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Currently reading Girl Watching You by J A Schneider
A Long Cool Glass of Murder by Colin Garrow
12th September 2019. 5 stars My thoughts It’s been some time since I enjoyed the first Terry Bell novel, but it’s been worth the wait. A Long Cool Glass of ...
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Girl Watching You by J A Schneider
5th September 2019. 5 stars. I loved this psychological thriller from the first page. The writing was smooth, intriguing and sharp. Ava Beck's intensity and compulsion was as addictive as ...
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The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
29th August 2019. 4 stars. This is a whodunit based on a clever premise – the author himself becomes part of the investigation in a tribute to Sherlock Holmes. The ...
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The Walker by Jane R Goodall
25th August 2019. 4 stars. This is a complex and complicated police procedural with shades of Hogarth, Jack the Ripper, secret societies and a police team struggling to make sense ...
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The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett
13th August 2019. 5 stars. The Body on the Beach immediately transported me into the gentle world of seaside town, Fethering, on the Sussex coast. Filled with sharply observed characters, ...
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The Moor by LJ Ross
6th August 2019. 5 stars. LJ Ross has delivered another terrific and highly entertaining episode in the DCI Ryan series. This time it’s a cold case investigation, triggered by the ...
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Murder Served Cold by Paula Williams
3rd August 2019. 4 stars. I enjoyed the wit, humour and characters in this cosy mystery, where the village busybody is murdered and dumped in a chest freezer. As she ...
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Murder in Mind by Cheryl Bradshaw
25th July 2019 5 stars. My thoughts I love novels where it gets personal. And it doesn’t get more personal than hunting down the man who killed your twin sister ...
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Burning Ambition by BL Faulkner
16th July 2019 4 stars. My thoughts I thoroughly enjoyed my first outing with Detective Chief Superintendent Palmer as his team piece together a baffling crime puzzle. While I haven’t ...
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Murder by the Minster by Helen Cox
13th July 2019. 3 stars. My thoughts I was drawn to this novel for two reasons – I lean towards the cosy end of the crime market and the publisher ...
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The Puppet Show by MW Craven
3rd July 2019. 3 stars. My thoughts The story started with such promise as a serial killer mystifies the police with his bizarre and seemingly random murders. Then the name ...
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Love You Dead by Peter James
26th June 2019 5 stars. My thoughts This is one of the best, most enjoyable and original of the Roy Grace series so far. Faultless and accomplished, this is an ...
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Faceless by Rob Ashman
13th June 2019. 3 stars. My thoughts This is the first book by Rob Ashman I’ve read. I found it easy to read and follow, with a good pace, interesting ...
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The Hangman’s Hold by Michael Wood
7th June 2019. 4 stars My thoughts I’ve enjoyed the Matilda Darke novels. I like the author’s writing style, his original plots and his sympathetic portrayal of a damaged detective ...
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Where the Truth Lies by MJ Lee
24th May 2019 – 3 stars. I wish publishers would stop promoting books with comments like ‘The most gripping crime thriller of the year’ or ‘unputdownable’. I put down my ...
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Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller
18th May 2019. 4 stars. While this was crime fiction, it was a fun book filled with memorable characters that will live long in the memory. I’d picked up on ...
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Don’t Say A Word by Barbara Freethy
18th May 2019. 5 stars. From time to time I like to try something different from my usual read. My wife thought I would enjoy this author’s writing and story ...
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You Are Dead by Peter James
8th May 2019 – 5 stars. There is no doubt that Peter James is a superlative writer with his original plots, great characters, and his attention to detail and procedure ...
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A Long Cool Glass of Murder by Colin Garrow
12th September 2019. 5 stars My thoughts It’s been some time since I enjoyed the first Terry Bell novel, but it’s been worth the wait. A Long Cool Glass of ...
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Girl Watching You by J A Schneider
5th September 2019. 5 stars. I loved this psychological thriller from the first page. The writing was smooth, intriguing and sharp. Ava Beck's intensity and compulsion was as addictive as ...
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The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
29th August 2019. 4 stars. This is a whodunit based on a clever premise – the author himself becomes part of the investigation in a tribute to Sherlock Holmes. The ...
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The Walker by Jane R Goodall
25th August 2019. 4 stars. This is a complex and complicated police procedural with shades of Hogarth, Jack the Ripper, secret societies and a police team struggling to make sense ...
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The Body on the Beach by Simon Brett
13th August 2019. 5 stars. The Body on the Beach immediately transported me into the gentle world of seaside town, Fethering, on the Sussex coast. Filled with sharply observed characters, ...
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The Moor by LJ Ross
6th August 2019. 5 stars. LJ Ross has delivered another terrific and highly entertaining episode in the DCI Ryan series. This time it’s a cold case investigation, triggered by the ...
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Murder Served Cold by Paula Williams
3rd August 2019. 4 stars. I enjoyed the wit, humour and characters in this cosy mystery, where the village busybody is murdered and dumped in a chest freezer. As she ...
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Murder in Mind by Cheryl Bradshaw
25th July 2019 5 stars. My thoughts I love novels where it gets personal. And it doesn’t get more personal than hunting down the man who killed your twin sister ...
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Burning Ambition by BL Faulkner
16th July 2019 4 stars. My thoughts I thoroughly enjoyed my first outing with Detective Chief Superintendent Palmer as his team piece together a baffling crime puzzle. While I haven’t ...
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Murder by the Minster by Helen Cox
13th July 2019. 3 stars. My thoughts I was drawn to this novel for two reasons – I lean towards the cosy end of the crime market and the publisher ...
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The Puppet Show by MW Craven
3rd July 2019. 3 stars. My thoughts The story started with such promise as a serial killer mystifies the police with his bizarre and seemingly random murders. Then the name ...
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Love You Dead by Peter James
26th June 2019 5 stars. My thoughts This is one of the best, most enjoyable and original of the Roy Grace series so far. Faultless and accomplished, this is an ...
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Faceless by Rob Ashman
13th June 2019. 3 stars. My thoughts This is the first book by Rob Ashman I’ve read. I found it easy to read and follow, with a good pace, interesting ...
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The Hangman’s Hold by Michael Wood
7th June 2019. 4 stars My thoughts I’ve enjoyed the Matilda Darke novels. I like the author’s writing style, his original plots and his sympathetic portrayal of a damaged detective ...
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Where the Truth Lies by MJ Lee
24th May 2019 – 3 stars. I wish publishers would stop promoting books with comments like ‘The most gripping crime thriller of the year’ or ‘unputdownable’. I put down my ...
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Murder Undeniable by Anita Waller
18th May 2019. 4 stars. While this was crime fiction, it was a fun book filled with memorable characters that will live long in the memory. I’d picked up on ...
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Don’t Say A Word by Barbara Freethy
18th May 2019. 5 stars. From time to time I like to try something different from my usual read. My wife thought I would enjoy this author’s writing and story ...
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You Are Dead by Peter James
8th May 2019 – 5 stars. There is no doubt that Peter James is a superlative writer with his original plots, great characters, and his attention to detail and procedure ...
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