New issue of Crime Review

In our new edition of Crime Review (www.crimereview.co.uk) this week we
have 16 reviews, together with Mark Billingham in the Countdown interview
hot seat:
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This week’s reviews are:
NO OTHER DARKNESS by Sarah Hilary, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
DI Marnie Rome and DS Noah Jake are faced with a sinister case of
discovering who left two young boys to die in an underground bunker in a
back garden.

THE SNOW KIMONO by Mark Henshaw, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Retired inspector August Jovert meets a Japanese man with a tragic story to
tell, a tale which resonates with echoes from Jovert's own past.

THE VENETIAN VENTURE by Suzette Hill, reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
Rosie Gilchrist is sent by her boss at the British Museum to Venice to try
to track down an important old volume of poems by Horace. Whilst there she
comes across old friends, Felix and Cedric, and between them, encounter
numerous difficulties, including a murder or two.

THE GRAND BANKS CAFÉ by Georges Simenon, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Maigret is asked by an old friend to look into the case of a former pupil
of his who has been arrested for murder in the fishing port of Fecamp after
returning from three months at sea. He agrees and enters a dark and
seemingly mysterious world.

THE FROZEN DEAD by Bernard Minier, reviewed by Chris Roberts
The grisly display of a horse carcass in an isolated mountain town
initiates a police operation which soon widens when a macabre murder
follows.

KINGDOM by Robyn Young, reviewed by John Cleal
Robert Bruce, king of Scotland, fights to throw the English occupiers out
of his country.

DEATH IN PONT-AVEN by Jean-Luc Bannalec, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Commissaire Dupin is called to the murder of a hotel manager in the
picturesque Breton village of Pont-Aven, but finds those closest to the
dead man reluctant to tell what they know.

DISENGAGED by Mischa Hiller, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
Software whizz Julian Fisher’s radical past returns to haunt him when his
business partner insists they take on a dodgy job involving drones.

THE MURDER OF HARRIET KROHN by Karin Fossum, reviewed by John Cleal
Charles Torp has problems. He misses his dead wife and his gambling
addiction has driven his teenage daughter away. His plan to solve his
problems and win her back goes horribly wrong.

THE WOLVES OF LONDON by Mark Morris, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Alex Locke is doing his best to put his unsuccessful foray into crime
behind him and live a normal life, but when one of his daughters is
threatened, Alex has to turn to an old acquaintance from prison for help,
and things go rapidly downhill from there.

WHITED SEPULCHRES by CB Hanley, reviewed by John Cleal
Edwin Weaver must solve the killing of the earl’s household marshal which
threatens to disrupt plans for the wedding of his sister. But there appears
to be no motive and Edwin soon suspects there are other targets for the
killer.

ARCHANGEL’S SHADOWS by Nalini Singh, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Guild Hunter Ashwini Taj investigates the murder of a young woman found
drained of life and mummified. Something nasty is definitely lurking in the
shadows of New York.

AN APPETITE FOR VIOLETS by Martine Bailey, reviewed by John Cleal
Irrepressible under-cook Biddy Leigh wants only to wed her sweetheart and
set up a tavern. But when her elderly master marries a much younger woman,
Biddy is swept in a world of secrets and lies.

THE BOY WHO KILLED DEMONS by Dave Zeltserman, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When Henry Dudlow was 13, he started to see demons. Now he’s 15 and a half
and knows that something needs to be done about them, but it’s not easy
when you’re the only person who can see them.

THE WOLF IN WINTER by John Connolly, reviewed by Sylvia Wilson
In the small town of Prosperous, Maine, a young girl is killed as she tries
to escape from her captors. As Charlie Parker investigates this and an
apparent suicide, he upsets some powerful people and uncovers the
terrifying secret of Prosperous’s success.

ABANDON (audiobook) by Meg Cabot, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When Pierce Oliviera died there was no shining light at the end of a
tunnel, just a gloomy cavern and a lot of confused people being herded into
two different lines. But Pierce has never been very good at doing what
she’s told. And she doesn’t stay dead, either.

Best wishes

Sharon