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Category Archives: Mystery
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett @JaniceHallett @ViperBooks
‘An exciting and innovative book for bibliophiles with a sense of fun. It is a terrific mystery; a great exercise in misdirection and a novel that both delights and satisfies.’
Bitter Flowers by Gunnar Staalesen trs Don Bartlett @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copy:Publication: ebook out now; p/back 20 jan 2022PP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193089 Fresh from rehab, Norwegian PI Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet, when a man is found drowned, a young woman disappears, and the case of a missing child is revived. The classic Nordic Noir series continues… PI Varg Veum has returnedContinue reading “Bitter Flowers by Gunnar Staalesen trs Don Bartlett @OrendaBooks”
The Midnight Lock (Lincoln Rhyme #15) by Jeffery Deaver @JefferyDeaver @HarperFiction @FictionPubTeam
Source: Review copyPublication: 25 November from Harper CollinsPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-0008303846 My thanks to Harper Collins for an advance copy for review A killer without limitsHe comes into your home at night. He watches you as you sleep. He waits. A city in turmoilHe calls himself ‘The Locksmith’. No door can keep him out. No securityContinue reading “The Midnight Lock (Lincoln Rhyme #15) by Jeffery Deaver @JefferyDeaver @HarperFiction @FictionPubTeam”
Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurðardóttir trs Quentin Bates @lilja1972 @graskeggur @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: e-book 28 August Paperback 28 October 2021 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193881 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live inContinue reading “Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurðardóttir trs Quentin Bates @lilja1972 @graskeggur @OrendaBooks”
The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (Two Rivers #2) @AnnCleeves @panmacmillan @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 September 2021 from MacMillanPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1509889686 My thanks to Pan MacMillan for an advance copy for review North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. WhatContinue reading “The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (Two Rivers #2) @AnnCleeves @panmacmillan @RandomTTours”
Five Minds by Guy Morpuss @guymorpuss @ViperBooks
Source: Review copy and purchased Audible versionPublication: 2nd September 2021 from Viper/Hachette AudioNarration: Narrated by Joe JamesonListening time: 10 Hours 46 minutesASIN: B096VZKKD7 One body. Five minds. One killer. The Earth’s growing population has finally been controlled. Lifespans are limited to 80 years, except for those who make an extreme choice: to become a commune.Continue reading “Five Minds by Guy Morpuss @guymorpuss @ViperBooks”
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (C.I.Gamache #17) @HodderBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 August 2021 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-1529379389 My thanks to Hodder and Stoughton for an advance copy for review When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Université de l’Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head ofContinue reading “The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (C.I.Gamache #17) @HodderBooks”
End of Summer by Anders de la Motte translated by Neil Smith @AndersdelaMotte @ZaffreBooks @ClareJKelly
Source: Review copyPublication: 19 August 2021 from ZaffrePP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1785768231 My thanks to Zaffre Books for the opportunity to review You can always go home. But you can never go back . . . Summer 1983: Four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call himContinue reading “End of Summer by Anders de la Motte translated by Neil Smith @AndersdelaMotte @ZaffreBooks @ClareJKelly”
56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard @cathryanhoward @CorvusBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 19 August 2021 from CorvusPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1838951627 My thanks to the publisher for an early copy for review No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead. 56 DAYS AGOCiara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches IrishContinue reading “56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard @cathryanhoward @CorvusBooks”
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