As previously mentioned, whilst on a nice long train journey to Edinburgh, I read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. This was the first of her books I’d read and she’s part of a session titled America’s Got Talent, where John Connolly will introduce four of America’s ‘hottest’ new writers. Well I certainly didn’t need to…
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Devil’s Peak by Deon Myer – a review
Last weekend I finished reading Deon Myer, Devil’s Peak. Set in South Africa it’s the story of three main characters, an alcoholic detective, a revenge seeking assassin and an ex prostitute. (Not exactly the basis for a PG rated comedy) The assassin is seeking revenge against child abusers by slicing them to pieces with what…
Bloodline – review
I think that sometimes one of the most underrated aspect of the crime novel genre is the humour that can often be found amongst the blood, guts and gore. It was with this in mind that for TOPCWFC book four I cheated a little by returning to an old favourite rather than picking someone new….
Dead Like You – A review
I’ve finished book three of the TOPCWFC (I’m determined to start a trend!) and I was not disappointed. Dead like you by Peter James is set in Brighton and is based around a serial rapist known as the Shoe Man. Detective Roy Grace failed to solve a series of rapes back in 1997 by a…
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