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 Kjell Ola Dahl in the
Countdown hot seat:
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This
week’s reviews are:
THE ROOT
OF EVIL by Hakan Nesser, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Detective
Inspector Gunnar Barbarotti receives a letter informing him that a murder will
take place in his small Swedish town. And indeed, a man is soon found dead.
When more letters arrive, he and his team must try to prevent more deaths.
THE
CUTTING EDGE by Jeffery Deaver, reviewed by Linda Wilson
A serial
killer with a strange affinity for diamonds is at work in New York targeting
couples seeking the perfect engagement ring. Criminalist Lincoln Rhyme is
drafted in to help make sense of the brutal murders.
THE
MOBSTER’S LAMENT by Ray Celestin, reviewed by John Cleal
Investigator
Ida Davis is called to New York by her old partner, Michael Talbot, to
investigate the brutal slaying of four people in a Harlem flophouse for which
his son faces the electric chair. As they delve into the case, Ida and Michael
realise the killings are part of a far larger conspiracy.
THE
RECKONING by John Grisham, reviewed by Chris Roberts
After
returning to the rural Mississippi town of Clanton, World War II hero Pete
Banning drives to his local Methodist church and shot the Reverend Dexter Bell.
He has never said why.
FEBRUARY’S
SON by Alan Parks, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Detective
Harry McCoy of the Glasgow police is not long returned to duty when he is
called out by his chief inspector, Murray, to view a body found on the roof of
a 14-storey tower block. The body, showing obvious signs of torture, turns out
to be that of a well-known Celtic footballer.
WE CAN
SEE YOU by Simon Kernick, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Brook
Connor seems to have it all. But her life comes crashing down in ruins when her
daughter is kidnapped. She can’t go to the police, as the kidnappers say they
can see everything she does. The trouble is, Brook doesn’t even know if she can
trust her own husband.
THE
COLOUR OF MURDER by Julian Symons, reviewed by John Cleal
An
unhappy young man trapped in a loveless marriage faces the death penalty for a
crime he claims not to remember, the brutal beating to death of a girl with
whom he had become obsessed.
THE
PSYCHOLOGY OF TIME TRAVEL by Kate Mascarenhas, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
When
Odette finds a body, discovering the identity of the woman murdered in impossible
circumstances becomes an obsession that will drive her into the clutches of the
Conclave.
THE THIN
BLUE LINE by Christoffer Carlsson, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Detective
Leo Junker has crossed many professional lines. But when John Grimberg, his
oldest friend/enemy and a hardened criminal on the run, asks him to investigate
a five-year-old case of a murdered prostitute, Junker has to face own demons
from the past and corruption at the heart of the Swedish police force.
THE
SELECTED ADVENTURES AND MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Arthur Conan Doyle,
reviewed by John Cleal
Ten of
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s best short stories featuring the world’s first
consulting detective.
A FRIEND
IS A GIFT YOU GIVE YOURSELF by William Boyle, reviewed by Chris
Roberts
An aging
porn star, a mob widow and her granddaughter meet as strangers, face some
problems and find they are stronger together.
ALL THE
HIDDEN TRUTHS by Claire Askew, reviewed by Arnold Taylor
Ryan
Summers, a young student equipped with three guns, enters Three Rivers College
and immediately begins shooting girls. He kills 13 of them and then himself.
Everybody wants to know why but there appears to be no answer to the question.
I STOP
SOMEWHERE by TE Carter, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Ellie
Frias is over the moon when rich, good-looking Caleb Breward takes an interest
in her, but the fairytale romance soon turns to horror.
ONE LAW
FOR THE REST OF US by Peter Murphy, reviewed by Chris Roberts
A
revelation of sexual abuse by a child blows open her mother’s repressed memories
of the same treatment she suffered – but will the legal system offer her
redress?
SEVEN
SKINS by John Steele, reviewed by John Cleal
Jackie
Shaw, former soldier, policeman and one-time RUC undercover officer, is coerced
by the security services into investigating a hit-list of retired security
operatives.
STALKER
by Lisa Stone, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
When DC
Beth Mayes begins seeing a link between a series of crimes in the area,
instinct tells her security expert Derek Flint is involved.
THE CHAOS
OF NOW by Erin Large, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Teenager
hacker Eli Bennett is asked by two schoolmates to join them in an attempt to
win a prestigious coding competition ñ and they aren’t prepared to take no for
an answer.
RETRIBUTION
by Richard Anderson, reviewed by Chris Roberts
In a
small farming town in Australia, a few discontented people are drawn together
and tempted into taking retribution for wrongs done, real or imaginary.
SHAKESPEARE’S
SWORD by Alan Judd, reviewed by John Cleal
Antiques
dealer Simon Gold discovers an ancient sword which may have belonged to William
Shakespeare and becomes obsessed with owning it. But how far is he prepared to
go to get it?
JAR OF
HEARTS by Jennifer Hillier, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Geo kept
a secret for 14 years – one that destroyed her childhood and eventually sent
her to prison. She has served her time, but the destruction is far from over.
Best
wishes
Sharon
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