New issue of Crime Review

We feature new 20 reviews in each issue of Crime Review (
www.crimereview.co.uk), together with a top industry interview. This time
it’s author LC Tyler in the Countdown hot seat:
http://crimereview.co.uk/page.php/interview/5835

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This week’s reviews are:

LINE OF FIRE by Andy McNab, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Nick Stone is operating on home soil for a change. He has to find a woman,
snatch her and deliver her to the shadowy operator he knows as the Owl.

INTO THE WATER by Paula Hawkins, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Nel Abbot has gone where all the troublesome women have, for hundreds of
years – into the water. But what drove her and a teenage girl to take their
lives in a place where witches were drowned?

3 MINUTES by Roslund and Hellstrom, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Former government agent Piet Hoffman is on the run from his old life in
Sweden. Now he tries to survive as an infiltrator of the Colombian mafia on
which he also informs for the Americans. Then things get terribly
complicated.

THE CUBAN AFFAIR by Nelson DeMille, reviewed by John Cleal
Afghan combat veteran Daniel ‘Mac’ MacCormick, now a charter boat captain,
refuses a fishing trip to Cuba, but reconsiders when offered a small
fortune and sets sail on his most dangerous cruise.

BURIED LIES by Kristina Ohlsson, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Stockholm lawyer Martin Benner is visited by the brother of a woman accused
of five murders, now dead, insisting that the case against her was flawed.

MY NAME IS NOBODY by Matthew Richardson, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Solomon Vine, a highly rated MI6 officer, is suspended when a prisoner whom
he is interrogating is shot. However, his suspension proves useful when the
Head of Station in Istanbul is abducted and an unofficial investigation is
required.

THE DEATHWATCH JOURNAL (audionbook) by Ian Rankin, reviewed by Linda Wilson
A man awaits death in Edinburgh’s Saughton Prison, but the guard who is
tasked with keeping the death watch with him is not convinced of his guilt.

RUSTY PUPPY by Joe R Lansdale, reviewed by John Cleal
Hap and Leonard investigate the murder of a young black man and uncover the
dirty underbelly of a town.

THE LAKE by Lotte and Søren Hammer, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
The remains of a young woman, tied to a stone, are discovered in a lake in
the Danish countryside. After fruitless investigation by the local police,
the case finds its way to the Copenhagen Homicide Department.

DEAD IN THE DARK by Stephen Booth, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Ten years ago, Reece Bower’s wife went missing and he was in the frame for
murder. Now he’s the one the police are looking for and it’s his new wife
who wants him found.

THE MOUNTAIN by Luca D’Andrea, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Surviving the crash that he believes was his fault is just the start of
Jeremiah Salenger’s nightmares.

GOING DOWN SLOW by John Harvey, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Seven short stories featuring the creations of John Harvey, including
private eye Jack Kiley and detective Charlie Resnick.

MARKED TO DIE by Sarah Hawkswood, reviewed by John Cleal
A mysterious archer leaves a string of corpses in his wake as he leads
attacks on the salt road from (Droit)Wich. When a local lord falls victim,
the Sheriff of Worcester dispatches Hugh Bradecote and Serjeant Catchpoll
to put a stop to the attacks.

THE PRIME OF MS DOLLY GREENE by EV Harte, reviewed by Anthea Hawdon
A missing woman, a body in the river and dangerous dealings next door.
Dolly Greene, tarot reader, must use her people skills and sixth sense to
make sense of the puzzle.

THE END OF THE WEB by George Sims, reviewed by John Cleal
When a philandering, middle-aged antiques dealer is found dead next to the
body of a beautiful younger girl, his widow asks ex-detective Ed Buchanan,
a family friend, to investigate.

BLED DRY by Abdelilah Hamdouchi, reviewed by Chris Roberts
When a young Casablanca couple are found butchered, detective Hanash is
under pressure to get quick results, if only to protect himself.

DEADLY ALIBI by Leigh Russell, reviewed by Kate Balfour
An apparently inoffensive woman is murdered and DI Geraldine Steel’s
colleagues all believe that they have found the murderer. Then the person
giving him a strong alibi is also found murdered. Geraldine’s instincts
tell her that they have got the wrong man.

THE BOOK OF DUST by Philip Pullman, reviewed by John Barnbrook
Life is pleasant and uneventful for Malcolm Polstead until, by chance, he
becomes embroiled in a power struggle between the competing worlds of
religion, politics and academic study. He also becomes inextricably linked
to a baby called Lyra.

WALDEN OF BERMONDSEY by Peter Murphy, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Resident judge Charlie Walden relates several tales featuring life in
Bermondsey Crown Court, both in the courtroom and behind the scenes.

A SKINFUL OF SHADOWS by Frances Hardinge, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Twelve-year-old Makepeace is caught up in both a civil war and a war for
possession of her own mind, and finds friends and allies in the most
unlikely places.

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