Night Blind
Written by Michael W Sherer — On the banks of the River Seine, a priest meets with a discredited French government agent, and hands him a document. Seconds later, the holy man is thrown over the embankment into the swirling waters, his throat cut. Meanwhile,…
7 Days by Deon Meyer
The run of cracking South African thrillers continues with this book. 7 Days reunites us with Detective Benny Griessel, last seen in 13 Hours back in 2010. He’s a divorcee and recovering alcoholic. At this point, Benny has been sober nearly two years and is…
Storm Damage
Written by Ed Kovacs — Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, struck Louisiana in August of 2005 and killed almost 2000 people. It’s seven years later and tourists have long been flooding back into the New Orleans…
NTN: Turn of Mind
Written by Alice LaPlante — For all of the artfully arranged tension and ever escalating gore in many crime novels it’s rare to put one down feeling genuinely disturbed. Rarer still to be thinking about it weeks later. But Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante…
NTN: Crusher
Written by Niall Leonard – Previously a screenplay writer, Niall Leonard wrote his first novel Crusher to take part in the NaNoWriMo novel-writing competition. The book was picked up by Random House and published this September. Finn Maguire is 17 years old. He works in…
Trust Your Eyes
Written by Linwood Barclay — After writing four comic thrillers featuring the character Zack Walker, Canadian author Linwood Barclay turned to standalone novels. His first crime thriller, No Time for Goodbye, became an international bestseller in 2008 and the author has become one of the…
NTN: Seventy Times Seven
Written by John Gordon Sinclair – Scottish actor John Gordon Sinclair is probably best known for his role as Gregory in the 1981 film Gregory’s Girl, or perhaps Ivar the Boneless in Erik the Viking, directed by Terry Jones. However, in September this year he…