Crime Review Update---New issue of Crime Review

As posted elsewhere earlier this week.....

In our new edition of Crime Review (www.crimereview.co.uk) this week we
have sixteen reviews, together with Sara Paretsky in the Countdown
interview hot seat:

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Reviews this week are:



CLOUDLAND by Joseph Olshan reviewed by Liza Kahlua

An isolated Vermont community is disrupted by the past when a serial killer
strikes.

A LIITLE MURDER by Suzette A Hill reviewed by Sylvia Maughan

Rosy’s Aunt Marcia is found murdered. Rosy was not close to her and despite
her best efforts to keep out of the fuss she inevitably gets drawn in.

WHERE THE DEAD MEN GO by Liam McIlvanney reviewed by Sharon Wheeler

Journalist Gerry Conway is back on his old paper and immediately embroiled
in the death of a colleague and Glasgow’s infamous gang warfare.

THE ACCIDENT by C L Taylor reviewed by Sharon Wheeler

Susan Jackson's daughter Charlotte is in a coma after being hit by a bus –
and she's the only person who thinks it wasn't an accident.

DEATH MONEY by Henry Chang reviewed by Chris Roberts

Detective Jack Yu investigates the death of a young Chinese man and finds a
connection to one of the most powerful men in Chinatown.

THE HELPER by David Jackson reviewed by John Cleal

A murder victim in a shabby bookstore appears to be a message for Detective
Callum Doyle. In mysterious phone calls Doyle is told he will be given
clues to more deaths – provided he keeps them to himself.

THE LAWLESS KIND by Matt Hilton reviewed by Linda Wilson

Joe Hunter goes across the border to Mexico to bring back a child that’s
been abducted by its father. The only problem is that the father is high up
in one of the powerful drug cartels and has no intention of giving up the
boy without a fight.

THE DEVIL’S REVENGER by K N Shields reviewed by John Cleal

Deputy Archie Lean must discover why someone murdered a thief, then
disinterred his body to burn it, leaving occult symbols on nearby walls.

THE OCTOPUS ON MY MIND by Jim Nisbet reviewed by Chris Roberts

Curly Watkins plays guitar for a modest living, but is persuaded into a
repossession job which turns out to have complications.

THE HARPER CONNELLY OMNIBUS by Charlaine Harris reviewed by Linda Wilson

When Harper Connelly was struck by lightning she gained the ability to find
dead bodies. It's not the easiest way to earn a living, but there’s always
plenty of demand for her services.

THE DARK ANGEL by Dominique Sylvain reviewed by Arnold Taylor

Two girls living in Paris find their flatmate brutally murdered when they
return home. Two neighbours, Ingrid Diesel, a masseuse, and Lola Jost, a
former police officer, get to know each other following the murder and
decide to investigate,

THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY by Wiley Cash reviewed by John Cleal

Easter Quillby and her sister are in a state foster home after the overdose
death of their mother. Their feckless father, who has stumbled on a cache
of stolen money, reappears to claim them and they go on the run pursued by
a disgraced former detective and a psychopathic with his own score to
settle.

WOLF by Mo Hayder reviewed by Jhn Cleal

Two teenage sweethearts are horrifically murdered in a Mendip wood. The
prime suspect confesses, but 14 years later the nightmare returns to haunt
a family trying to put their memories behind them.

PIETR THE LATVIAN by Georges Simenon reviewed by Chris Roberts

Inspector Maigret observes an infamous criminal arrive by train, but
uncovers a puzzle when the man’s double is found dead in his carriage.

TOUCH AND GO by Lisa Gardiner reviewed by Sylvia Wilson

Tessa Leoni, ex-cop, now a PI, is called in to find the Denbe family. The
family has been kidnapped but there is no ransom demand.

SWEET DAMAGE by Rebecca James reviewed by Linda Wilson

When Tim finds what seems to be the perfect flat for a cheap rent, he’s
expecting a catch, but doesn’t expect it to come in the form of Anna, the
beautiful and mysterious owner.


Best wishes


Sharon