My Review (4 stars out of 5) Having lent his son a ton of money, Des Connors is troubled when his offspring, Gary, goes missing. Asked to investigate, Jack Irish wonders if Gary has deliberately absented himself, and if so, might the reasons be the result of mixing with the wrong sort of people? The…
Category: Crime
‘The Day is Dark’ by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
My Review (4 stars out of 5) On the northeast coast of Greenland, two Icelanders working on a mining project disappear into thin air. Lawyer Thora is hired to investigate on behalf of the bank, who have a financial interest in the company behind the project. But the two men aren’t the only ones to…
‘Dying to Date’ by Sharmyn McGraw
My Review (3 stars out of 5) Relationship expert Kristina Truly has a habit of dating the wrong men, but that doesn’t stop her from promoting her self-help books via her Finding Mr. Right, Not Mr. Perfect seminars. When three women are murdered, Detective Jakes realises all the victims attended Kristina’s workshops. But is Kristina…
‘Secrets and Lies’ by Christine Keeler
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Sixties model Christine Keeler tells her part in helping bring down Harold Macmillan’s government via the infamous scandal known as the Profumo Affair. Uncovering the intimate lives of her friends Stephen Ward and model Mandy Rice-Davies, Keeler relates what actually happened all those years ago, including disclosures she…
‘The House at Sea’s End’ by Elly Griffiths
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Investigating coastal erosion, forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway and her team discover six bodies buried at the foot of a cliff. Tests on the bodies reveal that they have lain there since World War Two when Britain was threatened by invasion. Along with her cop pal Harry Nelson,…
‘The Hermitage’ by LJ Ross
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A murder at the ancient hermitage at Warkworth Castle prompts an investigation by Northumbria CID. But with no obvious motive, the team don’t have much to go on. Meanwhile, DCI Ryan and his wife are miles away in Florence, Italy, tracking notorious killer Nathan Armstrong. Enlisting the help…
‘Hannibal’ by Thomas Harris
My Review (5 stars out of 5) FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling finds her career hitting the skids after a drug bust goes badly wrong. While arch enemy Hannibal Lecter takes up a new post in Florence, Italy, former Lecter patient Mason Verger and Italian detective Rinaldo Pazzi are hot on his trail. But it’s…
‘The Water’s Lovely’ by Ruth Rendell
My Review (3 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Haunted by the death of her stepfather, Ismay believes she knows how he died, and who killed him, but talking about it with her sister and mother is too difficult. Years later, living in separate flats within the same house in Clapham, the sisters’ lives are changing.…
‘Two Eyes for an Eye’ by David Six
My Review (4 stars out of 5) When a killer begins poisoning people in Santa Mariana, Frank Bruno is forced to return from his sojourn in Barstow, CA. A frenzied call from his pal Jaje sends him speeding to the hospital to see his old running mate Rita “Sally” Salvanian, before checking back in at…
‘Follow Me Down’ by Shelby Foote
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) God-fearing farmer Luther Eustis gets himself into trouble when he runs off with a young woman. Following a few weeks of bliss, he decides to return to his family but knowing his paramour will chase him back home, he kills her. Like many readers I first became…
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