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Just finished The Hiding Place by John Burley, a true psychological thriller, and beautifully written. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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The Hiding Place by John Burley

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There is a name for my fear!

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Just finished The Bone Orchard by Paul Doiron. A solid 4 star read. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just about to start The Good Kind of Bad by Rita Brassington

Have just finished Old Friends and New Enemies: Tense and Gripping Scottish Crime Thriller by Owen Mullen. Definitely lives up to it's title by-line. My sparkling 5 star review:
Old Friends and New Enemies: A tense and gripping Scottish Crime Thriller - all true, but neither tense nor gripping does this book justice.

This book follows on from Games People Play and again we meet with Charlie Cameron, who specialises in locating missing people; Jackie, the Manager of New York Blues, Charlies 'local' for want of a better word; Pat Logue, Charlie's sidekick and husband of the long-suffering Gail; and DS Andrew Geddes, sometimes friend of Charlie who has been known to push the limits on what he unofficially reveals to Charlie.

Charlie is looking for a man who went missing after his teenage son committed suicide. There is an unidentified body in the morgue who just may be the man Charlie is trying to locate. Instead he finds an old friend, Ian Selkirk, whom he hasn't seen for years. Ian has been tortured. Whoever killed him wanted something. And now they think Charlie may have it......

I have never before read an author who can pack so much meaning and imagery into so few words. His writing style could almost be called terse. it is also refreshing, dynamic and (as I have said previously) totally unputdownable.

Gripping? Yes. Thrilling? Yes. But both these words pale in the face of Owen Mullen's talent. Here is a new writer with a brilliant future.

Thank you to author Owen Mullen for a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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Almost half way through Old Friends and New Enemies: Tense and Gripping Scottish Crime Thriller by Owen Mullen.....great read, new author, what more could you want?

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Trying to wade through the mountains of paperwork that have accumulated while I have been busy covering other people on leave. And listening to BB King. Though he makes me feel very laid back and not inclined to work at all....*:D

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Dale wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "I know we are 11 days into autumn here in NZ, but 7C this morning? Come on weather gods....can we please have just a..."

I will take you hot weather any day Dale! *:D

Just finished an absolutely brilliant read Games People Play by Owen Mullen. really can't recommend this book highly enough. It gripped me in the first few pages, then never let go! My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...