Crime Review Update

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 Quintin Jardine in the Countdown hot seat.

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This week’s reviews are:
RIGHTEOUS by Joe Ide, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Neighbourhood sleuth Isaiah Quintabe is getting closer to explaining his
brother’s death, and is asked to help when a couple of gamblers get into
trouble with Chinese triads.

THE GIRL IN THE GREEN DRESS by Cath Staincliffe, reviewed by John Cleal
Transgender teenager Allie Kennaway is brutally murdered at her school’s
prom night. As Manchester police face the most vicious of hate crimes, two
parents must decide how far they will go to protect their own child.

WATCHING YOU by Arne Dahl, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Detective Sam Berger is convinced that a third missing 15-year-old girl is
in fact another victim of a serial killer. He’s forced to deal with his
long-buried personal demons to understand and catch the murderer.

THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by AJ Finn, reviewed by Nicola Hodges
Dr Anna Fox is severely agoraphobic and watches her New York neighbours all
day. She witnesses a serious crime in the house opposite and fights to
prove it.

NIGHT SCHOOL by Lee Child, reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
Major Jack Reacher and two others are given a special project concerning a
mystery American in Germany.  First they have to find out who he is and why
he is mysterious.

A WANTED MAN by Robert Parker, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Ex-soldier Ben Bracken is out of prison, but not through the normal
channels. He’s a man on a mission, and the mission is revenge. But the
murder of an old friend’s father derails his plans.

ONE DAMN THINGS AFTER ANOTHER by Dan Latus, reviewed Arnold Taylor
Being a Good Samaritan is not without its dangers, as private investigator
Frank Doy discovers to his cost.

IN THE DARK by Andreas Pflüger, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Five years ago, tracking down a ruthless serial killer would have been all
in a day’s work. But five years ago, Jenny Aaron wasn’t blind.

THE PRINCE AND THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS by Saul David, reviewed by John Cleal
Jack the Ripper is murdering and mutilating prostitutes. Zulu Hart is
called back to England by the Duke of Cambridge, his natural father, to
investigate evidence which seems to point to Prince Edward as the killer.

BLACKSTONE by Richard Falkirk, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Bow Street Runner Edmund Blackstone is assigned to look after the young
Princess Alexandrina Victoria, but things don’t quite go according to plan.

DISTRICT VIII by Adam Lebor, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Romany cop Balthazar Kovacs receives a text showing a dead man, one of the
hundreds of refugees crowded into Budapest hoping for a new life in the
West.

SCARED TO DEATH by Kate Medina, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
A baby is found abandoned in an A&E unit. The police believe there is a
possible link to a young man’s suicide a year before.

GRINGA by Joe Thomas, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Detective Leme has gringa Ellie under observation – she enters a building
but doesn’t come out. When he follows, he finds a man dead and Ellie gone.

THE LAVENDER LADY CASEFILE by Jessie Daniels, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Recently widowed Effie James does a favour for a friend and joins a local
ghost-hunting group. To her surprise, it’s all a lot more interesting than
she expected.

SOOT by Andrew Martin, reviewed by John Cleal
Fletcher Rigge, languishing in a debtor’s prison, receives a bizarre
proposition. Find the killer of a prominent silhouette artist in one month
and have his debts paid off, or return to jail possibly for the rest of his
life.

HOLLYWOOD HANG TEN by Eve Goldberg, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Surfer dude and private investigator Ryan Zorn takes his first independent
job, locating a missing boy, but finds a connection to the blackmail of
Hollywood stars.

A MAP OF THE DARK by Karen Ellis, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Special Agent Elsa Myer is emotionally torn, hunting for a missing
17-year-old girl, whilst her father lies in a hospital bed, dying of cancer.

GIRL IN SNOW by Danya Kukafka, reviewed by John Cleal
Golden girl Lucinda Hayes is found murdered. Three small town misfits
record their reactions as the hunt for the killer continues.

SHATTERED MINDS by Laura Lam, reviewed by John Barnbrook
In a future world, virtual reality is used to modify experience but a
company plans a new program to control the emotions of the whole
population. The Trust, a group of like-minded individuals, are determined
to stop them.

ALL THE RAGE (audiobook) by Courtney Summers, reviewed by Linda Wilson
The sheriff’s son assaulted Romy Grey, but no one believed her. Then when
Romy goes missing after a school party, she gets little sympathy then,
either. And soon another girl is missing.

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