Book reviews

1st April 2020.   5 stars. I’ve long been a fan of Colin Garrow’s writing. His sharp observational narrative, pithy humour and knack of creating memorable characters and imaginative plots have ...
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30th March 2020.   5 stars. Anyone who follows my reviews will know I’m a big fan of this series, featuring private detective Sloane Monroe. Bed of Bones is the fifth ...
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29th March 2020.  4 stars. I like a story where it gets personal – and it doesn’t get more personal than someone threatening to destroy you and everything you believe ...
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19th March 2020.    4 stars. This is not your usual crime fiction. That’s why it appealed to me and why I enjoyed the story. I would also add that I’ve ...
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2nd March 2020.  3 stars. Having already read the first book in Simon Brett’s Fetherington series, I was looking forward to some stylish writing and his trademark observational and social ...
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1st March 2020.  4 stars. I’ve read and reviewed the previous four books in the Matilda Darke series and was looking forward to renewing her acquaintance in this latest episode ...
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20th February 2020. 5 stars. This has to be one of the best and most enjoyable police procedurals I’ve read for some time. I’ve never read one of the author’s ...
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11th February 2020. 4 stars. The story grabbed me from the start, thanks to the quality of the writing, the high stakes and the sharpness of the characters. DI Ellen ...
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07-02-2020.  3 stars. The Accident follows the lives of three families involved in a motorway pile up during freezing weather. Each family has to cope with loss and deal with ...
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1st February 2020.   5 stars. The author brings a whole new meaning to bodybuilding in the latest outing for the Serial Murder Squad. Palmer and the squad swing into action ...
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23rd January 2020. 3 stars. This is a gentle, easy to read, cosy police procedural set in Norfolk. Two deaths – one a child, the other a waitress at a ...
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20-01-2020.   4 stars. It’s hard to believe this classic whodunit was first published one hundred years ago. The story is narrated in a fresh and direct style that feels more ...
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12th January 2020.  5 stars I’m a fan of this series featuring Sloane Monroe, a feisty, no-nonsense private eye with a heart of gold and a sly sense of humour ...
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11th January 2020.    4 stars. I find many psychological suspense stories formulaic, relying on dark family secrets being slowly peeled away. Star Girl was quite different, being focused on the ...
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29th December 2019. 3 stars. I enjoyed the story, which was a familiar police procedural where the killer was always one step ahead of the police and adept at leaving ...
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24th December 2019.   4 stars. You know you’re always going to get an original and topical plot with Peter James. With the fifteenth and latest outing in the Roy Grace ...
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15th December 2019. 3 stars. As a fan of Agatha Christie and cosy mysteries, I was drawn to this book by the description and promise of a golden age detective ...
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6th December 2019. 5 stars. I loved this whodunit from start to finish. It begins when the wonderfully named Elspeth McGillicuddy boards a train. She has no idea she’s about ...
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