My Review (4 stars out of 5) A deadly disease known as ‘The Sweats’ sweeps the globe. In London the hospitals are filling up with the dead and dying. Meanwhile, TV shopping-channel presenter Stevie Flint thinks the unexpected – and supposed suicide – of her doctor boyfriend Simon Sharkey is suspicious. Searching for the killer…
Category: murder
‘The Moor’ by LJ Ross
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A 10-year-old girl appears at DCI Ryan’s house asking for help. She claims to have witnessed a murder – one that occurred when she was only two years old. On Newcastle Town Moor, the circus is in full swing, and the father of Ryan’s witness is the ringmaster.…
‘Rattle’ by Fiona Cummins
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Someone is on the hunt for new items to add to a grotesque museum – items that have something in common. A child with an unusual medical condition is in the killer’s sights, just waiting for the parents to make a mistake and leave their offspring at risk.…
‘Love You Dead’ by Peter James
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…
‘Like Bottled Fire’ by Dominic Piper
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In Rome, Daniel Beckett takes on a risky assignment, using an attractive Italian waitress as cover. Unfortunately, Beckett’s plan goes askew, and he discovers his companion may not be what she seems… This short story is a prequel to the PI Daniel Beckett series and the first I’ve…
‘A Pact with the Devil’ by Anna Legat
My Review (4 stars out of 5) 1491, Cracow, Kingdom of Poland. University students Nicolaus Copernicus and his brother Andreas find themselves enmeshed in a devilish mystery when alchemist Doctor Faustus is found hanging over a crucible of boiling tar with a pentagon carved into his chest. A man is arrested on suspicion of murder…
‘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…
‘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…
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