Favourite five – holiday reads
It’s that time of year again, where those of us lucky enough to be heading to warmer climes can catch up on the three Rs: rest, recuperation and reading! Here are five of our favourite holiday crime fiction releases we’re planning on downloading and packing…
Crime books on iPad
There’s nothing like a brand new book – embossed cover, fresh ink and crisp new paper. Not to mention the story inside. I’m an old school lover of print. So I never thought I’d be telling you that I actually like reading crime novels on…
The Power of the Dog
The bad America that Ellroy does so well, and that DeLillo sometimes chronicles, is powerfully evoked in Don Winslow’s own lucid storytelling. Poetic and abrasive at the same time, he drags your raw and sorry ass into the world of Art Keller, a Vietnam vet…
Bad Intentions
Written by Karin Fossum — Fossum’s background is in the caring professions. Having worked in hospitals, care homes and drug rehabilitation, it is clearly evident that she draws on these experiences, with her observation of human psychology used to great effect in this volume. She really does…
A Certain Justice
Set in the highflying world of London’s law courts, this tense whodunit is James at her unrivalled best. Criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge has made herself many enemies over the years, and when she turns up dead, it is James’ charismatic inspector Adam Dalgliesh who arrives to…
The Mermaids Singing
Dr Tony Hill is the clinical psychologist tasked with aiding Bradfield police track down a serial killer. His methods and attitude fail to make an impression with the boys in blue, though, until one of their own becomes a victim. Val McDermid creates a real pot-boiler…