Category Archives: Canada

Deadly Apperances by Gail Bowen

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Deadly Appearances by Gail Bowen McClelland & Stewart, 2004 First published in 1990 Joanne Kilbourn #1 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.

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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.

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White Heat by M J McGrath

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

White Heat by M J McGrath Mantle (Macmillan), 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.

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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.

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Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay

Posted on October 5, 2010 by

Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay Orion, 2010 David and Jan Harewood are a seemingly typical American couple. He’s a journalist at the local paper; she works for a plumbing supplier. Their four-year-old son, Ethan, is looked after by David’s parents while … Continue reading →

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Midnight Cab by James W. Nicol

Posted on September 4, 2010 by

Walker Deveraux is a nineteen-year old man, about to leave his mother, father and six sisters and their house in the small town of Big River, Thunder Bay for an independent life in the big city – Toronto. Walker hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Fear the Worst, by Linwood Barclay

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

Fear the Worst What should I read on a rainy bank-holiday Monday? Linwood Barclay’s latest novel seemed like a good choice (I enjoyed No Time For Goodbye and Too Close to Home), and by the end of the day I agreed with myself, … Continue reading →

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Wash this blood clean from my hand, by Fred Vargas

Posted on February 24, 2008 by

Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand The eccentric Commissaire Adamsberg and his team, with varying degrees of reluctance, are going to Canada to learn about DNA fingerprinting techniques from none other than the famed Mounties. Before leaving, however, Adamsberg … Continue reading →

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Ice trap, by Kitty Sewell

Posted on February 24, 2008 by

Ice Trap The first chapter of ICE TRAP is a compelling account of a young boy's solo hunting trip in the snowy sub-Arctic wastes. By the chapter's end, he has been attacked by a polar bear and we don't know … Continue reading →

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No time for goodbye, by Linwood Barclay

Posted on January 13, 2008 by

  No Time For Goodbye No Time for Goodbye is an American domestic thriller in the tradition and style of Harlan Coben, so start it when you have plenty of time in front of you. Twenty-five years ago, the parents … Continue reading →

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