Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, thirteen passengers on a hot-air balloon flight witness a brutal murder. Within the next hour, all but one of them will be dead. Alone, scared and trusting no-one, she flees for her life, running to the one place she feels safe. But she's seen the… Continue reading Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton
Tag: Police procedural
Best crime reads of 2017 – Part One
2017 has been another amazing year for crime fiction and I have been very fortunate to read some brilliant books. All of the following were ARCs so I am extremely grateful to #NetGalley and all the publishers and authors for granting me the opportunity to read them. In no particular order, here are the first eight… Continue reading Best crime reads of 2017 – Part One
The Present by D S Devlin
12 deadly gifts, one killer on a Christmas countdown… On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… this is one deadly Christmas that you can’t forget.The police are baffled by the ‘Santa’ killer, who sends his intended victims gruesome presents based on the twelve days of Christmas. When a young journalist… Continue reading The Present by D S Devlin
The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday
It looks like a regular advent calendar. Until DC Becky Greene starts opening doors...and discovers a crime scene behind almost every one. The police hope it's a prank. Because if it isn't, a murderer has just surfaced - someone who's been killing for twenty years. But why now? And why has he sent it to… Continue reading The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday
Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone 7) by Angela Marsons
They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder of a young prostitute and a baby found abandoned on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone – one which brings her face to face with someone from her own horrific childhood. As three more sex workers… Continue reading Broken Bones (D.I. Kim Stone 7) by Angela Marsons
Cold Blood (Detective Erika Foster 5) by Robert Bryndza
The suitcase was badly rusted, and took Erika several attempts, but it yielded and sagged open as she unzipped it. Nothing could prepare her for what she would find inside… When a battered suitcase containing the dismembered body of a young man washes up on the shore of the river Thames, Detective Erika Foster is… Continue reading Cold Blood (Detective Erika Foster 5) by Robert Bryndza
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker My rating: 2 of 5 stars I'm not quite sure what to make of this one: the blurb is intriguing but the execution did not quite live up to expectation. You can tell straight away that something is 'off' about the tale being spun but it is so… Continue reading Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker
Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear
Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear My rating: 4 of 5 stars This debut story is part mystery and part police procedural. I admit I wasn't sure at first as it took me a while to warm to the lead character, Cat, but she definitely won me over and by the end I loved her!… Continue reading Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear
Love Like Blood (Tom Thorne 14) by Mark Billingham
Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham My rating: 4 of 5 stars Love Like Blood is another great read from Mark Billingham. Like all of his books, it is written in an assured and confident style, well-plotted and unnervingly creepy. I like Thorne's set-up with Helen and Alfie and there are some good scenes and… Continue reading Love Like Blood (Tom Thorne 14) by Mark Billingham
Trust Me (Social Media Murders 3) by Angela Clarke
Trust Me by Angela Clarke My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've thoroughly enjoyed Angela Clarke's Social Media Murders series so far and, although I found this one a little slower to start, it is another tense outing for Freddie and Nas.The characters - new and old - are good, it's quite creepy and genuinely… Continue reading Trust Me (Social Media Murders 3) by Angela Clarke
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