Stavern 1983: Christmas is approaching, snow is falling heavily, and a young ambitious policeman named William Wisting has just become the father of twins. After a brutal robbery he is edged off the investigation by more experienced officers, but soon he is on another case that is not only unsolved but has not even beenContinue reading “When It Grows Dark by Jorn Lier Horst (translated by Anne Bruce)”
Category Archives: Crime
Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey
In the chilling new crime novel from award-winning author Jane Casey, Detective Maeve Kerrigan and the murder squad must navigate a web of lies to discover the truth… A murder without a body Eighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London home one day to find the house covered in blood and Kate, her mother,Continue reading “Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey”
Quieter Than Killing by Sarah Hilary
It’s winter, the nights are dark and freezing, and a series of seemingly random assaults is pulling DI Marnie Rome and DS Noah Jake out onto streets of London. When Marnie’s family home is ransacked, there are signs that the burglary can have only been committed by someone who knows her. Then a child goesContinue reading “Quieter Than Killing by Sarah Hilary”
The Long Drop by Denise Mina
William Watt wants answers about his family’s murder. Peter Manuel has them. But Peter Manuel is a liar. William Watt is an ordinary businessman, a fool, a social climber. Peter Manuel is a famous liar, a rapist, a criminal. He claims he can get hold of the gun used to murder Watt’s family. One DecemberContinue reading “The Long Drop by Denise Mina”
The Dark Room by Jonathan Moore
They thought they’d buried their secrets Homicide inspector Gavin Cain is standing by a grave when he gets the call. Cain knows there’s something terrible in the coffin they’re about to exhume. He and his team have received a dying man’s confession and it has led them here. But death doesn’t guarantee silence CainContinue reading “The Dark Room by Jonathan Moore”
Lie With Me by Sabine Durrant
It starts with a lie. The kind we’ve all told – to a former acquaintance we can’t quite place but still, for some reason, feel the need to impress. The story of our life, embellished for the benefit of the happily married lawyer with the kids and the lovely home. And the next thing […]
Written in Bones by James Oswald
The roots of murder run deep… When a body is found in a tree in The Meadows, Edinburgh’s scenic parkland, the forensics suggest the corpse has fallen from a great height. Detective Inspector Tony McLean wonders whether it was an accident, or a murder designed to send a chilling message? The dead man had ledContinue reading “Written in Bones by James Oswald”
Robbing the Dead by Tana Collins
In a small Scottish university town, what links a spate of horrible murders, a targeted bomb explosion and a lecturer’s disappearance? Is a terror group involved? If so, who is pulling the strings? And what does something that happened over forty years ago have to do with it? Having recently returned to CastletownContinue reading “Robbing the Dead by Tana Collins”
Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
One body. Six victims. A body is discovered with the dismembered parts of six victims stitched together, nicknamed by the press as the ‘Ragdoll’. Assigned to the shocking case are Detective William ‘Wolf’ Fawkes, recently reinstated to the London Met, and his former partner Detective Emily Baxter. The ‘Ragdoll Killer’ taunts the police by releasingContinue reading “Ragdoll by Daniel Cole”
Rattle by Fiona Cummins
A serial killer to chill your bones A psychopath more frightening than Hannibal Lecter. He has planned well. He leads two lives. In one he’s just like anyone else. But in the other he is the caretaker of his family’s macabre museum. Now the time has come to add to his collection. He is readyContinue reading “Rattle by Fiona Cummins”
Live and Deadly 