Artefacts of the Dead by Tony Black
He is probably best known as the author of the acclaimed Gus Dury thrillers, set in the mean streets of Edinburgh, but Tony Black has turned his sights to a much less likely setting for Artefacts of the Dead. That setting is the sleepy seaside…
Nine Years Gone by Chris Culver
The New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Rashid series of detective mysteries has this time turned his attention to a standalone psychological thriller, set in St Louis. Nine years ago, crime novelist Steve Hale made a decision that was destined to haunt him…
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
We’re in Atlanta and it’s 1974. Doesn’t sound long ago if you’re of a certain age – but trust me, mid-70s Georgia is a world away from the uber-politically correct here and now. It’s November as the book opens, and a distraught police officer is…
Interview: Emma Healey
Emma Healey has restored old books and designed and made new books. She’s seen books being printed, sold them in bookshops and issued them in libraries, and even met her partner, Andy, in a Waterstones! Now, after five years of writing, Emma has produced a…
The Nightmare Place by Steve Mosby
Have you ever looked at one of those old-fashioned drawings people share on Facebook now and then? You know the ones I mean, where you initially see the face of an old hag, but turn your head slightly and she is suddenly transformed into a…
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
Every year, there’s a crime book that creates a buzz before it is even published. Last year it was Lauren Beukes’ The Shining Girls; this year it is Elizabeth is Missing by debut novelist Emma Healey – and while I was a tad disappointed by…
White Rabbit by KA Laity
Feeling safe and secure in your world of hardboiled noir? Happy and content to read tales of urban murder and mayhem? Then it’s time to take a step out of your comfort zone and into the madcap brain of author KA Laity who has written…