Monthly Archives: December 2009

Three Weeks to Say Goodbye, by C. J. Box

Posted on December 24, 2009 by

Three Weeks to Say Goodbye “A page-turner”, “unputdownable” and a blurb from Lee Child (“solid gold A-list must-read”) are all somewhat clichés of crime fiction, but in the case of Three Weeks to Say Goodbye by C. J. Cox (Corvus), … Continue reading →

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Blood Safari by Deon Meyer

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

  Blood Safari Translated by K. l. Seegers. BLOOD SAFARI, originally written in Afrikaans, is an excellent thriller which held me completely entranced from the moment I opened it and read the first page. I'm a sucker for many of … Continue reading →

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Core of Evil, by Nigel McCrery

Posted on December 7, 2009 by

Core of Evil CORE OF EVIL is a book that slips down a treat. It's easy to read over a couple of hours, mashing up the traditional British detective novel (think Agatha Christie) with the modern police procedural. It seems … Continue reading →

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