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Hell Island by Matthew Reilly

HELL ISLAND is a novella in Matthew Reilly’s Scarecrow series. If reading the series in order, it is number 3.5. If you’re not reading the whole series, then this is a short action packed read. Schofield is still recovering from … Continue reading

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The Midnight Line by Lee Child

THE MIDNIGHT LINE is the 22nd Reacher novel by Lee Child and one of the best of the series. I’ve read them all and could go on reading them forever. Another romance has just ended for Reacher, so he is … Continue reading

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Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly

SCARECROW is the 3rd novel in Matthew Reilly’s Scarecrow series and probably the most action packed (and unlikely) so far. Shane Schofield (the Scarecrow) is sent on a mission but when he arrives there is no problem other than the … Continue reading

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The Sinners by Ace Atkins

THE SINNERS is the 8th novel in the Quinn Colson series by Ace Atkins, set in the fictional Tibbehah county in Northern Mississippi where Quinn Colson is the sheriff. Heath Pritchard has finally returned home after 23 years in prison … Continue reading

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Night School by Lee Child

NIGHT SCHOOL is Lee Child’s 21st Reacher novel and is a flashback novel to 1996 when Reacher was still in the army. But don’t worry too much, even in the army he mostly made his own rules! After a successful … Continue reading

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A Noise Downstairs by Linwood Barclay

A NOISE DOWNSTAIRS is a standalone thriller by Linwood Barclay. Paul Davis, a college professor, sees one of his colleagues, Kenneth Hoffman, driving erratically, so he decides to follow him to make sure he is OK. When Paul finally catches … Continue reading

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Take Me In by Sabine Durrant

TAKE ME IN is another tense thriller by Sabine Durrant. But like the last one I read – LIE WITH ME there are no really likeable characters in the novel. Tessa and Marcus are a young couple with a 3 … Continue reading

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Bloodline by Mark Billingham

BLOODLINE is the 8th Tom Thorne novel by Mark Billingham. Thorne didn’t have to take this latest case, but he and his girlfriend Louise have suffered a tragedy and Thorne feels more comfortable working than facing his own life. A … Continue reading

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Little Deaths by Emma Flint

LITTLE DEATHS is a crime thriller set in 1965 and is inspired by a true story. It is Emma Flint’s debut novel. Ruth Malone is a single mother of two children living in a working class Queens neighbourhood. She works … Continue reading

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Death Message by Mark Billingham

DEATH MESSAGE is the 7th novel in the Tom Thorne series by Mark Billingham and one of the best in the series that I’ve read. Thorne is used to investigating murderers, but in this case the murderer is getting personal. … Continue reading

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