My Review (5 stars out of 5) Now retired from Singapore CID, Sam Tay has time on his hands. When John August comes calling asking a favour, Sam isn’t sure what to make of it. August needs help tracking down a woman involved in a murder plot – a plot to kill John August. Knowing…
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‘The Two Fathers’ by Keith Dixon
***** NB This post first appeared as part of the Blog Tour for ‘The Two Fathers’. Cinema manager Brian turns up at Sam Dyke’s house one night asking for help. Despite Dyke’s reluctance to take on what appears to be a ‘divorce’ case, he listens to Brian’s story and learns that the wife, Jessica, is…
‘The Michigan Murders’ by Edward Keyes
The Michigan Murders In 1967, a 19-year-old EMU student was last seen walking home to her apartment in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A few weeks later, her violated, naked body was found on an abandoned farm. Over the next few years, six more bodies were discovered, leading the police into a murder investigation that would taunt them…
‘Last Word’ by Mark Lane
Last Word (Audiobook) Mark Lane’s final book on the JFK assassination explores the role of the CIA in the murder, gathering together fifty years of research, court appearances, witness statements and testimonies. Anyone who still thinks Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman, should read this book now. To be fair, Lane is repeating himself…
‘Killing a Vampire’ by Jacky Dahlhaus
Killing a Vampire In the final installment of the Suckers Trilogy, Kate’s past comes back to haunt her. After a TV appearance, her partner disappears, and while she initially puts it down to a problem in her relationship, as time passes, a more sinister reason sets alarm bells ringing. When the first of a series…
‘Speaks the Nightbird’ by Robert McCammon
Speaks the Nightbird (Audiobook) 1699. A magistrate and his clerk journey to the remote community of Fount Royal in The Carolinas, intending to put on trial a woman accused of witchcraft. But the young clerk, Matthew Corbett, isn’t convinced of the woman’s guilt and when the magistrate falls ill, takes on the task of putting…
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‘London Large: Blood on the Streets’ by G & R Robson
London Large: Blood on the Streets Top cop DI Harry Hawkins finds himself stuck in the middle of on an international gang war in central London, but his past and the media conspire to get in the way of catching the bad guys. With a possible conspiracy in the offing and a level of violence…
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