Category: CRIME FICTION
The Big Sleep Annotated: Best Crime Novel of the Year
Publication Date: July 7th, 2018 My Rating: 5 Stars Why Read It: The first fully annotated edition of this classic American Crime Noir, first published in 1939. Packed with no... Read More
Book Review: Game of Bones
Geraldine Evans has done it again. The distinguished, veteran British crime writer has turned out another crackling, entertaining and highly satisfying crime mystery in her Rafferty & Llewellyn Britis... Read More
Cover Reveal: The Joseph Slonsky Series by Graham Brack
I’ve just made an interesting discovery. A British author, who came through Prague on a visit with his wife some years ago, was so inspired by the city that he began a crime series set in Prague... Read More
Robert Harris Conclave Interview
Robert Harris’s new thriller is set in a conclave. He talks about his love for the Vatican, his respect for the Pope, and how the Gospels left him ‘stunned’ As unseasonable October sunshine st... Read More
November Road by Lou Berney
Soon to be a major Hollywood film, directed by Lawrence Kasden (Star Wars), this is one of the best novels written around the Kennedy Assassination. My review to follow shortly. ... Read More
Bluff by Michael Kardos
Written by author Michael Kardos— Reading Bluff brings to mind Christopher Nolan’s movie of feuding magicians, The Prestige. In it there’s a scene explaining the three stages of a magi... Read More
Book Review: Conclave – by Robert Harris
Capsule Review: I’ve just finished reading Robert Harris’ very stylish, sophisticated thriller, Conclave, the story of the struggle to elect the next pope in the post-Francis era. The time pe... Read More
Cover Reveal: Dark Pines by Will Dean
Just started reading Dark Pines, by Will Dean – the sequel to his sensational debut, Red Snow, a Swedish crime novel featuring a deaf, bisexual investigative reporter from the local paper A thir... Read More