Tag: Crime
Set on the Isle of Wight (an island off the southern coast of England), The House Party is the best whodunnit I’ve read in a long time. During a …
Strong opening before the story slides into unbelievability, predictability, and disappointment. Young FBI agent, Emma Griffin, is sent to a town that has suffered a series of unexplained disappearances …
It was only during the reading of this book did I realise I had disrupted the series order. Unless you’re a series purist, this will not matter as In …
A young basketball player is killed in a hit-and-run and the suspect is a member of the Navy and Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite is called in to solve …
New author to me for my 54th book read in 2020 and it’s firmly in the romcrim category. Wasn’t too sure what to expect but thought I’d give it …
The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly I enjoy a good courtroom drama and especially when the author is Michael Connolly; a writer who can deliver a set up, …
My New Year resolution in 2020 was to read a book a week and try to discover new authors. At first I read more books per week than anticipated …
My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni Body in a shallow grave? ✅ Twenty year investigation by sister?✅ Courtroom drama?✅ Various strands leading you down the path of a foregone …
I know this is going to come across poorly to the many authors who write police procedural fiction, but it’s much more believable if the writer is currently or …
Took me a while to get to grips with Divided House but after a couple of chapters, the story gathers speed. Essentially, our hero is a middle management detective …