The Silence of the Lambs FBI rookie Clarice Starling finds herself in the middle of a murder hunt when an interesting errand (interviewing serial killer Hannibal Lecter), turns into a race against time. As Lecter probes Starling’s mind for juicy personal facts, he forces her to face up to the traumas of her own childhood.…
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‘Girl Ghosted: A Penny Wade Mystery’ by Lucy English
Girl Ghosted: A Penny Wade Mystery Social worker Penny Wade throws herself into the world of online dating in a bid to forget the past. But a killer is on the hunt, scanning dating profiles to choose his targets. Can Penny identify the bad guy before she becomes ‘ghosted’ for good? This is an easy…
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‘Confronting the Hostile’ by Joy Mutter
Confronting the Hostile Retired Irish cop John and young DCI Damon become the unlucky recipients of Joe and Tile X – two deadly bathroom tiles whose hideous demands on the unfortunate men seem unstoppable. Forced to hand over the names of individuals for the deadly tiles to slaughter (in a variety of interesting ways), the…
‘No Accident’ by Robert Crouch
No Accident Environmental health officer Kent Fisher gets more than he bargained for when called to investigate a worker’s death at an adventure park. Faced with a gory, but apparently innocent mishap, his particular way of doing things throws him into conflict with his colleagues, his father and a millionaire playboy. Threatened with suspension, Kent…
‘Blackmail, Sex and Lies’ by Kathryn McMaster
Blackmail, Sex and Lies When Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith meets Emile L’Angelier, the pair embark on a disastrous romance. With the Frenchman constantly haranguing her to introduce him to her family, the naive young woman is caught in a difficult position. Knowing her lover’s working class status will never be accepted, she endeavours to call…
‘Red Dragon’ by Thomas Harris
Red Dragon In the first of the Hannibal Lecter books, Thomas Harris introduces his infamous psychiatrist in this tale of a murderous psychopath caught in the grip of a demonic delusion. Lecter is already in jail, but the FBI needs his help to catch the killer of two families. Seeking to satisfy his sexual hunger,…
Victorian Villains No 3 – Katie Webster
In my search for characters, I must admit I do enjoy a good murder. Some time ago, I started a series on Victorian villains, the first two being Amelia Dyer and Mary Ann Cotton. Ms Dyer ended up being the model for the baddie in the second of my Christie McKinnon stories, The House That…
‘Ghost and Ragman Roll’ by Pete Adams
Ghost and Ragman Roll The fourth book in the Kind Hearts and Martinets series finds DCI Jack Austin on honeymoon with Detective Superintendent Amanda Bruce. However, with a missing gangster back in Blighty and a murder in Paris, Jack sets out to help the local plods (and a rival detective) join up the criminal dots.…
‘The Curse of Arundel Hall’ by J New
The Curse of Arundel Hall: A Yellow Cottage Vintage Mystery Book 2 Amateur sleuth Ella discovers a secret room in her house, along with a corpse and a ghost. But who was the dead woman, and how did she die? Ella’s investigations develop an unexpected twist when an invitation to Arundel Hall turns into a…
Guest Post: Why Serial-Killer Fiction Isn’t Going Anywhere
Guest Post by Carolyn Arnold Years ago, a rumor circulated in the writing community that books about serial killers were passé. I didn’t buy it, though. Had any of these writers picked up a mystery book or watched popular shows on television? Serial killers were everywhere! And still are. The truth is, many people…
Colin Garrow 