Category Archives: Award winner

The Suspect by L R Wright

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

The Suspect by L R Wright Felony & Mayhem 2008; first published by Doubleday 1985 Karl Ahlberg #1 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.

Posted in 3.5 stars, Award winner, Books, Canada, Crime fiction, Mystery, North America, Police procedural, Psychology, Series | Leave a comment

In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming St Martin’s 2002 Clare Fergusson #1 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.

Posted in 3.5 stars, Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Mystery, North America, Police procedural, Romance, Series, Social comment, Suspense, USA | Leave a comment

The Loyal Servant by Eva Hudson

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

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 | Leave a comment

Trial of Passion by William Deverell

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Trial of Passion by William Deverell ECW Press, 2002. (First published in Canada 1998) Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.

Posted in 3 star, Award winner, Books, Canada, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Series | Leave a comment

The Blackhouse by Peter May

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

The Blackhouse by Peter May Quercus, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.

Posted in 4 star, Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Mystery, Police procedural, Psychology, Scotland, Series, Social comment | Leave a comment

Before I go to Sleep by S J Watson

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Before I go to Sleep by S J Watson Transworld (Doubleday), 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, January 2012.

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The Boundary by Nicole Watson

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

The Boundary by Nicole Watson University of Queensland Press, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, December 2011.

Posted in Australasia, Australia, Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Police procedural, Political, Social comment | Leave a comment

The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina Orion, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.

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Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Pan Macmillan, 2011 (first published in the USA, 2010) Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.

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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman Orion, 2007. Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.

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