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Category Archives: 2.5 stars
Stay Close by Harlan Coben
Did you know that you can hire paparazzi to follow you around, yelling personal questions and photographing you while you have your Bar Mitzvah or take someone out for a date? I didn’t, but this nadir is where Ray Levine finds himself … Continue reading
Posted in 2.5 stars, Bookgeeks, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Mystery, North America, USA
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The Loyal Servant by Eva Hudson
The Loyal Servant by Eva Hudson copyright Eva Hudson Kindle edn, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Current affairs, Debut, Domestic, England, Europe, Political, Thriller
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White Heat by M J McGrath
White Heat by M J McGrath Mantle (Macmillan), 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Canada, Crime fiction, Debut, Medical, Mystery, North America, Science, Social comment
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The Flight by M R Hall
The Flight by M. R. Hall Jenny Cooper (Coroner) #4 Mantle, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, England, Europe, Legal, Political, Series, Wales
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An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo
An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo Virago, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Adventure, Africa, Books, Domestic, England, Europe, Historical, Medical, Social comment, Sudan
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Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie
Mackenzie, Jassy – ‘Random Violence’ Paperback: 384 pages (Dec. 2011) Publisher: Soho Press ISBN: 1569479119 Jade de Jong returns to her native South Africa after ten years away. She’s a PI whose father was the police commissioner of Johannesburg, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2.5 stars, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Eurocrime, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, South Africa, Thriller
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Cradle to Grave by Aline Templeton
Cradle to Grave by Aline Templeton Hodder, 2010 (PB 2011) DI Marjory Fleming #6 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Police procedural, Psychology, Scotland, Series
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The Fall by Claire McGowan
The Fall by Claire McGowan Headline, 2012. Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Europe, Legal, Romance, Social comment
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Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst
Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst Back Bay Books, 2007. Reviewed at Petrona, January 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Domestic, North America, Social comment, USA
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The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesi
The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesi translated by Joseph Farrell MacLehose Press/Quercus, 2012 (first published 2005) Commissario Soneri #2 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.