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Category Archives: Private investigator
Amuse Bouche by Anthony Bidulka
Amuse Bouche by Anthony Bidulka Insomniac Press, 2003 Russell Quant #1 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Canada, Crime fiction, Debut, Humour, North America, Private investigator, Series, Social comment
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Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane Little, Brown, 2010 Kenzie & Gennaro #6 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.
Posted in 2.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, North America, Private investigator, Romance, Series, Social comment, USA
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Taken by Robert Crais
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
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Mystery, North America, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, Thriller, USA
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Killer Instinct by Zoe Sharp
Killer Instinct by Zoë Sharp Murderati, Inc (Kindle edn, 2011) First published by Piatkus, 2002 Charlie Fox #1 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Europe, Private investigator, Series
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Random Violence by Jassy Mackenzie
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
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Desert Wives by Betty Webb
Desert Wives by Betty Webb Lena Jones #2 Poison Pen Press, 2011; originally published 2002 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, USA
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Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska
Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska Tadeusz Books, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Europe, Poland, Police procedural, Private investigator, Social comment
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Needlepoint by Jenny Roberts
Needlepoint by Jenny Roberts Diva, 2000. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Europe, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, The Netherlands, Thriller
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V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton
V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton Mantle, 2012. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Mystery, North America, Private investigator, Series, Social comment, USA
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Lorraine Connection by Dominique Manotti
Lorraine Connection by Dominique Manotti translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Ros Schwartz Arcadia, 2008 (first published 2006) Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.