Monthly Archives: September 2009

Close Up, by Esther Verhoef

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

Translated by Leon Vincent. Margot Laine is an office-furnishings salesperson who calls herself an interior designer. She's recently been dumped by her husband of seven years, John, and has moved from the village where she's lived since childhood to a … Continue reading →

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Fever of the Bone, by Val McDermid

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

FEVER OF THE BONE is the sixth in the author's series about DCI Carol Jordan and criminal psychologist Tony Hill, but you don't need to have read the previous novels to appreciate this one. It is written with multi award-winning … Continue reading →

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Dead Time, by Stephen White

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

  Dead Time (Dr. Alan Gregory) Dead Time is the latest in Steven White’s gripping series about psychologist Alan Gregory. Although it could be read as a stand-alone, I recommend reading some of the earlier books in the series first … Continue reading →

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Just Take My Heart, by Mary Higgins Clark

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

Succumbing to a bank holiday offer of Just Take My Heart, Mary Higgins Clark’s umpteenth novel, at half-price in Borders, I spent a few happy hours in what I knew in advance would be an enjoyable and absorbing read. Mary … Continue reading →

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The Crow Trap, by Ann Cleeves

Posted on September 25, 2009 by

Weighing in at 550 pages, I was slightly daunted at the prospect of reading this book, but I need not have worried. It’s very absorbing – a slow burn of a book (published by Pan Macmillan), full of atmosphere and … Continue reading →

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The Darkest Room, by Johan Theorin

Posted on September 12, 2009 by

  The Darkest Room Translator: Marlaine Delargy. THE DARKEST ROOM is a wonderful book, framed as the story of a wooden house, Eel Point, on the coast of the small island of Oland, Sweden – an island where the population … Continue reading →

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