Hunting Evil
Written by Chris Carter– If you’re looking for cosy crime and untroubled sleep, best keep away from Chris Carter and his Robert Hunter series. Carter is well known for his dark and deadly psychological thrillers, and fans of his books won’t be disappointed here. However,…
Redemption
Written by David Baldacci — He’s sold over 130 million books, yet to date David Baldacci has been off this reviewer’s radar. Time to change that, but is it wise to start the acquaintance by jumping in at book five of an established series? Thankfully,…
Death’s Dark Veil by Patricia Dixon
Not all crime novels grab you by the throat immediately. Some are a slow burn, and that description certainly applies to this book. I’m at a loss to describe the crime sub-genre Death’s Dark Veil fits into best. It has cosy moments, certainly veers towards…
The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
To understand for sure what author Alafair Burke intended with the title for her latest domestic crime thriller you might need her to define what she means by ‘better’. By the end of the story, you may be hard-pressed to judge whether super-successful women’s magazine…
Fallen Angel
Written by Chris Brookmyre — In an interview with the Independent Chris Brookmyre said, “The most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves.” Lies and secrets, in particular family secrets, form the core of his latest novel, Fallen Angel, which tells the story of…
No Way Out
Written by Cara Hunter — Some police procedurals place the reader on the periphery, leaving us hanging about outside the flapping crime scene tape, not really knowing what’s going on. Not so with Cara Hunter‘s DI Fawley series – here, you’re slap-bang in the heart…
A Book of Bones by John Connolly
For his 17th novel in the Charlie Parker series, John Connolly has chosen to take his eponymous detective out of his usual hunting grounds in rural Maine and transported the action to Amsterdam and London. This doorstep of a novel – nearly seven hundred pages…