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 Louise Candlish in the
Countdown hot seat:
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This
week’s reviews are:
Galway Girl
by Ken Bruen, reviewed by John Cleal
Former
cop-turned-PI Jack Taylor is pitted against a trio of young assassins who all
have reasons to hate him and who are targeting Gardai as a means to destroy
him.
Bury Them
Deep by James Oswald, reviewed by Linda Wilson
DCI Tony
McLean must cope with a missing member of staff, a multi-agency operation with
a silly name and bodies galore.
Heaven My
Home by Attica Locke, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Texas
Ranger Darren Matthews is sent to Caddo Lake where a nine-year-old boy is
missing, the son of an imprisoned white supremacist.
The
Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
Dr Ruth
Galloway has a new job and a new life in Cambridge. But a murderer’s confession
drags her back to north Norfolk to work again with DCI Harry Nelson, the father
of her young aughter.
A Grave
for Two by Anne Holt, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
High-flying
lawyer Selma Falck has lost everything because of her former client Jan Morell,
and her own recklessness. Now Morell wants her to clear the name of his
daughter Hege, an elite cross-country skier accused of doping. Selma has no
choice but to search for the truth.
The
Accomplice by Joseph Kanon, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Aaron
Wiley visits Argentina to track down a Nazi in hiding who bears responsibility
for the death of many in his family.
Black
Summer by MW Craven, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When a
supposedly dead woman turns up at a police station, an old case comes back to
haunt Washington Poe.
The
Measure of Malice edited by Martin Edwards, reviewed by John Cleal
A
collection of 14 short stories illustrating how crime fiction reflected – and
in some cases predicted – the use of science in crime detection.
Slay by Brittney Morris, reviewed by
Linda Wilson
By day, 17-year-old Keira Johnson is
one of only three black students at Jefferson Academy. By night, Keira is
Emerald, queen of the universe she has created in the online multi-play game
SLAY. When a boy is killed in a dispute originating in the game, Keira must
fight to preserve the world she has created from those who want to see it taken
down.
The Silent War by Andreas Norman,
reviewed by Chris Roberts
Bente Jensen, head of Swedish
Intelligence in Brussels, is passed information by a whistle-blower from the
local MI6 office. The threat of serious embarrassment generates a determined
effort at retrieval.
Come a Little Closer by Karen Perry,
reviewed by Viv Beeby
Is Anton a callous murderer or was he
wrongly convicted? And is his friendship with his young neighbour Leah genuine
or something altogether more sinister?
Wild Harbour by Ian Macpherson,
reviewed by John Cleal
Pacifist couple Terry and Hugh flee to
the Grampian wilderness to avoid Hugh being called up for a war with which they
do not agree.
Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia, reviewed
by Kati Barr-Taylor
The reappearance of Lucas Blackthorn,
who has been missing for ten years, could be the death of speech therapist Maya
Stark.
Firewatching by Russ Thomas, reviewed
by Linda Wilson
When a body is found bricked up in the
basement of a dilapidated old house, DS Adam Tyler gets involved in a cold case
that suddenly starts to get very hot to handle.
The Boy in the Headlights by Samuel
Bjørk, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Detectives Holger Munch and Mia Krüger
are in search of a serial killer who targets random ordinary people. The pair
struggle to predicts his next move but must deal with their own demons to stop
the murders.
Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose,
reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
Daisy, a young woman, is attacked in
the street, but fights the attacker off. Others are not so lucky.
A Death in the Medina by James von
Leyden, reviewed by Chris Roberts
During a hot Ramadan in Marrakech, the
body of a Moroccan girl is found dead, dumped in a handcart. Despite
distractions, local detective Belkacem persists with an investigation.
Under Occupation by Alan Furst,
reviewed by John Cleal
Spying and subterfuge in occupied Paris
inspired by the true story of Polish prisoners in Nazi Germany, who smuggled
intelligence to Britain through the French resistance.
The Nowhere Child by Christian White,
reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
The stranger is just about to rewrite
history – Kim’s history. And her entire life.
The Adventures of Maud West, Lady
Detective by Susannah Stapleton, reviewed
by John Cleal
Maud West ran a detective agency for
more than 30 years. Her exploits grabbed headlines, but did she tell the truth?
Best wishes
Sharon and Linda
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