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 Sara Sheridan in the Countdown hot seat: http://www.crimereview.co.uk/page.php/interview/8856
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This week’s reviews are:
THE DARKEST EVENING by Ann Cleeves, reviewed by Viv Beeby
The body of a young woman is discovered in the grounds of the Stanhope estate. The combination of the remote and snow-covered landscape, a close-knit village community and ancient family secrets leads to a classic case of love, revenge and murder.
WHEN SHADOWS FALL by Alex Gray, reviewed by John Cleal
Former policemen are being murdered across Scotland. Superintendent Bill Lorimer must seek the motive and the mastermind behind a series of killings.
VIRGIN & CHILD by Maggie Hamand, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When the recently elected Pope Patrick, the first Irish pope, is attacked by a woman in St Peter’s Square, his reaction to this sets in train events that could derail his papacy by playing into the hands of his detractors.
THE RIP by Mark Brandi, reviewed by Chris Roberts
A young woman living on the street comes under threat when someone new shows up and disturbs the precarious stability of her life.
DIE FOR ME by Jesper Stein, reviewed by Ewa Sherman
Maverick DI Alex Steen cannot let go of an unsolved case that destroyed his own life four years ago. DNA evidence from recent rapes in Copenhagen links the perpetrator to the killing, and Alex is desperate for one more chance to try to solve the case.
THE NEMESIS MANIFESTO by Eric van Lustbader, reviewed by John Cleal
As American democracy comes under threat and her fellow agents are systematically eliminated, lone wolf black ops field agent Evan Ryder must find out why.
UNFOLLOW ME by Charlotte Duckworth, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler
When social media influencer Violet Young’s online accounts suddenly disappear, her distraught fans try to find out what’s happened to her.
THE NIGHT BEFORE by Wendy Walker, reviewed by Kati Barr Taylor
When Laura doesn’t come home after a blind date, her sister senses something terrible has happened. But her instinct can’t tell her who the victim might be.
THE CITY IN FLAMES by Michael Russell, reviewed by John Cleal
Garda Special Branch Inspector Stefan Gillespie goes undercover to investigate a plot inspired by the IRA and the Germans to assassinate theIrish president.
EXPIRY DATE by Rachel Ward, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When a woman’s body is discovered during building works, supermarket worker Bea Jordan is worried that it might be one of her customers who she hasn’t seen for a few weeks. But the body has been there longer than that and proves to be connected to Bea in a very unexpected way.
DEATH OF A MERMAID by Lesley Thomson, reviewed by John Cleal
Frederica ‘Freddy’ Power returns to her childhood home after 22 years and must confront her past and face unpleasant truths about her family.
THE LIZARD by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Student Alistair Haston is in Greece for the summer looking for a change of atmosphere – but gets more adventure than he expected.
BAD SEED by Jessica Eames, reviewed by Kati Barr-Taylor
A recently widowed woman is trying to pick up the pieces of her life, but it seems that someone is out to stop her succeeding.
THE PERFECT ALIBI by Christopher St John Sprigg, reviewed by John Cleal
Industrialist Anthony Mullins is found dead after a fire in a locked garage. All principal suspects have alibis, but all, including the victim, have something to hide.
FROM THE SHADOWS by GR Halliday, reviewed by Linda Wilson
A serial killer is stalking the Scottish glens, leaving mutilated bodies carefully posed with a macabre memento. DI Monica Kennedy needs to track down whoever is responsible before the deaths mount up even further.
FALSE PROPHET by James Hazel, reviewed by John Barnbrook
An ex-detective-turned-lawyer and a cast of eccentric but charming characters work to prevent the end of the world and catch a serial killer.
CITY OF GHOSTS by Ben Creed, reviewed by Chris Roberts
A young Russian militia lieutenant is called to a nightmarish scene of five corpses and finds that the victims have links to his own past.
MURDER YOUR DARLINGS by Mark McCrum, reviewed by Sylvia Maughan
A group of people gather in an Italian villa in Tuscany for a summer writing course. One of them is found dead in the sauna and murder is suspected.
BOY QUEEN by George Lester, reviewed by Linda Wilson
When Robin Cooper’s world falls apart after he’s rejected by the drama school he’s desperate to get into, he finds unexpected happiness in glitter, glamour and the world of drag.
TWO LIVES by A Yi, reviewed by Chris Roberts
Seven short stories from China with a dark and experimental feel to them.
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Sharon and Linda
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