Crime Review Update-- New issue of Crime Review

As posted elsewhere .....

In our new edition of Crime Review (www.crimereview.co.uk) this week we
have 16 reviews, together with Jane Casey in the Countdown interview hot
seat:
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This week’s reviews are:
THE BURNING ROOM by Michael Connelly, reviewed by Linda Wilson
LAPD detective Harry Bosch is still working cold cases. When a man dies
almost a decade after being shot, the case lands on Harry’s desk and his
bosses are expecting results, as are the politicians.

THE SILENT BOY by Andrew Taylor, reviewed by John Cleal
The son of Edward Savill’s estranged wife has been brought to England by
French emigres fleeing the bloody excesses of the Revolution. But the
horrors he has witnessed – and a terrible secret he holds – keep the boy
from speaking.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN by Paula Hawkins, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
Rachel Watson is the archetypal unreliable witness – but she knows
something’s not right with the seemingly perfect young couple she spies
from the train window every day

A CRIME IN HOLLAND by Georges Simenon, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Jean Duclos, a French university professor, is on a lecture tour and has
just given a talk at Delfzijl, a small town in Holland, when the owner of
the house in which he is a guest is shot dead. Maigret is sent there in an
unofficial capacity at the request of the university at which M. Duclos
teaches.

THE FINAL MINUTE by Simon Kernick, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Matt Barron has lost his memory in a car accident but he’s not sure if the
people who are meant to be helping him can really be trusted, and when his
past does start to catch up with him, nothing is quite what it seems.

SIDNEY CHAMBERS AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL by James Runcie, reviewed by John
Cleal
Sleuth Reverend Sidney Chambers and his friend DI Geordie Keating face four
more mysteries.

IRENE by Pierre Lemaitre, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Commandant Camille Verhoeven is confronted by the savage murder of two
young prostitutes. His investigations lead him to the belief that the
circumstances of the murder replicate those described in a well-known crime
novel.

LAWLESS by Alexander McGregor, reviewed by John Cleal
Journalist Campbell McBride’s true crime book is a success, but at a
signing in his home town he is confronted by the father of one of the
killers he featured who swears his son’s innocence. McBride re-examines the
case when instinct tells him the man is telling the truth.

DON’T STAND SO CLOSE by Luana Lewis, reviewed by Sylvia Wilson
On a snowy January afternoon, a young girl hammers on the door of Stella’s
home.  Despite her fears, she lets the girl in, only to be confronted by
shocking allegations about her husband.

MASSACRE POND by Paul Doiron, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Warden Mike Bowditch is called in when a number of moose are slaughtered,
an atrocity seemingly linked with local hatred for the landowner, who is
seeking to create a new national park.

AVENGED by Jacqui Rose, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When Patrick Doyle’s past comes back to haunt him, his daughter Franny
finds herself caught up in a deadly game, not knowing that her own life is
on the line.

NEVER GO BACK by Lee Child, reviewed by John Cleal
Jack Reacher goes back to visit his old Military Police unit on a whim. But
its new woman commanding officer, whose voice he liked on the phone, has
gone missing and he’s arrested on charges relating to old events.

LONELY GRAVES by Britta Bolt, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Pieter Posthumas is employed to ensure that every death is marked by
ceremony, but his dedication reveals a story worth deeper investigation.

THE BUFFALO JOB by Mike Knowles, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Wilson’s efficiency at stealing a painting on short notice gets him another
job – but something very challenging and bearing a severe penalty if he
fails to deliver.

FALSE IMPRESSION by Veronica Heley, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
Bea Abbot’s well-ordered house and domestic agency turn to chaos when a
close friend looks like being framed for murder.

FOUND by Harlan Coben (audiobook), reviewed by Linda Wilson
Mickey Bolitar is still searching for his father, but he’s not the only one
who has gone missing.

Best wishes

Sharon