Did she do it? Did he deserve it? Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. Yet it takes only hours for her life to crumble when her personal details are released on the internet as revenge for her writing. Then she meets Peter. He's kind, generous,… Continue reading Black Widow (Jack Parlabane 7) by Chris Brookmyre
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Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington
Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington My rating: 4 of 5 stars Murder, Mayhem & Bliss: A Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery, is the first cozy mystery novel by Loulou Harrington, and centres on the residents of Myrtle Grove in Oklahoma, USA. Jesselyn (Jesse) Camden, 50-ish and happily divorced, part-owns the Gilded Lily Tea… Continue reading Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington
Unleashed (A Sydney Rye Novel 1) by Emily Kimelman
Unleashed by Emily Kimelman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Unleashed is the first in the Sydney Rye novel series by Emily Kimelman. The story opens with a prologue hinting at how the life of protagonist, young directionless coffeehouse server, Joy Humbolt, takes a 90 degree turn and she becomes Sydney Rye. In this first… Continue reading Unleashed (A Sydney Rye Novel 1) by Emily Kimelman
Out of the Past (Reed Ferguson 5) by Renee Pawlish
Out of the Past by Renee Pawlish My rating: 5 of 5 stars Out of the Past is the latest in Renée Pawlish’s comic mystery series featuring Denver Private Eye, Reed Ferguson. In this tale, Reed is strong-armed – both physically and metaphorically – into baby-sitting the spoiled brattish daughter of local businessman, Forrest McMahon.… Continue reading Out of the Past (Reed Ferguson 5) by Renee Pawlish
Rise of the Black Hand: The Case Files of Thomas Morelli (The Black Hand 1) by C.J. Fella
Rise of the Black Hand: The Case Files of Thomas Morelli by C.J. Fella My rating: 4 of 5 stars Rise of The Black Hand is the debut novel by US writer, C. J. Fella, and is the first in a series. The book is an effective mix of futuristic science fiction and old-school, hard-boiled… Continue reading Rise of the Black Hand: The Case Files of Thomas Morelli (The Black Hand 1) by C.J. Fella
Plaster Scene by Michael J. Holley
Plaster Scene by Michael J. Holley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Plaster Scene is Michael J Holley’s second novel and, after reading this one, I want to get my hands on the first one as soon as possible! This story moves between the heady, drug-fuelled days of the sixties in North Wales, via the… Continue reading Plaster Scene by Michael J. Holley
Sea No Evil (A Crag Banyon Mystery) by James Mullaney
Sea No Evil by James Mullaney My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sea No Evil is the third in James Mullaney’s Crag Banyon Mystery series that is part hard-boiled detective spoof, part mystery, part fantasy fiction and part out and out comedy. Crag Banyon is every kind of seedy, liquor-stained, own-ass-covering, excuse for a P.I.… Continue reading Sea No Evil (A Crag Banyon Mystery) by James Mullaney
Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy by J.T. Lundy
Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy by J.T. Lundy My rating: 5 of 5 stars In Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy, J.T. Lundy has created a marvellously original political satire and comic conspiracy thriller. In the book, United States Customs Service Agent, Chris Thompson, finds his routine life turned upside down when the President and Commander… Continue reading Happy Utopia Day, Joe McCarthy by J.T. Lundy
Bryant & May’s Mystery Tour by Christopher Fowler
Bryant & May's Mystery Tour by Christopher Fowler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Brilliant to have a Bryant & May fix, but I’ve docked it one star for being far too tantalisingly short! It’s a nice quick and quirky whodunit, with a few interesting London facts and some great Bryant-isms. Recommended.
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