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 Simon Lelic in the Countdown hot
seat:
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This week’s reviews are:
THE DIRTY DOZEN by Lynda La Plante,
reviewed by John Cleal
Detective Sergeant Jane Tennison is
posted to the Sweeney, the Flying Squad, rocked by corruption allegations and
notoriously misogynistic. She must not only prove herself to her male colleagues,
but also tackle some of London’s most vicious armed robbers.
GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL by Michael
Robotham, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Cyrus Haven’s already troubled mind is
spread thin, investigating a horrific murder case and helping a girl who needs
saving from herself.
JOE COUNTRY by Mick Herron, reviewed by
Arnold Taylor
The 'Slow Horses' are going through
their daily Slough House routine when they suddenly have to obey a call to
arms. Louisa Guy is approached by the former wife of Min Harper, now dead, and
informed that Min's son, Lucas, has gone missing. Since Louisa had had what was
for her a romantic affair with Min, she decides she has to act.
MAIGRET’S CHILDHOOD FRIEND by Georges
Simenon, reviewed by Chris Roberts
An old schoolmate calls on Maigret to
inform him of a murder and expects some allowance to be made for old
acquaintance despite the fact that he is clearly the prime suspect.
THE BAD FIRE by Quintin Jardine,
reviewed by Linda Wilson
A case from nine years ago turns out to
be anything but cold, as Alexis Skinner finds out to her cost.
THE ALPHABET MURDERS by Lars Schutz,
reviewed by Viv Beeby
When the body of a man is found
brutally murdered in a wildlife part and tattooed with a letter A, criminal
profilers Jan Grall and Rabea Wyler are thrown into a deadly game of cat and
mouse.
AFTER SHE’S GONE by Camilla Grebe,
reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Psychological profiler Hanne and her
partner investigator Peter arrive in an isolated town in dense forests to
investigate a cold case. She tries to keep her dementia secret, writing
everything in a diary. Within days the couple vanishes, adding to the tensions
between local inhabitants, police and the refugees relocated to the area.
AMERICAN SPY by Lauren Wilkinson,
reviewed by John Cleal
FBI intelligence officer Marie Mitchell
is assigned to target Thomas Sankara, the charismatic revolutionary president
of Burkina Faso.
THE ESCAPE ROOM by Megan Goldin,
reviewed by Madeleine Marsh
Four Wall Street high-flyers find
themselves trapped together in an elevator escape room with one instruction –
to get out alive.
MAN ON ICE by Humphrey Hawksley,
reviewed by Chris Roberts
A change of leadership in both the
White House and the Kremlin provides anopportunity for ambitious men. A
miss-step could lead to nuclear annihilation, and a man on the ice becomes the
key.
NO MERCY by Joanna Schaffhausen,
reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Ellery’s fellow victims of violent
crimes may not help her with the therapy she desperately needs. They may be the
death of her.
DEEP DIRTY TRUTH by Steph Broadribb,
reviewed by Linda Wilson
When bounty hunter Lori Anderson is
offered a deal by the boss of the Miami Mob, she has little choice but to
agree, as to turn it down would put a price on her family’s heads, as well as
her own. She has to snatch someone from FBI custody. No pressure, then.
THE CANARY KEEPER by Clare Carson,
reviewed by John Cleal
A young woman finds a body on the banks
of the Thames. When corrupt police try to frame her for involvement in the
death, she retraces the dead man’s steps to the Orkneys to prove her innocence.
C’EST LA VIE by Pascal Garnier,
reviewed by Chris Roberts
Writer Jean-Francois Colombier
accompanies his son on a trip to Lille and is unexpectedly plunged into a
nightmare.
SONGS ABOUT A BOY by Chris Russell,
reviewed by Linda Wilson
World famous boyband Fire&Lights
are on the brink of a messy break-up as tensions between lead singer and
songwriter Gabriel West and band member Olly Samson boil over. Charlie Bloom,
the band’s young photographer, blames herself and just wants to wind back the
clock to happier times.
THIS DARK LITTLE PLACE by AS Hatch,
reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Daniel, Victoria, Ruby. Three disturbed
people, two toxic relationships, one murder.
WITCHFINDER by Andrew Williams,
reviewed by John Cleal
The British Secret Service is in chaos
as the hunt for traitors snowballs after the defection of Burgess, Maclean and
Philby
BAD TURN by Zoe Sharp, reviewed by
Linda Wilson
Charlie Fox is jobless, homeless and
blacklisted in the close-knit world of close personal protection, so when a new
job finally comes her way, she’s in no position to refuse, even if all her
instincts are telling her to run and not to look back.
GHOST VIRUS by Graham Masterton,
reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
The horrific vision of the woman who
killed herself with acid will never leave DC Jerry Pardoe’s mind. But soon it
will have to make space for worse images.
BREAKING DAD by James Lubbock (with
Warren Fitzgerald), reviewed by Chris Roberts
James Lubbock tells the story of his
life, of parents whose sexual orientation led them to part, and of his father
the drug dealer.
Best wishes
Sharon
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