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Category Archives: Legal
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta Touchstone/Simon&Schuster 2010 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Psychology, Thriller, USA
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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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Defending Jacob by William Landay
Defending Jacob by William Landay Orion, 2012. Newtown, Connecticut, is a showcase for post-suburban USA, combining a small-town rural atmosphere with cultural and social gentility. It is full of professionals who, when it comes to starting a family, have fled … Continue reading
Posted in 4 star, Bookgeeks, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Police procedural, Psychology, USA
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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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The Litigators by John Grisham
The Litigators by John Grisham Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Legal, Medical, North America, Social comment
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Trial of Passion by William Deverell
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
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Desert Wives by Betty Webb
Desert Wives by Betty Webb Lena Jones #2 Poison Pen Press, 2011; originally published 2002 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, USA
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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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The Child Who by Simon Lelic
The Child Who by Simon Lelic Mantle, January 2012. Reviewed at Petrona, December 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Europe, Journalism, Legal, Psychology, Social comment
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The Mistake by Wendy James
The Mistake by Wendy James Penguin/Michael Joseph (Australia), 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.