I Hate Hockey
Written by François Barcelo, translated by Peter McCambridge — The National Hockey League season was supposed to begin last week. However the puck won’t be dropping, teeth won’t be loosened, and nobody’s getting slammed into the boards just yet. A dispute is raging over revenue,…
Private Games
Written by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan — James Patterson is one of the most popular crime fiction authors, his books selling an estimated 260 million copies worldwide. He’s probably most famous for his top-selling detective series featuring Alex Cross. However, he has several other…
Ghost in the Machine
Written by Ed James — In a budget Edinburgh hotel young divorcee Caroline Adamson nervously awaits Martin Webb, whom she has met on the social networking site Schoolbook. A couple of days later, when she has not returned to collect her young son, she is…
The Murder Quadrille
Written by Fidelis Morgan — The Murder Quadrille is aptly named, because author Fidelis Morgan certainly leads the reader a merry dance. And ‘merry’ is a well chosen description too, because this is possibly the funniest crime book I’ve ever read. You’ll need the tissues…
A Wanted Man
Written by Lee Child — If’ you’re visiting a website dedicated to crime fiction, you might already have some familiarity with what must be the most successful single-character series in the genre right now – the Jack Reacher novels. Maybe you’ve read at least one…