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Jan 19, 20221 min read
935. Simon Brett - The Liar In The Library
Very good and very well written – good prose. An old fashioned detective novel with a contemporary setting. The two sleuths are a couple...
Jun 5, 20211 min read
864. Kate Quinn - The Rose Code
I enjoyed this, although it is a bit of a ‘girlie’ book. The three central characters are all female, and the men were largely ciphers in...
Jun 7, 20141 min read
216. Håkan Nesser - The Weeping Girl
Brilliant. Nesser is really good. This story features Eva Moreno, his only female detective, a sexier version of Siobhan Clarke in Rebus,...
Sep 6, 20131 min read
142. Ross MacDonald - The Ivory Grin
I wanted something cheap and easy to read; never read any Ross MacDonald. It wasn’t bad — he is billed by some people as better than...
Aug 19, 20131 min read
137. Denise Mina - Exile
The follow-up to 'Garnethill', which I must have enjoyed more than no.134 above indicates. The plot is less personal to Maureen this time...
Aug 6, 20131 min read
134. Denise Mina - Garnethill
A break perhaps between the Enderby’s. I had read this before, but couldn’t remember a great deal about it. It is quite good, with a...
Jul 8, 20131 min read
126. David Lodge - Nice Work
Not certain whether I have read this before; certainly seen it on TV with Warren Clark and (?) Hayden Gwynne. What struck me is how...
Jun 12, 20131 min read
116. Leena Lehtolainen - My First Murder
1st book about Maria Kallio. Character of some interest but plot very cliched; could almost be 'My First Barbie Doll'. Get this from...
May 31, 20131 min read
110. Leena Lehtolainen - Her Enemy
Finnish thriller for a change - I got muddled as I was expecting Scandinavian names and places. However with place names like Tapiola and...
May 16, 20131 min read
104. Torquil MacLeod - Meet Me In Malmö
The first in a series, written by an English man (I assume) featuring a Swedish female detective. Basically a police procedural, leans...
Jan 29, 20131 min read
75. Arnaldur Indridason - Outrage
After the Swedish, let’s try some Icelandic. This is very good indeed, female detective, complex family life, cleverly plotted. Elinborg...
Sep 26, 20121 min read
45. Kerry Wilkinson - Vigilante
Similar to no.41 and although Jessica Daniel's character had developed, I didn't think it was as good (or maybe it was better, but hadn't...
Sep 15, 20121 min read
41. Kerry Wilkinson - Locked In
Police procedural with female cop (Jessica Daniel). Set in Manchester. I thought this was pretty good and could merit a TV series. Feisty...
Jun 22, 20121 min read
22. R.J. Ellory - Ghostheart
Another brilliant read, another vendetta, this time of the heart. Another great twist in the end; I didn't see this one coming. Female...