The River Mouth
Reviewed onTen years ago, Sandra Davies’s fifteen-year-old son Darren was found shot to death in the Weymouth River. Now, the local police have informed Sandra that her best friend, Barbara, has …
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The Night Village
Reviewed onWhen Simone moves to London from Australia, she does so with expectations of a high-flying journalism career, a slick apartment in an up-and-coming borough and nights of cocktails in chic …
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Angels Weep
Reviewed onColin Falconer is an internationally best-selling author of epic historical fiction and – as he himself says – is best known for his work in this genre. That may soon …
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The Edward Street Baby Farm
Reviewed onThe Edward Street Baby Farm is the fascinating account of a little-known aspect of Western Australian history. In 1907, Perth woman Alice Mitchell was arrested for the murder of a …
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Shore Leave
Reviewed onFans of David Whish-Wilson’s crime fiction will be over the moon to discover that former detective Frank Swann is back in Whish-Wilson’s latest offering, Shore Leave. It is 1989 and …
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Death Leaves the Station
Reviewed onDeath Leaves the Station is Alexander Thorpe’s thoroughly delightful debut novel. Set in 1927, it is a classic whodunnit peopled with idiosyncratic and memorable characters, including a nameless friar, Mariana …
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The Good Turn
Reviewed onDervla McTiernan has rapidly cemented her place among contemporary bestselling crime fiction greats by producing in quick succession two expertly crafted and beautifully written character-driven novels in The Ruin, and The Scholar. …
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True West
Reviewed onA new novel from David Whish-Wilson is always cause to celebrate and so it is with True West. Set in the years following the Vietnam War, this latest work brings …
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Sibanda and the Rainbird
Reviewed onIf you like your crime in exotic locations and mixed with occasional encounters with lions and elephants, this is the book for you. Sibanda and the Rainbird is set in …
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The Scholar
Reviewed onDervla McTiernan’s second novel is another thrilling ride that fulfils the promise of her debut, The Rúin. DS Cormac Reilly has only recently been taken off cold cases when his partner …
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