Written by Guy Adams — Max and Tom are, if not exactly a pair of wasters, then not far off. They both used to be actors and are certainly fond of a bit of drama, but neither has tread the boards for some time. Tom…
The setting is Vientiane, Laos in the late 1970s. The country’s only coroner, Dr Siri Paiboun, now retired, is recalled to oversee the search for the body of the brother of a high-ranking minister. This was initiated when the corpse’s location was approximated by an…
Written by James Lee Burke — This is the 19th book featuring the Louisiana detective Dave ‘Streak’ Robicheux, and it is due for release on 22 November. Many of the previous books have been bestsellers, and the sixth in the series was filmed as In…
Written by Darren Shan — You’ve got to take your hat off to Darren Shan. His horror/fantasy books for teens are getting boys to read books, even in this age of Xbox, Facebook and Lethal Bizzle. Lady of the Shades, however, is a crime story…
Written by Nancy Atherton — Aunt Dimity first arrived on our bookshelves nearly 20 years ago with its main protagonist Lori Shepherd and her ghostly sidekick Dimity Westwood – aka Aunt Dimity – embarking on a series of mysteries. The Village Witch is the 17th…
Written by Lyn LeJeune — Take a well-known piece of New Testament scripture, add a liberal dose of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, and a crime fighting duo made up of a ghost and a Voodoo Gran Met, and you basically have all the key ingredients…