Category Archives: Private investigator

Taken by Robert Crais

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Robert Crais is one of the best (and best-selling) exponents of the detective novel/thriller blend. He achieves this goal by use of two characters: LA private investigator Elvis Cole, and his friend Joe Pike. Cole is a wisecracking, warm-hearted and … Continue reading →

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Killer Instinct by Zoe Sharp

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp Murderati, Inc (Kindle edn, 2011) First published by Piatkus, 2002 Charlie Fox #1 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.

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Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

Mackenzie, Jassy – ‘Random Violence’ Paperback: 384 pages (Dec. 2011) Publisher: Soho Press ISBN: 1569479119 Jade de Jong returns to her native South Africa after ten years away. She’s a PI whose father was the police commissioner of Johannesburg, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 2.5 stars, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Eurocrime, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, South Africa, Thriller | Leave a comment

Desert Wives by Betty Webb

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Desert Wives by Betty Webb Lena Jones #2 Poison Pen Press, 2011; originally published 2002 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.

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Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska Tadeusz Books, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.

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Needlepoint by Jenny Roberts

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Needlepoint by Jenny Roberts Diva, 2000. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.

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V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton Mantle, 2012. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.

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Hurt Machine by Reed Farrel Coleman

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Hurt Machine Reed Farrel Coleman Tyrus, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, January 2012.

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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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Temporary Perfections by Gianrico Carofiglio

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Temporary Perfections by Gianrico Carofiglio translated by Anthony Shugaar Bitter Lemon Press 2011 (first published in Italy 2010) Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.

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