6th November 2019. 2 stars. After reading some of the reviews for this psychological thriller, I started the book with high expectations. The first impressions were good. The story was told through the eyes of the three main characters, Laura, her daughter, Tilly, and Alex, who ran the community. They took it in turns to … Continue reading "The Family by Louise Jensen"
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30-10-2019. 5 stars. This is the fifth in the Watson Letters series, a deliciously funny and inventive spoof of Baker Street’s finest. Set in a parallel universe where almost anything goes, the events in the story echo a certain novel by Agatha Christie, where those present are killed one by one. Thrust into this island … Continue reading "Murder on Mystery Island by Colin Garrow"
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22nd October 2019. 3.5 stars. In the last of the Briony Williams trilogy, the author lovingly recreates London 1976 in an atmospheric and different kind of police procedural. It is the beginning of punk rock, carefree fashion, and teenage rebellion. Sharon, bored at school, escapes during a class visit to the Tate Modern, unaware that … Continue reading "The Calling by Jane R Goodall"
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12th October 2019. 5 stars. This is third book in the series I’ve read and the most enjoyable yet. Like the previous books, the no-nonsense approach produces a direct story that’s easy to follow. The energetic pace, strong believable characters and humorous touches produce an entertaining and gripping story. But unlike the previous two books … Continue reading "Ministry of Murder by BL Faulkner"
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9th October 2019. 4 stars. When you read a Roy Grace novel, you’re guaranteed an intriguing plot with many strands and some neat twists to wrong foot you. This one also incorporates a change of pace as the kidnap of a boy brings time pressures that crank up the tension and work rate of the … Continue reading "Dead If You Don’t by Peter James"
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2nd October 2019. 4 stars. This is the second novel in the series I’ve read and enjoyed. It only took me a day as the novel is short, delivering a direct, no nonsense, action packed story centred around the takeaway delivery market. But there’s no fat in this story – just incisive investigation and dialogue … Continue reading "Takeaway Terror by BL Faulkner"
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1st October 2019. 4 stars. Another enjoyable book in the Sloane Monroe series finds her at a school reunion, where Doug Ward is brutally murdered. Determined to find out why, Sloane has to go back into the past to find who would want to kill him. As she stirs up old resentments, there are more … Continue reading "I Have a Secret by Cheryl Bradshaw"
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26th September 2019. 5 stars. I’ve enjoyed every novel in the Roy Grace series. With an imaginative and complex plot, fascinating insights into police procedure and a few surprises as the story hurtles towards the climax, Need You Dead continues the consistent high standard of stroytelling I’ve come to expect from Peter James. So, who … Continue reading "Need You Dead by Peter James"
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23rd September 2019. 4 stars This complex novel pits folklore, superstition and the supernatural against forensic science and police procedure to produce an intriguing story about the hunt for an elusive serial killer. DI Briony Williams starts a new job with a murder that will take her to her wits end as she’s dragged through … Continue reading "The Visitor by Jane R Goodall"
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19th September 2019. 4 stars. Sometimes I like to step outside my normal reading list to try a new author or a different style of book. The Lost Child ticked both boxes and gave me an enjoyable and emotionally involving mystery that cast a long shadow over three generations of one family. The story moves … Continue reading "The Lost Child by Emily Gunnis"
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