Category Archives: Domestic

A Colder Kind of Death by Gail Bowen

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Maxine

A Colder Kind of Death by Gail Bowen McClelland and Stuart, 1994 Joanne Kilbourn #4 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Maxine

A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read Warner/Mysterious Press 2006 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Humour, Journalism, North America, Psychology, Romance, Series, Social comment, USA | Leave a comment

Summertime Death by Mons Kallentoft

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Maxine

Kallentoft, Mons – ‘Summertime Death’ (translated by Neil Smith)  Paperback: 496 pages (May 2012) Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks ISBN: 1444721577 The second in this seasonal quartet set in Linköping, south of Stockholm, is as hot as its predecessor, MIDWINTER SACRIFICE, was cold. Police … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Eurocrime, Europe, Mystery, Police procedural, Psychology, Series, Sweden, Thriller, Translated | Leave a comment

The Camera Killer by Thomas Glavinic

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Maxine

The Camera Killer by Thomas Glavinic translated by John Brownjohn Amazon Crossing, 2012 First published in Austria, 2002 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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The Wandering Soul Murders by Gail Bowen

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Maxine

The Wandering Soul Murders by Gail Bowen McClelland and Stewart 2004 first published 1992 Joanne Kilbourn #3 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Maxine

Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin Ballantine Books (pb), 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, July 2012.

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Death of a Carpet Dealer by Karin Wahlberg

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Maxine

Death of a Carpet Dealer by Karin Wahlberg Stockholm Text e-book, 2012 (first published 2009) Translated by Neil Betteridge Reviewed at Petrona, July 2012.

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Mildred Pierce by James M Cain

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Maxine

Mildred Pierce by James M Cain Phoenix (Orion), 2011 First published in the USA 1941 First published in the UK 2002 Reviewed at Petrona, July 2012.

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A Fountain Filled With Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Maxine

A Fountain Filled With Blood by Julia Spencer-Fleming Minotaur/St Martin’s, 2003 Clare Fergusson #2 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.

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Missing Persons by Nicci Gerrad

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Maxine

Missing Persons by Nicci Gerrard Penguin, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.

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