Crime Watch Review: THE NIGHT FIRE by Michael Connelly

Crime Watch: Review: THE NIGHT FIRE: THE NIGHT FIRE by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Back when Harry Bosch was just a rookie homicide ...

Crime Watch: Then and now: tales of troubled youth win Ngaio Ma...

Crime Watch: Then and now: tales of troubled youth win Ngaio Ma...: A trio of fresh crime voices were the culprits in Christchurch on Saturday evening as Dame Fiona Kidman, JP Pomare, and Kelly Denne...

Crime Watch Review: HOW THE DEAD SPEAK by Val McDermid

Crime Watch: Review: HOW THE DEAD SPEAK: HOW THE DEAD SPEAK by Val McDermid (Little, Brown, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson With former profiler Tony Hill behind bars and fo...

Crime Watch: Review: RIPPLING RED

Crime Watch: Review: RIPPLING RED: RIPPLING RED by Brigid George (Potoroo Press, 2017) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm The third novel in this Australian murder mystery serie...

Crime Watch: Review: ONE FOR ANOTHER by Andrea Jacka

Crime Watch: Review: ONE FOR ANOTHER: ONE FOR ANOTHER by Andrea Jacka (2018) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm Laudanum. Irish whiskey. The tried and true escape routes of bordell...

Crime Watch: Review: THE NANCYS by RWR McDonald

Crime Watch: Review: THE NANCYS: THE NANCYS by RWR McDonald (Allen & Unwin 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Tippy Chan is eleven and lives in a small town in a ve...

Crime Watch: Review: LADY IN THE LAKE by Laura Lippman

Crime Watch: Review: LADY IN THE LAKE: LADY IN THE LAKE by Laura Lippman (Faber & Faber, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Cleo Sherwood disappeared eight months ago. As...

Crime Watch: Review: ALL THAT'S DEAD by Stuart MacBride

Crime Watch: Review: ALL THAT'S DEAD: ALL THAT'S DEAD by Stuart MacBride (HarperCollins, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Inspector Logan McRae was looking forward to ...

Crime Watch: Review: THE DYING TRADE

Crime Watch: Review: THE DYING TRADE: THE DYING TRADE by Peter Corris (1980) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm Hardy needs work. In fact, he's the type of detective who never ...

Crime Watch: Review: TEETH OF THE WOLF by Lee Murray & Dan Rabarts

Crime Watch: Review: TEETH OF THE WOLF: TEETH OF THE WOLF by Lee Murray & Dan Rabarts (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2018) Reviewed by Alyson Baker Scientific consultant Penny...

Crime Watch: Review: DARK SACRED NIGHT by Michael Connelly

Crime Watch: Review: DARK SACRED NIGHT: DARK SACRED NIGHT by Michael Connelly (Orion, 2018) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Renée Ballard is working the night beat again, and ret...

Crime Watch: Review: NEW IBERIA BLUES by James Lee Burke

Crime Watch: Review: NEW IBERIA BLUES: NEW IBERIA BLUES by James Lee Burke (Orion, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Detective Dave Robicheaux’s world isn’t filled with too ...

Crime Watch: Review: NOVEMBER ROAD

Crime Watch: Review: NOVEMBER ROAD: NOVEMBER ROAD by Lou Berney (William Morrow, 2018) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Frank Guidry’s luck has finally run out.  A loyal stree...

Crime Watch: Review: THE HUNTING PARTY

Crime Watch: Review: THE HUNTING PARTY: THE HUNTING PARTY by Lucy Foley (HarperCollins, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson During the languid days of the Christmas break, a gr...

Crime Watch: Review: RUN YOU DOWN by Julia Dahl

Crime Watch: Review: RUN YOU DOWN: RUN YOU DOWN by Julia Dahl (Faber & Faber, 2019) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Aviva Kagan was just a teenager when she left her Has...

Crime Watch: Review: IN A HOUSE OF LIES

Crime Watch: Review: IN A HOUSE OF LIES: IN A HOUSE OF LIES by Ian Rankin (Headline, 2018) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Everyone has something to hide. A missing private invest...

Crime Watch: Review: HEAVEN SENT

Crime Watch: Review: HEAVEN SENT: HEAVEN SENT by Alan Carter (Fremantle Press, 2018) Reviewed by Karen Chisholm Detective Sergeant Philip ‘Cato’ Kwong is light on sleep...

Crime Watch: Review: CHARCOAL JOE

Crime Watch: Review: CHARCOAL JOE: CHARCOAL JOE by Walter Mosley (Doubleday, 2016) Reviewed by Shane Donald Picking up where Rose Gold left off in LA in the late 1960s,...

Crime Watch: Review: THE KATHARINA CODE

Crime Watch: Review: THE KATHARINA CODE: THE KATHARINA CODE by Jørn Lier Horst, tr Anne Bruce (Penguin, 2018) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Twenty-four years ago Katharina Hauge...

Crime Watch: Review: NO TIME TO CRY by James Oswald

Crime Watch: Review: NO TIME TO CRY: NO TIME TO CRY by James Oswald (xx, 2018) Reviewed by Craig Sisterson Undercover ops are always dangerous, but DC Constance Fairchild ...