The Boy From Reactor 4 by Rest Stelmach
The Boy From Reactor 4 is Orest Stelmach‘s debut novel, having had some success with his short stories in the past. The author is a first generation Ukrainian-American, and he’s put his background plus a good deal of research about his mother country to excellent…
A classic revisited: Lie in the Dark
Certainly, some will argue that Lie in the Dark by Dan Fesperman can’t be a crime fiction classic. Originally published in 1999, it’s not old or even that widely read, and I’m not sure many authors have cited the book as an influence. Yet it has…
The Killing Pool
Written by Kevin Sampson — Welcome to The Killing Pool, a book that’s so dark you may well need a torch to read it. Set in the mean streets of Liverpool, it features the lowest of lowlifes – and I don’t just mean the criminals. Liverpool…
White Lilies
Written by RC Bridgestock — Authors Bob and Carol Bridgestock came to writing late. First there was the little matter of following a career, and both were employed by West Yorkshire Police – Bob as a copper for 30 years, holding every rank within the CID…
Sistine
Written by Michael Hogan — If you love a comfortable murder-detection-solution book, then look away now. Oh, yes, there’s one other thing. Are you a devout Roman Catholic? Once again, you may wish to revisit something more warmly reassuring, like a Father Brown story, or…