Flesh and Blood
Written by Emma Salisbury — It’s always fun to make the acquaintance of a new author and series, and although this is the fifth book to feature DS Kevin Coupland a newbie Emma Salisbury reader will soon fit right in. Flesh and Blood has lots…
The Sleepover
Written by Carol Wyer — We’ve reached book four in Carol Wyer’s series featuring DI Natalie Ward and there’s drama at both work and home for the Staffordshire detective. Ward’s husband David is out of work and battling a gambling addiction, while her two children…
The Adversary
Written by Emmanuel Carrere, translated by Linda Coverdale — This true crime story of deception culminating in murder has fascinated reporters and filmmakers for the past 20 years. Two French films, a Spanish one, a Channel 4 documentary, and several crime shows including Waking the Dead…
First look: Henning Mankell's final novel
When Henning Mankell passed away in October 2015, we knew that he had already wrapped up his detective character Wallander‘s story. What we didn’t know at the time was that he had written another standalone crime novel. Now that book, After the Fire, has been…
The Fire Maker
Written by Peter May — Crime fiction fans know and love Peter May for his very atmospheric Lewis trilogy and we’ve reviewed The Chessmen and a recent standalone likewise set in the Outer Hebrides, Coffin Road. The author has since moved on to the Gulf of St Lawrence…
Symbiosis by Guy Portman
Talulah and Taliah are twins. Their father is a decent fellow, but not the most imaginative of souls, while their mother is a woman from the Caribbean who wears her heart on her sleeve at all times. The twins are inseparable and, much to the…