My Review (5 stars out of 5) Audiobook Moving to a country cottage with Cleo and their baby son, Roy Grace gets a taste of happiness, but soon something comes along to spoil it. Recently discovered in a hospital, Roy’s missing wife Sandy, hasn’t finished messing with him yet. Meanwhile, a murderous woman leaves a…
Category: Crime
‘Story of a Murder’ by Hallie Rubenhold
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) The story of legendary wife-murderer Dr Crippen, told with an emphasis on his victim and the women who knew and worked with her. When music hall artiste Belle Elmore disappears from her north London home, the Music Hall Ladies’ Guild want to know why. Pestering the police…
‘Doors Open’ by Ian Rankin
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Self-made rich bloke Mike Mackenzie is bored. On the lookout for something exciting to grab his attention, and having a keen interest in art, he decides to target Edinburgh’s National Gallery of Scotland. Along with a few pals and a well-known gangster, he hatches a plan that will…
‘Caravan of Nightmares and Other Short Stories’ by Joy Mutter
My Review (5 stars out of 5) I’ve read most of Ms Mutter’s books, so I usually know what to except when a new tome appears on her Amazon page. This is the second time she’s penned a collection of short stories and like most of her writing there’s a dark side to more than…
‘You Never Know with Women’ by James Hadley Chase
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Professional stripper Veda Rux steals an expensive Cellini dagger from a millionaire’s house – seemingly during a sleepwalking incident. The woman’s agent, Cornelius Gorman, ropes in dodgy PI Floyd Jackson, in a bid to return the dagger to the millionaire’s safe before he learns it’s missing. Jackson thinks…
‘Mania’ by LJ Ross
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Still awaiting the decision of the disciplinary panel at Southmoor Hospital, Doctor Alexander Gregory is at a loose end. A visit to the theatre with his friend and mentor Bill Douglas drags him into a murder mystery when one of the actors falls ill and dies on stage.…
‘Welcome to Cooper’ by Tariq Ashkanani
My Review (4 stars out of 5) Transferred to the town of Cooper, Detective Thomas Levine struggles to get over the death of his girlfriend, as well as coming to terms with his own dubious past. He is paired with a cop who has a similar history of bending the rules, and who soon leads…
‘CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys’ by Patrick Nolan
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Patrick Nolan’s highly researched book explores the CIA’s involvement in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and his brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Detailing the lives and movements of both Lee Harvey Oswald and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the author targets the CIA’s Richard Helms and many…
‘See Them Run’ by Marion Todd
My Review (5 stars out of 5) During a wedding celebration, one of the guests ventures outside to meet an admirer – only to discover the individual has something more deadly in mind. Called to the scene, DI Clare Mackay is faced with a puzzle. The dead man has a white card on his body…
‘The Night Shift’ by Gemma Rogers
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Nina spends her nights working at a storage facility where all she has to do is keep an eye on the occasional visitor while giving herself time to study for her medical degree. But one night a man appears whose behaviour makes her suspicious… This is the third…
Colin Garrow 