The Bone Tree
This is the sequel to Greg Iles’ epic novel Natchez Burning and it tells the story of a decades-old battle in Louisiana and Mississipi between ruthless…
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The French Detective
Written by O’Neil De Noux — A jambalaya of factors go into your enjoyment of a crime novel, and this one is definitely a flavourful mix.…
The Bone Tree
Written by Greg Iles — Penn Cage is many things. He is a writer, a former top lawyer, and now Mayor of the historic Mississippi…
And Sometimes I Wonder About You
Written by Walter Mosley — New York PI Leonid Trotter McGill has a chaotic personal life. His wife is lying in a care home, broken…
Natchez Burning
This is a giant of a book in length, moral stature, and the sheer intensity of the writing. Penn Cage is a lawyer-turned-politician in Natchez, Mississipi…
The Axeman’s Jazz
Based on the true story of a series of killings in post-WWI New Orleans, this book is a heady mix of soulful music, savage murder…
NTN: The Axeman’s Jazz
Written by Ray Celestin — Thirty years after Jack the Ripper stalked London’s foggy streets, a jazz-loving serial killer terrorised New Orleans. Between May 1918…
A Madras Miasma
Set in the eponymous Indian city just after World War I, the green shoots of India’s desire for independence are pushing through. Superintendent Christian Le…
A Madras Miasma
Written by Brian Stoddart — The setting is 1920, in the teeming city of Madras (present day Chennai) on the south eastern coast of India.…
Present Darkness
Written by Malla Nunn — Present Darkness is the fourth installment in Malla Nunn’s series of novels starring Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper. The cover –…
Heartman
Written by MP Wright — There is a deep irony from the outset in the setting of this book. We are in the wintry and…
Natchez Burning
Written by Greg Iles — Natchez, Mississippi. Just under 16,000 souls. A small town with a big history. It perches on a bluff above the…
No Man’s Nightingale
Written by Ruth Rendell – In 2014 Ruth Rendell will celebrate 50 years as a published author of ingenious procedurals and disquieting psychological crime, and…
Interview: Jay Stringer
Walsall born, Glasgow based, author Jay Stringer has taken a winding route to crime writing via stints as a bookseller, call centre operator and zoo…