22nd April 2019 – 4 stars. I’m glad the team were back in Northumbria for this murder investigation involving a Viking shipwreck that costs Iain Tucker his life. In steps DCI Ryan to investigate and uncover the secrets and lies in the close-knit community of Seahouses. While he’s hardly had time to acquaint himself with … Continue reading "Longstone by LJ Ross"
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21st April 2019 – 4 stars. Having already read and thoroughly enjoyed #6 in the series, I was keen to go back to the beginning to see where it all started. (You can check out my review of Hush Now Baby here.) I enjoy books narrated by the main character as you can get inside … Continue reading "Black Diamond Death by Cheryl Bradshaw"
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9th April 2019 – 5 stars. You’re guaranteed an imaginative plot that will twist and turn and twist again when you join DS Lasser on another investigation. In this case, it’s a twisted vigilante, wreaking havoc on the Wigan’s sex offenders. The pace and tension are relentless, the dark, dark humour that runs through the … Continue reading "More Equal than Others by Robin Roughley"
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22nd March 2019 – 4 stars. This is my kind of book. Ordinary people, drawn into a dense, intriguing mystery that keeps you guessing till the final moments when all is revealed in a breathtaking climax. No gratuitous bad language or violence needed – just beautifully drawn characters and settings, wrapped around a small detail … Continue reading "Panic Room by Robert Goddard"
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18th March 2019 – 4 stars. I have thoroughly enjoyed all the previous Roy Grace novels, getting to know the characters, loving the inventive plots and twists and attention to detail. I enjoyed Want You Dead, but it took me a while to get into the story, perhaps because I knew the identity of the … Continue reading "Want You Dead by Peter James"
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28th February 2019 – 3 stars. The author’s narrated style attracted me to try the book and kept me turning the pages as the story slowly unfolded among the dark, rain swept streets of London. Blume’s another ex-cop, this time from New Yerk, with a recent tragedy, in this case the death of his wife … Continue reading "Hard Fall by Phil Reade"
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25th February 2019 – 5 stars. I love the Roy Grace series because you can rely on Peter James to deliver a classy crime thriller with an intriguing, well-researched plot, interesting characters and plenty of tension and thrills. Every novel is different, but with the familiar threads of the backstory developing and changing with each … Continue reading "Dead Man’s Time by Peter James"
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18th February 2019 – 4 stars. If you like your crime character driven with an absorbing plot, then you should enjoy the first in the DC Smith series, set in Norfolk. The DC are Smith’s initials, by the way, not his rank in the police. It all starts with what looks like an accidental death … Continue reading "An Accidental Death by Peter Grainger"
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14th February 2019 – 4 stars. I loved the first two books in the series. Outside Looking In was outstanding and my favourite read of 2018, making it a tough act to follow. A Room Full of Killers is essentially a locked room murder mystery set in a detention centre for teenage killers. It has … Continue reading "A Room Full of Killers by Michael Wood"
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28th January 2019 – 4 stars. Suspend disbelief and prepare to be taken on a ride filled with twists and turns, humour and escapism. If like me, you enjoy conspiracy theories and wonder what the secret services might get up to, you should appreciate this novel. At its heart, this is a convoluted story of … Continue reading "CXVI by Angie Smith"
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