My Review (5 stars out of 5) Getting off a train at a remote station named Mother’s Rest, could be just another stop for Jack Reacher. But when he meets a woman who’s waiting for someone—someone who hasn’t turned up—it leads him into a mystery. The townspeople seem reluctant to let either Recher or the…
Category: murder
‘A Necessary Evil’ by Abir Mukherjee
My Review (4 stars out of 5) In 1920s India, Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of Calcutta Police embark on a murder investigation after witnessing the assassination of a maharaja’s son. Journeying to the kingdom of Sambalpore, they find that, aside from its diamond mines and beautiful palaces, the region is torn by conflict.…
‘Wild Fire’ by Ann Cleeves
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Recent newcomers to Shetland—an English family with an autistic son—are shocked to find the body of a young nanny hanging in their barn. As the police begin their investigation, rumours quickly spread and the dead woman is linked to several individuals, prompting yet more stories and malicious gossip.…
‘Beyond Evil’ by Nathan Yates
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In Soham in 2002, two ten-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, went out to go and buy some sweets, but they never came home. Among the volunteers who came forward to help in the search for the missing girls was school caretaker, Ian Huntley, who also put…
‘The Distant Echo’ by Val McDermid
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When four drunken students discover the body of a woman in an ancient Pictish cemetery, they soon find themselves suspected of her murder. With blood on their clothes, they struggle to maintain their innocence as they try to move on with their lives. When a cold-case review is…
‘The Raven’s Mark’ by Christie J Newport
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) A brutal murder heralds the start of a cat-and-mouse game for Detective Chief Inspector Beth Fellows as she faces a case that could change her career – or bring it to a crashing end. Realising the killing could be linked to an earlier attack, gives Beth a…
‘Shatter the Bones’ by Stuart MacBride
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Aberdeen mother and daughter singing sensation Alison and Jenny McGregor make it through to the semi-finals of a TV talent show. But their growing popularity rockets when the pair are kidnapped. A ransom demand calls for money – lots of it – and if the target isn’t met,…
‘A Killing at Smugglers Cove’ by Michelle Salter
My Review (4 stars out of 5) This is book 4 in the Iris Woodmore Mysteries series and is the first I’ve read by this author. When Iris and her pals, Millicent and Percy, are in Devon for a wedding, Iris is a bit put out. It’s her father who’s about to be married and…
‘Cold Earth’ by Ann Cleeves
My Review (5 stars out of 5) During a funeral on a rainy Shetland day, a landslide sweeps across the road and into an empty croft house. But when Inspector Jimmy Perez checks the damage, he discovers the body of a woman. As an investigation begins in a bid to learn the woman’s identity, it…
‘No Easy Answers’ by Robert Crouch
My Review (5 stars out of 5) As the festive season approaches, ex-environmental health officer Kent Fisher has a lot on his mind, and another murder investigation is the last thing he needs. Torn between his new wife Gemma, who has distanced herself from him until he can accept her past (and give up his…
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