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Category Archives: Current affairs
Split Second by Cath Staincliffe
Staincliffe, Cath - ‘Split Second’ Hardback: 320 pages (Apr. 2012) Publisher: Constable ISBN: 1849013454 SPLIT SECOND is a very moving account of an apparently impulsive crime and its aftermath, told from the point of view of three characters. Emma is a … Continue reading
Posted in 4 star, Books, Current affairs, Domestic, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Legal, Psychology
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Nights of Awe by Harri Nykanen
Nykanen, Harri - ‘Nights of Awe’ (translated by Kristian London) Paperback: 278 pages (Feb. 2012) Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press ISBN: 1904738923 The ten days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur are termed the Days of Awe, or the … Continue reading
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Current affairs, Eurocrime, Europe, Finland, Police procedural, Political, Series, Social comment, Thriller, Translated
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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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Bloodland by Alan Glynn
Bloodland by Alan Glynn Faber & Faber, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Current affairs, Europe, Ireland, Italy, Journalism, North America, Political, Social comment, The Congo, Thriller, USA
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Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland
Kinglake-350 by Adrian Hyland Text, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, January 2012.
Posted in 5 star, Australasia, Australia, Books, Current affairs, Non-fiction, Social comment
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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.