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Book Review: Game of Bones

Book Review: Game of Bones

Posted on February 10, 2019February 13, 2019 by Richard Demma
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

Cover Reveal: The Joseph Slonsky Series by Graham Brack

Posted on February 9, 2019February 10, 2019 by Richard Demma
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 Conclave Interview

Posted on February 7, 2019February 9, 2019 by Richard Demma
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

November Road by Lou Berney

Posted on February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 by Richard Demma
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

Bluff by Michael Kardos

Posted on February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 by Richard Demma
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
Cover Reveal: Dark Pines by Will Dean

Cover Reveal: Dark Pines by Will Dean

Posted on February 5, 2019February 7, 2019 by Richard Demma
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
Book Review: Woman in the Window

Book Review: Woman in the Window

Posted on February 2, 2019February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Why read it: To find out what all the hype is about (5,000 reviewers on Amazon, 22,000 on GoodReads – and almost 200,000 ratings, four and half big stars). To prepare yourself for... Read More
A  Verdict in Search of a Crime

A Verdict in Search of a Crime

Posted on April 7, 2018February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
A succint summary of where we are in this bafling, bewildering case - which is taking on all the charcteristics of a comic opera. ... Read More
Spies Russians Novochok?

Spies Russians Novochok?

Posted on March 23, 2018February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Since we’re in the realm of crime fiction at this site, and we’re being subjected to a spectacular piece of political theatre all across Europe over the Skripal poisoning case at the momen... Read More
Book Review: Ladle to the Grave

Book Review: Ladle to the Grave

Posted on October 27, 2016February 8, 2019 by Richard Demma
Never judge a book by its cover, as the old adage goes, and truth to tell I’ve been fooled in the past by not following that sage advice. Not so in this case, with Connie Archer’s charming... Read More
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