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December 30, 2022
‘Cruel and Unusual’ by Patricia Cornwell
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When convicted murderer Ronnie Joe Waddell dies in the electric chair, Dr Kay Scarpetta doesn’t expect his fingerprints to turn up at a time scene. And why does that particular crime scene – the death of a young lad – seem to mirror Waddell’s modus operandi? Together with…
December 28, 2022
‘Longstone’ by LJ Ross
My Review (4 stars out of 5) Local historian Doctor Anna Taylor is called in to help with cataloguing after the discovery of Viking treasure off the northeast coast, but when the body of a diver is washed up, it’s time for Anna’s detective husband to step in. DCI Ryan has his work cut out…
December 27, 2022
‘The Haunting of Borley Rectory’ by Sean O’Connor
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Moving into Borley Rectory in 1928, Eric and Mabel Smith discovered a human skull in a cupboard. Subsequent events suggested the house might be haunted. Within a year, the family had moved out. Reverend Lionel Foyster and his young wife then moved in and became aware of what…
December 24, 2022
‘Black Tide’ by Peter Temple
My Review (4 stars out of 5) Having lent his son a ton of money, Des Connors is troubled when his offspring, Gary, goes missing. Asked to investigate, Jack Irish wonders if Gary has deliberately absented himself, and if so, might the reasons be the result of mixing with the wrong sort of people? The…
December 7, 2022
‘Just One Damned Thing After Another’ by Jodi Taylor
My Review (3 stars out of 5) Recruited to the mysterious St Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, Dr Madeleine Maxwell finds that some historians don’t just sit on their thumbs and read about history, but actually go there. But History has rules and trying to outdo it can incur a serious risk to health and…
‘Heart of Bone’ by Maggie James
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When her son dies, Greer Maddox’s world falls apart. After his heart is donated to someone else in a transplant, Greer becomes obsessed with tracking down the patient – Nathan Taylor – hoping to somehow continue her relationship with her dead son’s heart. But Nathan isn’t quite what…
December 4, 2022
‘The Day is Dark’ by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
My Review (4 stars out of 5) On the northeast coast of Greenland, two Icelanders working on a mining project disappear into thin air. Lawyer Thora is hired to investigate on behalf of the bank, who have a financial interest in the company behind the project. But the two men aren’t the only ones to…
November 30, 2022
‘Dying to Date’ by Sharmyn McGraw
My Review (3 stars out of 5) Relationship expert Kristina Truly has a habit of dating the wrong men, but that doesn’t stop her from promoting her self-help books via her Finding Mr. Right, Not Mr. Perfect seminars. When three women are murdered, Detective Jakes realises all the victims attended Kristina’s workshops. But is Kristina…
‘Secrets and Lies’ by Christine Keeler
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Sixties model Christine Keeler tells her part in helping bring down Harold Macmillan’s government via the infamous scandal known as the Profumo Affair. Uncovering the intimate lives of her friends Stephen Ward and model Mandy Rice-Davies, Keeler relates what actually happened all those years ago, including disclosures she…
November 24, 2022
‘The Automobile Assassination’ by MJ Porter
Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for The Automobile Assassination, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources. The Blurb As events in Europe begin to turn in favour of the Allies, Chief Inspector Mason of Erdington Police Station is once more prevailed upon to solve a seemingly impossible case. Called to the local mortuary…
