Category Archives: Science

Last Will by Liza Marklund

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Maxine

Last Will by Liza Marklund translated by Neil Smith Emily Bestler books/Atria/Simon&Schuster 2012 First published in Sweden 2006, as Nobels testamente Annika Bengtzon #6 Reviewed at Petrona,  May 2012.

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White Heat by M J McGrath

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Maxine

White Heat by M J McGrath Mantle (Macmillan), 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, April 2012.

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Intuition by Allegra Goodman

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Maxine

Intuition by Allegra Goodman Reviewed at Petrona in April 2011. See here for review.

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Experimental Heart by Jennifer L. Rohn

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Maxine

Experimental Heart is a novel in two parts: the first is an account of the biologists in a leading institute in London, and the research they do; the second is a plot-driven story. In chapter 1, Andy O’Hara, a postdoctoral … Continue reading →

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Trial by Blood, by John Macken

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Maxine

Trial by Blood Debut novel DIRTY LITTLE LIES introduced GeneCrime, a high-tech forensic laboratory led by Reuben Maitland and attached to the UK police force. The first 100 or so pages of the sequel TRIAL BY BLOOD recap how everything … Continue reading →

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The Simian curve, by Mark Lalbeharry

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Maxine

The Simian Curve THE SIMIAN CURVE starts with a harrowing chapter about a lost child, by far the most tense part of the book. It rapidly changes, however, into a completely different type of story, as the rescue services attempting … Continue reading →

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Jar City

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Maxine

Jar City Arnaldur Indridason Finished Jar City this morning. It was indeed good. Interestingly, the plot turned out to centre round the Iceland genetics database, which we've covered a lot in Nature. The Iceland population is sufficiently isolated for a … Continue reading →

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