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Category Archives: Thriller
Shadow of the Rock by Thomas Mogford
Mogford, Thomas – ‘Shadow of the Rock’ Trade Paperback: 272 pages (Aug. 2012) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN: 1408824167 Spike Sanguinetti is the unusual name of the protagonist in this speed-read thriller set in Gibraltar and Tangier. Spike’s real name is … Continue reading
Summertime Death by Mons Kallentoft
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
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Meltwater by Michael Ridpath
Ridpath, Michael – ‘Meltwater’ Hardback: 320 pages (June 2012) Publisher: Atlantic Books ISBN: 085789644X The third in this author’s Fire and Ice series, set in Iceland, is as fast and packed with incident as the first two books, WHERE THE SHADOWS LIE and 66 DEGREES NORTH. … Continue reading
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Iceland, Journalism, Police procedural, Series, Thriller
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Border Run by Simon Lewis
Lewis, Simon – ‘Border Run’ Paperback: 208 pages (Apr. 2012) Publisher: Sort of Books ISBN: 0956308651 BORDER RUN is a suspense novel set in the forest region of China near Myanmar (called Burma here). Will and Jake are two backpackers taking … Continue reading
Posted in 2 star, Asia, Books, China, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Outdoors, Thriller
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Pierced by Thomas Enger
Pierced by Thomas Enger translated by Charlotte Barslund Faber&Faber, 2012 Henning Juul #2 Reviewed at Petrona, July 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Journalism, Norway, Series, Social comment, Suspense, Thriller, Translated
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The Pied Piper by Ridley Pearson
The Pied Piper by Ridley Pearson Orion, pb 2004 (first published 2003) Boldt & Matthews #5 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, North America, Police procedural, Political, Series, Social comment, Thriller, USA
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In Her Blood by Annie Hauxwell
In Her Blood by Annie Hauxwell Penguin/Michael Joseph, 2012 (Australia) Catherine Berlin #1 Reviewed at Petrona, June 2012.
Posted in 3 star, Australia, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Europe, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, Thriller
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The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway
The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway Macmillan, 2012 Inspector Ben Devlin #5 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Europe, Ireland, Medical, Police procedural, Psychology, Social comment, Thriller
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Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta
Law of Attraction by Allison Leotta Touchstone/Simon&Schuster 2010 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.
Posted in 3.5 stars, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Legal, North America, Psychology, Thriller, USA
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The Eyes of Lira Kazan by Eva Joly and Judith Perrignon
The Eyes of Lira Kazan by Eva Joly and Judith Perrignon translated by Emily Read Bitter Lemon Press, 2012 First published in France, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.