘Eden’ is the 2nd novel in Candice Fox’s Archer and Bennet series and despite the name, this novel is more about Hades (Eden Archer’s adopted father) than about Eden. I would recommend that you read the first in the series … Continue reading
Filed under Australian Author, Book Reviews, Crime, Detective, Fox, Candice, Series Fiction, Thriller
City of Shadows by Ariana Franklin
‘City of Shadows’ is the first novel that Diana Norman published under the penname Ariana Franklin. The novel is set in the 1920s and 1930s in Berlin. Esther Solomonova is a young Russian Jewish woman who escaped to Germany (as … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Franklin, Ariana (Diana Norman), Historical
Before The Fall by Noah Hawley
When I first read the description for ‘Before The Fall’ I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read it. But it was so much better than I expected. A rich and powerful TV executive has chartered a flight from Martha’s … Continue reading
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Daniel Cole Profile and Books
Daniel Cole was born in Bournemouth in the UK in 1983. His mother is a schoolteacher and his father is a mechanic. Cole has worked as a paramedic and an RSPCA officer and has just started working in the control … Continue reading
Filed under Author Profiles, Cole, Daniel
Sunday Morning Coming Down by Nicci French
SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN is the 7th novel in the Frieda Klein series by husband and wife team Nicci French. There has been a novel for each day of the week Monday-Sunday. There is one more planned to wrap up … Continue reading
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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins shot to fame with ‘The Girl on the Train’. Her second novel – ‘Into the Water’ is very different but just as good. Nel Abbot is the latest woman in Beckford to die in the section of river … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Crime, Hawkins, Paula, Psychological, Thriller