Category Archives: 3.5 stars

A Colder Kind of Death by Gail Bowen

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

A Colder Kind of Death by Gail Bowen McClelland and Stuart, 1994 Joanne Kilbourn #4 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg John Murray (pb), 2009 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Some Kind of Peace by Camilla Grebe and Åsa Träff

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

Some Kind of Peace by Camilla Grebe and Åsa Träff translated by Paul Norlen Simon & Schuster 2012 First published in Sweden 2009 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Sebastian Bergman by Hjorth Rosenfeldt

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

Sebastian Bergman by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt translated by Marlaine Delargy Trapdoor/Little, Brown 2012 first published in Sweden 2010 Sebastian Bergman #1 Reviewed at Petrona,  August 2012.

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The Wandering Soul Murders by Gail Bowen

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

The Wandering Soul Murders by Gail Bowen McClelland and Stewart 2004 first published 1992 Joanne Kilbourn #3 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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The Collini Case by Ferdinand von Schirach

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

The Collini Case by Ferdinand von Schirach translated by Anthea Bell Penguin/Michael Joseph 2012 (first published in Germany 2011) Reviewed at Petrona, July 2012.

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Murder at the Mendel by Gail Bowen

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Murder at the Mendel by Gail Bowen McClelland & Stewart 2004, first published 1991 Joanne Kilbourn #2 Reviewed at Petrona, July 2012.

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Vengeance in Mind by N J Cooper

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Vengeance in Mind by N J Cooper Simon and Schuster, 2012 Karen Taylor #4 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.

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A Fountain Filled With Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

A Fountain Filled With Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming Minotaur/St Martin’s, 2003 Clare Fergusson #2 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.

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The Pied Piper by Ridley Pearson

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

The Pied Piper by Ridley Pearson Orion, pb 2004 (first published 2003) Boldt & Matthews #5 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.

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