Book reviews
Authors are readers too. Avid readers. And while I read mainly crime fiction, you may occasionally find reviews for non-fiction and more literary works.
We also know what’s involved in writing a book, which means I only post reviews for books I finish. If a book’s not for me, I stop reading and move on.
I hope my reviews will help you discover new authors and novels to enjoy.
The Big Four by Agatha Christie
The fifth outing for Hercule Poirot finds him facing a gang of master criminals, known…
Dead Men’s Bones by James Oswald
15th March 2023. I enjoy reading the DI MacLean novels because they offer something a…
Lost Girls by Angela Marsons
13th March 2023. Wow, what a story. This is the third book in the DI…
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
12th March 2023. While I make no secret of my love for Agatha Christie’s murder…
Underneath the Arches by Barry Faulkner
9th March 2023. In the latest Serial Murder Squad novel, Detective Chief Superintendent Palmer faces…
Murder in a Welsh Town by Pippa McCaithie
5th March 2023. In the fourth book of this excellent series, Fabia Harvard and Matt…
Desperate Play by Barbara Freethy
4th March 2023. The third book in the FBI series carries on the high standards…
E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton
28th February 2023. In her fifth outing in the series, private investigator Kinsey Millhone finds…
A Whisper of Sorrows by JD Kirk
24th February 2023. Child killer, Mr Whisper is back and after Jack Logan’s blood in…
Murder on the Farm by Jane Adams
21st February 2023. We’re back in Frantham for the seventh novel in the series. Rina…
Little Girl Lost by Cheryl Bradshaw
16th February 2023. As a fan of Cheryl Bradshaw’s books I looked forward to reading…
A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths
10th February 2023. The fourth novel in the Dr Ruth Galloway series starts with her…
Lord Edgeware Dies by Agatha Christie
6th February 2023. Poirot is called upon to unravel another complex murder, where the prime…
Murder by the River Usk by Pippa McCathie
3rd February 2023 The third novel in the series is another absorbing and entertaining murder…
The Hangman’s Song by James Oswald
31st January 2023. It’s difficult to know where to start as there’s so much going…
The Wife List by J A Schneider
28th January 2023. Crime writer Beth Kemp is an unhappy wife in New York, where…
Mystery at the Old Mill by Clare Chase
15th January 2023. In the fourth book of the series, obituary writer Eve Mallow throws…
D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton
12th January 2023. I first read this novel in the 1990s. While I’ve long since…
Murder in the Valleys by Pippa McCaithie
7th January 2023. Having loved the second book in the series, (check out my review…
No Cure for Death by Colin Garrow
3rd January 2023. What a terrific story to start the New Year. In his fifth…