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…
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‘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…
‘Christine’ by Stephen King
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Christine, a 1958 Plymouth Fury, is past her best – beaten up, broken and leaking oil, she needs a shed load of work to get her on the road again. But high-school student Arnie Cunningham sees something in her that grabs him by the throat. Negotiating a deal…
‘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…
‘Thief’ by Owen Mullen
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When Charley Glass tracked down her brother and sister in London, there were things she didn’t tell them – like the property she stole from New Orleans crime gang the Giordanos, or the fact that the Giordanos are still after her and want her dead. While Luke hobnobs…
‘Dead Like You’ by Peter James
My Review (5 stars out of 5) At a New Year’s Eve ball in a Brighton hotel, a woman is attacked as she returns to her room. When another woman is assaulted, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is reminded of a series of crimes from twelve years earlier – crimes he was not able to solve.…
‘The Looming Tower’ by Lawrence Wright
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Covering more than five decades, The Looming Tower describes the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the communication and other failures within the CIA and other agencies that led to the attacks on the World Trade Centre. Lawrence Wright charts the lives and development of…
‘The Last Party’ by Clare Mackintosh
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Celebrity Rhys Lloyd throws a party on New Year’s Eve but some of the guests have their own special reasons for attending. Before the night is over, a murder is committed, casting suspicion on everyone present. Since the death occurred close to the England/North Wales border, local…
‘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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