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Tag Archives: usa
Play Dead, by Harlan Coben
Play Dead I probably should not review this novel. It’s an early book by the now-bestselling Harlan Coben which was published in the USA 20 years ago but never made it to the UK until now. In his preface to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, North America, Romance, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, mystery, romance thriller, thriller, usa
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A Beautiful Place to Die, by Malla Nunn
A Beautiful Place to Die This impressive debut novel is set in South Africa in 1952, in the immediate aftermath of the election which resulted in the Boer government and specifically the Immorality Act, by which the “white”, coloured” and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Australia, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, South Africa
Tagged australia, crime fiction, historical, police procedural, political thriller, south africa, usa
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Acts of Violence by Ryan David Jahn
Acts of Violence Acts of Violence is inspired by a murder case in the 1960s, in which none of 38 witnesses who saw a woman being attacked did anything to help. In this novel, the woman becomes Katrina Marino, who … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, North America, Social comment, Thriller, USA
Tagged thriller, usa
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Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn
Twenty-five years ago, a poor farming family in Florida was massacred, the only survivors being two of the children, Ben, the eldest, and Libby, the youngest. Libby was taken in by her aunt who lived in a nearby trailer park, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Psychology, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, domestic thriller, psychology thriller, usa
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Black Water Rising, by Attica Locke
Black Water Rising Feted by wondrous reviews and on any number of award shortlists (including the Edgar and the Orange prize), I was predisposed to like this first novel about a lawyer in 1980s Houston, Texas. The book opens promisingly … Continue reading
Posted in Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Legal, Political, Psychology, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, political thriller, psychology thriller, usa
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This Body of Death, by Elizabeth George
This Body of Death (Inspector Lynley Mysteries 16) Elizabeth George is back on form with This Body of Death, the sixteenth outing for Inspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard. Thankfully back from his sojourn in Cornwall, Lynley decides to return … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Europe, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, USA
Tagged crime fiction, england, police procedural, usa
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The Last Child, by John Hart
The Last Child Thirteen-year-old Johnny’s twin sister Alyssia disappeared a year ago. Katherine, his beautiful mother, could not cope with the strain and has become a fragile, hysterical addict; and his father, wracked by guilt as he was late to … Continue reading
Posted in Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, North America, Police procedural, Psychology, Social comment, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, family thriller, police procedural, psychology thriller, usa
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The Neighbour, by Lisa Gardner
The Neighbour A domestic thriller in the tradition popularised by Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay (even down to the white picket fence on the cover of the UK paperback, the edition I bought), The Neighbour is a tense thriller that's … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Police procedural, Thriller, USA
Tagged domestic thriller, police procedural, usa
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Supreme Justice, by Phillip Margolin
Supreme Justice Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin, June 2010 (HarperCollins). What do you do next when you’ve just written a thriller in which the president of the USA is bought down? Unfazed by this challenge, Phillip Margolin here turns his attention … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Legal, North America, Private investigator, Thriller, USA
Tagged crime fiction, legal thriller, thriller, usa
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Chinatown Beat, by Henry Chang
Chinatown Beat (Detective Jack Yu) Soho Crime, 2006. I recently read a very positive review of the latest in the series of books about Jack Yu, a Chinese police detective in New York, so I thought I would try the … Continue reading →