Colin Garrow's Blog, page 35
May 23, 2021
‘The Firm’ by John Grisham
My Review (4 stars out of 5) When newly qualified lawyer Mitch McDeere considers offers from a bevy of law firms, it’s Bendini, Lambert and Locke who table the biggest salary and the most benefits. However, Mitch and his wife soon discover that this particular law firm has a few skeletons in its cupboards –…
May 22, 2021
‘Brighton Rock’ by Graham Greene
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In pre-war Brighton, a gang war propels seventeen-year-old Pinkie to lead his clan in a bid to take over from rival gangster Colleoni. Having killed a man for betraying the gang, Pinkie is unaware his victim had already made contact with Ida, a bright and bubbly woman, who,…
May 20, 2021
‘The Sentinel’s Reign’ by Suzanne Rogerson
My Review (4 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) With Calissa initiated as the Sentinel, life on Kalaya is good for Tei and the exiles. But the villainous Rathnor has other ideas and Tei faces further challenges if she and her friends are to keep the peace and hold on to the magic. Rumours of a…
May 16, 2021
‘Termination: The Boy Who Died’ by Richard T Burke
Book Blurb Antimone Lessing returns in book two of the ground-breaking Decimation trilogy. Nearly twenty years after the Orestes virus swept across the earth, finally there is hope. Women are no longer dying within seconds of giving birth. For the first time in two decades, the global population is on an upward trend. As the…
May 5, 2021
‘Shane’ by Jack Schaefer
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (A stranger known only as Shane rides into the lives of the Starrett family – homesteaders struggling to keep their small farm from being taken over by rancher Fletcher. Told from the point of view of the Starrett’s son, we see how Shane’s influence changes the lives of…
May 3, 2021
‘Wayward Voyage’ by Anna M Holmes
Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for ‘Wayward voyage’ by Anna M Holmes. Thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Rare Resources for the chance to join the tour. Book Blurb Anne is a headstrong young girl growing up in the frontier colony of Carolina in the early eighteenth century. With the death of her…
April 30, 2021
‘The Chinese Keyhole’ by Richard Himmel
My Review (4 stars out of 5) Following the murder of his pal, Tom, lawyer Johnny Maguire decides to check out a Chinatown strip joint. With not much to go on, he ingratiates himself with one of the club’s ‘stars’ in the hope she might let slip information about the place being used as a…
April 18, 2021
‘Overkill’ by Vanda Symon
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When a young mother is found dead, everything points to it being suicide, but Police Constable Sam Shephard soon uncovers evidence that suggests this might not be the case. As Sam digs deeper, her bosses discover she had previously been in a relationship with the dead woman’s husband…
April 17, 2021
‘After the Storm’ by Isabella Muir
Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for ‘After the Storm’ by Isabella Muir. Thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Rare Resources for the chance to join the tour. Book Blurb When a violent storm blasts England’s south coast, it’s up to retired Italian detective Giuseppe Bianchi to sift through the devastation and piece together…
April 13, 2021
‘The Affair’ by Lee Child
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Behind a bar in the Mississippi town of Carter Crossing a woman lies dead. With an army base nearby, the killer could be a member of the community or serving in the military. Sent in undercover, Jack Reacher must discover the truth, but he soon realises no-one wants…
