The Dark Room by Steve Mosby – a review

I first encountered Steve Mosby at last year’s festival, however this is the first of his books I’ve read which was actually a bit of a surprise. For some reason I’ve always assumed I’ve read his books but can’t find any evidence of it. It was one of the first books I bought at the…

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen – a review

I picked this book up purely because it was the only one being stocked in my local bookshop by one of the speakers in the Dead in Deutschland session (even though Jussi Adler-Olsen is actually Danish not German) From the start I found this book gripping. As the cliché goes there are two sides to…

Shatter by Michael Robotham – a review

This was the first book I’ve read by Michael Robotham and I have to confess to being slightly confused as to why he is in a session called South of the Equator. Having been to Bristol a few times over the years to visit my Gran I’m pretty sure I didn’t need to take my…

The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly – a review

I ordered this book online but for some reason I obviously clicked the wrong button (yes I know that’s why you should always check your order before pressing send but where’s the fun in that) so I was very disappointed when this arrived instead of the Sick Rose as I’d actually watched the Poison Tree…