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May 2021
Review of The Company by Sally Spencer
In this hard-hitting standalone thriller from Sally Spencer, a crash survivor discovers dark family secrets as he tries to stay alive.
Bristol, 1991. Crammed into a hire car, on their way to a vital appointment, five […]
The Adventure of the Deceased Scholar by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
Love Sherlock Holmes? Ever wonder what he’d be like as a teenage boy? Liese Sherwood-Fabre pens another fabulous mystery in the young Sherlock series and as usual, her work is inventive, engaging, and […]
Devil in the Detail by A. J. Cross
Genre: forensic mystery/police procedural
Publication: 4 May 2021, Severn House
A suspected car-jacking […]
March 2021
Becoming Inspector Chen by Qiu Xiaolong
Interested in Chinese poetry and Confucian thought? Fascinated with mysteries set in China? Love a poetry-writing detective? Check out the latest in the Inspector Chen series by Qiu Xiaolong, Becoming Inspector Chen!
Too Good To Be True by Carola Lovering
If you like psychological thrillers and want to read Too Good to be True, then do what other reviewers have recommended: do NOT read the blurb first! It gives too much away. As […]
Without Blood by Martin Michaud
If you’re a fan of Quebec thrillers, don’t miss Without Blood. Author Martin Michaud has been dubbed the master of the Quebec thriller. After reading two books in the Victor Lessard series, I […]
February 2021
The Unwilling by John Hart #crimefiction
One of my critique partners recommended the work of John Hart to me, so when I saw that it was available on Netgalley, I requested it. I’m certainly glad […]
Lady Jail by John Farrow
How I’ve missed the Emile Cinq-Mars series is baffling. Though not perhaps as baffling as the locked-room crime that Emile solves in this book. John Farrow writes beautifully, and I savored/devoured this crime/detective […]
Murder by Numbers by Eric Brown
If you’re in the mood for a charming, old-fashioned cozy mystery, then be sure to check out this week’s review. Murder by Numbers by Eric Brown has everything you want for a mid-winter […]