Doug Johnstone - Breakers Published by Orenda, paperback £8.99. I received a free proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. Much of Doug Johnstone’s work falls into two camps: action-packed (Smokeheads, Crash Land) or psychologically powerful (Gone Again, The Jump). Last year’s Fault Lines saw him weld these strands together and in Breakers he … Continue reading Review: Breakers
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Review: How The Dead Speak
Val McDermid - How The Dead Speak Published by Sphere, paperback £8.99. My review is of the Little Brown hardback edition (£18.99), which I bought new. I’ve been a big fan of Val McDermid’s books for many years, and Tony Hill and Carol Jordan are two of my favourite characters in crime fiction. I’ve reread … Continue reading Review: How The Dead Speak
Review: The Art Of Dying
Ambrose Parry - The Art of Dying Published by Black Thorn Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy (of the Canongate Books hardback edition) from the publisher for review purposes. The Art Of Dying offers more of the alluring combination of crime fiction and historical fact seen in last year’s The Way Of All … Continue reading Review: The Art Of Dying
Review: Down To The Sea
Sue Lawrence - Down To The Sea Published by Contraband, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy of the book from the publisher for review purposes. Former MasterChef winner Sue Lawrence has 18 cookbooks to her name, but has in recent years branched out into historical thrillers, with Down To The Sea her third title. … Continue reading Review: Down To The Sea
Review: Cold As The Grave
James Oswald - Cold As The Grave Published by Wildfire Books, paperback £7.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. The first chapters of Cold As The Grave, the ninth Tony McLean book, encapsulate James Oswald's delicate blend of police procedural and supernatural, and in less than two dozen pages he … Continue reading Review: Cold As The Grave
Review: Broken Ground
Val McDermid - Broken Ground Published by Sphere, paperback £7.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher (Little, Brown hardback edition) for review purposes. Cold case detective Karen Pirie started life as a secondary character in The Distant Echo. She popped up again in Fife-set A Darker Domain, and then Val McDermid discovered, as … Continue reading Review: Broken Ground
Review: Fault Lines
Doug Johnstone - Fault Lines Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I received a free proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. Doug Johnstone has a knack for writing relatively slender books in which he somehow seems to cover more ground than many other writers manage in twice the number of pages – witness … Continue reading Review: Fault Lines
