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 Stuart MacBride in the Countdown hot seat

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This week’s reviews are:

THE SMILING MAN by Joseph Knox, reviewed by Chris Roberts
DC Aidan Waits is still in disgrace and on permanent night duty when his
discovery of a body in a moribund hotel gives him a real case to
investigate.

UNDERTOW by Anthony J Quinn, reviewed by John Cleal
An Irish detective’s suicide leads PSNI Inspector Celcius Daly across the
border into a labyrinth of lies, corruption and murderous violence.

TEN YEAR STRETCH: CELEBRATING A DECADE OF CRIME FICTION AT CRIMEFEST edited
by Martin Edwards and Adrian Muller, reviewed by Linda Wilson
An anthology of short stories celebrating the tenth anniversary of
CrimeFest, Bristol’s crime fiction convention.

AN ECHO OF MURDER by Anne Perry, reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
A Hungarian man living and working near the Thames, is found brutally
murdered. Commander Monk is on the trail of the culprit.

MAIGRET AND THE MINISTER by Georges Simenon, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
A telephone call from the Minister for Public Works heralds a case of
unusual complexity for Maigret.

FEAR by Dirk Kurbjuweit, reviewed by Chris Roberts
The shocking allegations of a creepy neighbour are profoundly unsettling to
Randolf and his wife Rebecca, and when the state cannot help the options
are limited.

THE TRUTH AND LIES OF ELLA BLACK by Emily Barr, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Ella Black’s life is turned upside down when her parents whisk her away
from school with no warning and take a flight to Rio de Janeiro. She’s
always had a secret to keep, but that has now got an awful lot harder.

DAMNATION by Peter Beck, reviewed by John Cleal
Former Swiss police special ops detective Tom Winter faces an international
plot to dominate the world’s financial markets and opponents who will stop
at nothing to achieve their goal.

BLOOD TIDE by Claire McGowan, reviewed by John Barnbrook
Paula Maguire is a forensic psychologist. She is sent to investigate the
disappearance of a young couple on the isolated Bone Island. When she
arrives she quickly discovers that the locals do not welcome investigation
from outsiders

WHITE BODIES by Jane Robins, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Callie’s sister needs saving from her toxic husband. And there is only one
way …

LAST WILL by William McIntyre, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Robbie Munro is fighting a custody battle over his daughter Tina, but finds
himself under severe time pressure seeking a defence for a man accused of
murder.

THE BROTHER by Joakim Zander, reviewed by John Cleal
Yasmine broke her promise to protect her little brother, but when she
realises he is still alive, she is determined to make amends.

DAY OF THE DEAD by Mark Roberts, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
DCI Eve Clay is on the hunt for a serial killer – the killer that most of
the country reveres.

THE MASTER KEY by Masako Togawa, reviewed by Chris Roberts
In post-war Tokyo, the K Apartments for single women accommodates aging
residents, many with secrets and some with sinister or bizarre patterns of
behaviour.

DON’T WAKE UP by Liz Lawler, reviewed by Linda Wilson
A&E doctor Alex Taylor knows she’s been subjected to a horrific attack. The
problem is that no one else believes her.

THE WRONG CHILD by Barry Gornell, reviewed by John Cleal
Twenty-one of 22 children in an isolated village die in a disaster. Dog
Evans is the only survivor. Abandoned by his parents and shunned by those
left behind for whom he is a daily reminder of loss, the situation
inevitably builds toward violence.

THE BLIND by AF Brady, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Sam James was warned about how dangerous and unhinged her latest patient
is. But to Sam, Richard seems perfectly sane.

THE HOLYWELL DEAD by Chris Nickson, reviewed by John Cleal
When a secretive parish priest is murdered against a background of the
return of the plague, the coroner presses John the Carpenter into service
yet again to discover why.

CAUSE OF DEATH by Peter Ritchie, reviewed by Linda Wilson
DCI Grace Macallan and the newly formed Lothian and Borders Major Crime
Team must track down whoever is brutally attacking and now killing
prostitutes.

MARIA IN THE MOON by Louise Beech, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Catherine has a great memory, but she cannot remember what happened when
she was nine years old.  She feels desperate to unlock her past to
understand herself and those around her.

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Sharon
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