My Review (5 stars out of 5) Following her doctor’s orders, DI Vera Stanhope makes the effort to take regular exercise by swimming a few lengths of the pool in her local gym. When she discovers a body in the sauna room it looks as though the woman died of natural causes, but ligature marks…
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‘Chase – The Hunt for the Tsar’s Treasure’ by Thomas Dellenbusch
My Review (4 stars out of 5) The Chase team’s IT specialist Andree is drawn into a new adventure when an old classmate asks for his help. An encrypted data carrier may hold clues to Russian treasure but before Andree’s friend can tell him more, she is kidnapped by a gang of motorcyclists. Translated by…
‘The Fells’ by Cath Staincliffe
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In the summer 1997, Vicky Mott leaves the cottage where she’s staying with her friends and walks off into the early morning light. Her disappearance is put down to the serial killer known as the Fellside Strangler but when Vicky’s body is discovered twenty years later, the possibility…
‘The Custard Corpses’ by MJ Porter
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Birmingham, 1943. A twenty-year-old murder sets Chief Inspector Mason on the trail of a killer. Along with his sidekick Constable O’Rourke, he investigates the death of a boy – Robert McFarlane – who was murdered in 1923. Weirdly, although the body was discovered on dry land, the…
‘Hidden Depths’ by JH Mann
My Review (4 stars out of 5) What I liked most about this book are the author’s descriptions of the Cornish landscape, which set the scene beautifully in this story of lies, deceit and secret affairs. Open water enthusiast Cathy loves to swim in the Atlantic, but when she joins in with a scheme to…
‘No Time for Doubt’ by Robert Crouch
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A decomposed body is found in a dingy bedsit, leading Kent Fisher to dig into his past. Uncovering a series of crimes from thirty years ago, he must ask some probing questions to find out the truth. With the help of his detective pal Belinda, Kent sets about…
‘Killing Eve – Codename Villanelle’ by Luke Jennings
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Russian orphan Oxana has been trained as a ruthless assassin. Controlled by a group known only as The Twelve, her handler, Konstantin, delegates her targets. Meanwhile, MI5 officer Eve Polastri follows the killer’s progress, but an error of judgment leaves Eve out in the cold. Given a shabby…
‘Want You Dead’ by Peter James
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Detective Superintendent Roy Grace looks forward to his wedding to Cleo, followed by a well-deserved honeymoon. But an obsessive psychopath has plans of his own, beginning with the murder of a doctor. The killer’s ex-girlfriend also finds herself in danger when a series of bizarre events threaten to…
‘Hag-Seed’ by Margaret Atwood
My Review (4 stars out of 5) Theatre director Felix loves working at the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. Planning a ground-breaking production of The Tempest, he suddenly finds himself booted out by the treacherous Tony. Relegated to living in a wooden shack, Felix is provoked by thoughts of vengeance, and haunted by memories of his dead…
‘Killing Plato’ by Jake Needham
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Putting his past behind him, former lawyer Jack Shepherd spends his working life teaching at a Thailand college. But an apparently chance encounter in a Phuket bar brings him face to face with an infamous criminal who seeks Jack’s legal expertise. Indicted for murder, Plato Karsarkis needs someone…
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