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 Harriet Tyce in the Countdown hot seat: http://www.crimereview.co.uk/page.php/interview/8906
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This week’s reviews are:
ZERO 22 by Chris Ryan, reviewed by Linda Wilson
Despite an ambush that leaves Danny Black the only
survivor of an SAS unit, it’s not long before he’s deployed again, this time to
assist in the assassination of the man ultimately responsible for the attack
that left so many of his teammates dead.
THE POSTSCRIPT MURDERS by Elly Griffiths, reviewed by
Viv Beeby
Ninety-year-old Peggy has two main interests in life –
observing the comings and goings beneath her bay window in Seaview Court and
murder. So when Peggy is found dead in
her favourite chair, notebook by her side, it must surely be from natural
causes – mustn't it?
BROKEN by Don Winslow, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Six short stories set in the US featuring people on
the wrong side of the law and those who oppose them.
THE CORPSE IN THE GARDEN OF PERFECT BRIGHTNESS by
Malcolm Pryce, reviewed
by John Cleal
Railway detective Jack Wenlock, thrown out of work by
the 1947 nationalisation of the industry, searches the Far East for his mother,
whom he has always believed dead.
THE SUMMER OF ELLEN by Agnete Friis, reviewed by Ewa
Sherman
The realities of modern Copenhagen and of Jutland
farmland from the 1970s clash as Jacob Errbo, an architect drinking through his
bitter divorce, must return to the area he has not visited for nearly 40 years.
His very old great-uncles Anton and Anders want to find out what happened to a beautiful
hippy Ellen who moved in with them from a local commune.
NEVER SAY DIE by Anthony Horowitz, reviewed by Linda
Wilson
Alex Rider, traumatised by the murder of his best
friend and guardian, is determined to learn more about her death, even if his
quest might extinguish the tiny flicker of hope kindled by an inexplicable
email.
HOUSE OF CORRECTION by Nicci French, reviewed by Chris
Roberts
Tabitha Hardy is arrested for the murder of Stuart
Rees. She has little recollection of the day he was killed, but is convinced
she is innocent, although it seems everyone else believes she is guilty.
SAFE HOUSE by Jo Jakeman, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Charlie has a new life to go with her new name. But
her past is closing in.
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH by Sarah Hawkswood, reviewed by
John Cleal
When the Prince of Powys’ messenger fails to reach his
English destination, lord sheriff’s men Bradecote, Catchpoll and Walkelin must
check a dead man’s identity.
THE CHEMICAL REACTION by Fiona Erskine, reviewed by
Linda Wilson
Chemical expert Dr Jaq Silver is in desperate need of
some income. She’s got debts mounting up and no easy way of paying them off, so
when she gets a job offer that involves a trip to China, beggars can’t be
choosers.
MIDNIGHT ATLANTA by Thomas Mullen, reviewed by Chris
Roberts
Atlanta 1956. When the black owner of the Atlanta
Daily Times is shot and killed, reporter Tommy Smith is determined to find the
culprit.
INVITATION TO DIE by Barbara Cleverly, reviewed by John Cleal
DI John Redfyre discovers a body and uncovers a story
of wartime betrayal and multiple murders.
CALL ME EVIE by JP Pomare, reviewed by Kati
Barr-Taylor
A quiet beach town should be the place where Evie can
heal. But Evie isn’t her name, and she is not there of her own free will.
SCAR TISSUE by Ollie Ollerton, reviewed by Linda
Wilson
When former special services operative Alex Abbott’s
son goes missing, he’s determined to do what he can to help, even if it means
walking into a trap.
SECOND SISTER by Chan Ho-Kei, reviewed by Chris
Roberts
Nga-yee is devastated when her younger sister Siu-man
jumps from their Hong Kong tenement flat to her death. She finds someone who can help her satisfy
her desire for revenge on the people who drove her to it.
IMPOSTER 13 by Rob Sinclair, reviewed by John Cleal
Aydin Torkal – the former terrorist known as Sleeper
13, now working with MI6 – infiltrates a sinister new terror cell that’s
planning a series of devastating worldwide attacks
THE TROPHY TAKER by Sarah Flint, reviewed by John
Barnbrook
A murderer cuts off ring fingers, rips out hearts and
discards them, replacing them with a token and leaves the bodies in graveyards
in London. DC Charlie Stafford and her team are desperate to find this killer.
THE BRAMBLE AND THE ROSE by Tom Bouman, reviewed by
Chris Roberts
Policeman Henry Farrell is called in when a body is
found, suspected to be the victim of a bear. Events prove there is more than
one predator in the woods.
THE FLIGHT by Julie Clark, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
Claire and Eva meet at JFK Airport, New York. But
their encounter is brief, and their destinations could be their last.
CAST NO SHADOW by Julie Newman, reviewed by John Cleal
Young journalist Samantha investigates the story of an
Indian hotelier cleared of a rape charge when he is revealed to be a she. The
trail takes her into the dangerous Indian underworld, where money always talks
– and life is cheap.
Best wishes
Sharon and Linda
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