My Review (5 stars out of 5) Lawyer Charlie Trust has his view of California’s Carbon Beach spoiled one morning when sheriff’s deputies march across to the house of one of Charlie’s neighbours. Soon, two bodies are carried away in black bags. Arnie Duncan and his wife have been shot in their living room. The…
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‘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…
‘Black Tide’ by Peter Temple
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…
‘The Devil’s Defender’ by John Henry Browne
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) For forty years, lawyer John Henry Browne has defended people who some might think were undefendable. From Facebook folk hero Colton Moore to Kandahar massacre perpetrator Sergeant Robert Bales, Browne has often taken cases that appear unwinnable. His most famous client, however, is one of America’s most…
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