River of Souls by Kate Rhodes – a review

This is apparently Kate Rhodes’ 4th novel to feature psychologist Alice, however its the first one I’ve read. She is appearing at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in a session on the Sunday called ‘Political corruption’ River of Souls is set in London along the banks of the river Thames. Jude Shelley is…

The Frozen Dead by Bernard Minier – a review

As I mentioned previously in a review, I am not usually a big fan of translated novels, and probably wouldn’t normally pick them out of choice. However the recent books I’ve read haven’t really blown me away, the last really good book I read was by Pierre Lemaitre and translated from French. Therefore when picking…

The Turning Tide by Dr Brooke Magnanti

I am always a big fan of books with female leads and I like a bit of humour with my crime. Therefore I thought a novel by Brooke Magnanti (of Belle de Jour Fame) would have been right up my street. She is talking in a session at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival…

Monday Mourning

I love a bank holiday. Not only is it a day not having to work, it’s a free day off unlike weekends which are full of chores to be done. Plus weekends come with that pressure of a Monday morning back at work. If you have a bank holiday, the first comment on arrival at…