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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Nairobi Heat by Mukoma Wa Ngugi Melville International Crime, 2010. Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Kenya, North America, Police procedural, Rwanda, Social comment, Thriller, USA
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Lying Dead by Aline Templeton
Lying Dead by Aline Templeton Hodder & Stoughton 2007 Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Europe, Mystery, Police procedural, Scotland, Series, Social comment
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White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones
White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones Soho Press, 1999 Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Mystery, North America, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, USA
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The Hand That Trembles by Kjell Eriksson
The Hand That Trembles by Kjell Eriksson translated by Ebba Segerberg Allison & Busby 2011, first published in Sweden 2007. Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Asia, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, India, Mystery, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, Sweden, Translated
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The Unlucky Lottery by Hakan Nesser
Nesser, Hakan – ‘The Unlucky Lottery’ (translated by Laurie Thompson) Hardback: 256 pages (Oct. 2011) Publisher: Mantle ISBN: 0230745725 The sixth in the “Van Veeteren” series finds the splenetic detective in early retirement from the police force and running an … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, Translated
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Trust No One by Alex Walters
Walters, Alex – ‘Trust No One’ Paperback: 384 pages (Sep. 2011) Publisher: Avon ISBN: 184756285X Marie Donovan is an undercover police officer who is sent from her London base to Manchester to help in investigating a shady businessman, Jeff Kerridge, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Thriller
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The Drop by Michael Connelly
The Drop Michael Connelly Orion, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, North America, Police procedural, Political, Series, Social comment, USA
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I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Mystery, North America, Romance, USA
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Lethal Investments by K O Dahl
Lethal Investments by K O Dahl translated by Don Bartlett Faber&Faber 2011 (first published in Norway 1993). Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Europe, Norway, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, Translated
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The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney
Penney, Stef – ‘The Invisible Ones’ Hardback: 350 pages (Aug. 2011) Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc ISBN: 0857382926 Set in mid-1980s England, THE INVISIBLE ONES is told from the alternating points of view of Ray Lowell, a private detective, and “JJ” … Continue reading →