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Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Scarecrow, by Michael Connelly
The Scarecrow The Scarecrow opens as Jack McEvoy, a solid reporter for the LA Times, is given two weeks’ notice – he’s a victim of the death-by-internet of the US newspaper industry and of the decline of the global … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Journalism, North America, Police procedural, Private investigator, USA
Tagged crime fiction, journalism crime, thriller, usa
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Long Lost, by Harlan Coben
Long Lost Harlan Coben’s latest novel returns to his original character, Myron Bolitar the sports agent, and his associates Win, Esperanza (a.k.a. Little Pochahontas) and Big Cyndi. However, in Long Lost any association with sports, a standard feature of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, North America, Private investigator, Series, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, pi, thriller, usa
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The Mind’s Eye, by Hakan Nesser
The Mind's Eye I've spent about a month away from Scandinavian crime fiction, reading a wide range of alternatives, but THE MIND'S EYE reminds me from page one of all the reasons why I love the best exponents of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Series, Sweden, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, sweden
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Red Bones, by Ann Cleeves
Red Bones (Shetland Quartet 3) The third in Ann Cleeves' "Shetland quartet" (earlier volumes are the prizewinning RAVEN BLACK and the equally impressive WHITE NIGHTS) is a very satisfying read. This series is growing in maturity; RED BONES seems … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Mystery, Police procedural, Scotland, Series
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, scotland
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The Trafficked, by Lee Weeks
The Trafficked Johnny Mann, the bereaved Hong Kong police detective at the centre of THE TROPHY TAKER case, is sent to England to investigate the case of Amy Tang, a 12-year-old girl who has been kidnapped from her boarding … Continue reading
Posted in Books, China, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Series, Thriller
Tagged "hong kong", "police procedural", crime fiction, england, eurocrime, phillippines, thriller
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Lullaby, by Claire Seeber
Lullaby LULLABY is about the worst nightmare-situation imaginable: the loss of a child. A young woman, Jess, and her older husband Mickey are out for the day with their baby Louis. They become separated, and Jess, from whose point … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Domestic, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Mystery, Police procedural
Tagged crime fiction, england, eurocrime, thriller
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After the Fire, by Karen Campbell
After the Fire Jamie Worth is the Glasgow policeman in the triangle at the centre of THE TWILIGHT TIME, Karen Campbell's impressive, police-procedural first novel. In the second book in the series, AFTER THE FIRE, Jamie trains as a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Legal, Police procedural, Scotland, Series
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, scotland, thriller
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Shooting Star, by Peter Temple
Shooting Star Although Peter Temple’s Shooting Star has only this year been published in the UK (by Quercus), it was first published in Australia in 1999. Since then, this wonderful author has written most of his Jack Irish series, the award-winning … Continue reading
Posted in Australasia, Australia, Books, Crime fiction, Private investigator, South Africa
Tagged australia, crime fiction, pi
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Executive Privilege, by Philip Margolin
Executive Privilege With Executive Privilege, Philip Margolin has come up with a topical, multi-faceted and racy thriller – yet again. I loved it.There has been talk recently about the thriller genre being in the doldrums, once two or three … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Legal, North America, Political, Private investigator, Series, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, pi, political thriller, thriller, usa
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Missing, by Karin Alvtegen
Put aside two or three hours and read this book from beginning to end. It's a tense and involving read, and you won't want to be distracted. Missing Sybilla is an outcast, living off the radar of the authorities … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Eurocrime, Europe, Psychology, Sweden, Thriller, Translated
Tagged crime fiction, eurocrime, psychology thriller, sweden
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