Category Archives: Medical

The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway Macmillan, 2012 Inspector Ben Devlin #5 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.

Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Europe, Ireland, Medical, Police procedural, Psychology, Social comment, Thriller | Leave a comment

Face of the Devil by N. J. Cooper

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Face of the Devil by N J Cooper Simon & Schuster, 2011 Karen Taylor #3 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.

Posted in 3 star, Books, Domestic, England, Europe, Medical, Police procedural, Psychology, Romance, Series, Suspense | Leave a comment

Night Rounds by Helene Tursten

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Night Rounds by Helene Tursten translated by Laura A. Wideburg Soho Crime, 2012 (first published 1999) Irene Huss #2 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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An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo Virago, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.

Posted in 2.5 stars, Adventure, Africa, Books, Domestic, England, Europe, Historical, Medical, Social comment, Sudan | Leave a comment

The Litigators by John Grisham

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

The Litigators by John Grisham Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.

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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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Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Unwanted by Kristina Ohlsson translated by Sarah Death Simon and Schuster 2011 (first published in Sweden, 2009). Reviewed at Petrona, December 2011.

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The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis translated by one of the authors, Lene Kaaberbol. Soho Press, 2011. First published in Denmark in 2008. Reviewed at Petrona, December 2011.

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The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Penney, Stef – ‘The Invisible Ones’ Hardback: 350 pages (Aug. 2011) Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc ISBN: 0857382926 Set in mid-1980s England, THE INVISIBLE ONES is told from the alternating points of view of Ray Lowell, a private detective, and “JJ” … Continue reading →

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