Hot, hot, hot
On the Radar — Can you spot the incendiary thread that runs through the first three new crime releases this week? We’ve got arson and a cold case that turns red hot in the latest from Michael Connelly, that good old reference to wooden matches…
The Long Call
Written by Ann Cleeves — Jimmy Perez and the Shetland series are no more. Time for a wee break from writing then, Ann Cleeves? Errr, no. Instead, this prolific author has taken it upon herself to begin a whole new opus. Meet Detective Matthew Venn,…
A guide to Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series
Where to begin in a guide to Michael Connelly’s most popular character, LAPD detective Harry Bosch? Why, at the beginning of course! It was way back in 1992 that Hieronymus ‘Harry’ Bosch first made his appearance in print and he’s been going strong ever since….
Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly does a sterling job of melding old stager and newcomer together in this cracker of a book which finds the American crime author at the top of his game. We first met LAPD Detective Renee Ballard in 2017 in The Late Show, now…
DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2018
This year’s reviewing has unearthed an embarrassment of riches. You know you’ve been in a race when the also-rans include crime fiction writers like Robert Galbraith, Elizabeth George, Sharon Bolton and David Mark. So you’ll gather that it was tough to pick my top five…
Michael Connelly wins CWA Diamond Dagger 2018
Congratulations to Michael Connelly, who has been named as the 2018 winner of the Crime Writers’ Association’s Diamond Dagger, awarded to authors whose crime writing careers have been marked by sustained excellence, and who have made a significant contribution to the genre. The creator of Harry…