The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
Written by Hannah Tinti — Samuel Hawley wears the evidence of his past brushes with death on his skin, in the form of scarred-over bullet wounds that are the organising principle of this fine book. Chapters describing the circumstances under which he got Bullet Number…
Agatha Christie stamps full of clues
What do you use if you’re a crime fiction lover living in the UK and you need to post a letter? Well, an Agatha Christie stamp might solve that particular mystery. Last year, the Royal Mail brought out six stamps to commemorate the centenary of…
Two Heads Are Deader Than One by Elena Hartwell
Eddie Shoes is surrounded by a bit of chaos in the opening pages of Two Heads Are Deader Than One. Her ex-boyfriend, homicide detective Chance Parker, has recently moved back to Bellingham, Washington near Shoes. Her mentor Benjamin Cooper recently passed away. And to top…
Love Me Not
Written by MJ Arlidge – This contemporary thriller set in Southampton pits the local police force against a pair of serial killers. It’s a multiple point-of-view novel and is told mostly from the perspective of DI Helen Grace, newly returned to her job. In a…
Sympathy for the Devil
Written by William Shaw — We are back in 1960s London as DS Cathal Breen and his team investigate the murder of a prostitute. Her name was Lena Bobienski and she was Polish, her parents returning home after the World War II where they were presumed to…
Tag – You're Dead
Written by Douglas Skelton — Former journalist, ex-drug addict, current private eye and perennial trouble-magnet Dominic Queste was first introduced to readers last year in The Dead Don’t Boogie, which earned five stars on this site and won praise far and wide. He proved an entertaining companion…
The White Road
Written by Sarah Lotz — – South African thriller writer Lotz begins this book deep underground in Wales and finishes it on the freezing peak of Mount Everest, in Nepal. In between is a psychological thriller that teaches a cautionary lesson or two about the Internet,…