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.…
Category: detective
‘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…
‘Murder at the Residence’ by Stella Blomkvist
My Review (4 stars out of 5) The New Year dawns to find Iceland still coming to terms with the effects of the financial crash. When an infamous financier is beaten to death following a reception at the President’s residence, the cops soon have a man in custody. But lawyer Stella Blómkvist thinks there may…
‘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…
‘Out of Bounds’ by Val McDermid
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A crash involving a teenage joyrider and a routine DNA test prompts a new look at a twenty-year-old murder inquiry. But Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie’s interest is piqued by a different case – one her boss tells her to leave alone. Digging into both cases, Karen soon…
‘Unnatural Exposure’ by Patricia Cornwell
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A series of murders committed thousands of miles apart sets Kay Scarpetta on a path to find the connection. But discrepancies with the most recent corpse suggest someone else may be behind the killings. When another body is found, however, the body points to a sinister and deadly…
‘The Detective Gone Gray’ by Jake Needham
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A diplomatic reception at a Bangkok university would normally be pretty tiresome, but when a lone gunman appears, the scene becomes one of mass murder. Former detective Sam Tay – now feeling his age and worrying about the future – is approached by Interpol to help with the…
‘The Cursed Writer’ by Holly Hepburn
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In her basement office within the Baker Street Building Society, Harriet (Harry) White has been given the job of responding to mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes. A telegram asking for the great detective’s help prompts Harry to investigate. A nephew of the author Philip St John is convinced…
‘Mystic River’ by Dennis Lehane
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Three childhood friends – Sean, Dave and Jimmy – are thrown together again when the daughter of one of them is murdered. Now a cop, Sean is part of the investigation and finds himself regurgitating an incident from the past involving Dave, while Jimmy struggles to get his…
‘You Are Dead’ by Peter James
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A disturbing case sets Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on the trail of a serial killer. Someone is targeting young women who all have similar features. Bizarrely, those bodies that have been recovered have been branded with the words, ‘U R Dead’. Following the abduction of Logan Somerville, Grace…
Colin Garrow 