In our new edition of Crime Review (www.crimereview.co.uk) this week we have 16 reviews, together with Will Jordan in the Countdown interview hot seat: http://crimereview.co.uk/page.php/interview/1697 Crime Review can be followed on Twitter: @CrimeReviewUK Linda Wilson can be followed on Twitter: @CrimeReviewer Sharon Wheeler can be followed on Twitter: @lartonmedia This week’s reviews are: THE SEVERED STREETS by Paul Cornell, reviewed by Anthea Hawdon Amidst rioting on the streets of London, DI James Quill and his team have to find a supernatural killer with a distinct resemblance to Jack the Ripper. DOG WILL HAVE HIS DAY by Fred Vargas, reviewed by Arnold Taylor Whilst keeping watch on the occupant of a house in Paris, Louis Kehlweiler, now made redundant by the Justice Department, spots something that turns out to be a small human bone. In spite of being ridiculed by the police when he takes it to them, he decides to investigate. INTO A RAGING BLAZE by Andreas Norman, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler Carina Dymek is a high-flyer in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When she’s handed a leaked document, it sends her career up in flames and attracts the unwelcome attentions of the British MI6. THE TUDOR CONSPIRACY by Christopher Gortner, reviewed by John Cleal Disgraced spymaster William Cecil recalls Brendan Prescott to his service to uncover a plot to destroy Anne Boleyn’s daughter, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan finds himself a double agent, working for the Catholic Queen Mary in a court filled with intrigue, treachery and death. THE CITY by Dean Koontz, reviewed by Maddy Marsh In 1967, Jonah Kirk was eight years old, living in the city in a rented apartment with his mom. He dreams of being a musician but his mom can’t afford lessons. Then one day he is approached by a beautiful women who promises him a piano and gives him dreams. IF I CLOSE MY EYES NOW by Edney Silvestre, reviewed by Chris Roberts Two young Brazilian boys discover the body of a woman and enlist the help of an old man to find out who was responsible for her death. THE LOST ABBOT by Susanna Gregory, reviewed by John Cleal Physician/sleuth Matt Bartholomew travels to Peterborough to investigate the disappearance of the Abbot and his friend, the town’s only doctor. They ride into a web of ambition, avarice, lies, rivalries and deception. CONCEALED IN DEATH by JD Robb, reviewed by Sylvia Wilson When Roarke starts the refurbishment of a dilapidated building, he is horrified to find the bodies of 12 young girls concealed in the walls. As Eve investigates the murders, her childhood is brought flooding back as she is determined to identify the girls. THE SHROUD MAKER by Kate Ellis, reviewed by Linda Wilson The body of a woman is found floating out to sea in a small boat. The cause of death is pretty obvious – she’s been strangled. DI Wesley Peterson has to work out whether there’s a link between this death and the disappearance of another woman the previous year. HELL’S GATE by Richard Crompton, reviewed by Chris Roberts Maasai detective Mollel is posted to a small town where a number of men have disappeared. His new colleagues are hostile and are certainly on the take - but are they guilty of something worse? PAYING THE FERRYMAN by Jane Adams, reviewed by Sharon Wheeler A girl and her baby brother escape a gunman who’s shot their parents. DI Ryan Steel and DS Sophie Willis uncover family secrets as they try to track down the killer. CHAMBER MUSIC by Tom Benn, reviewed by John Cleal Henry Bane, on his way up in Manchester’s gangland, must face the challenge of Yardie Hagfish and his dreadful ally Mary. At the same time a woman from his past has reappeared, bringing even more trouble with her in the shape of a new boyfriend. BORDERLINE by Lawrence Block, reviewed by Chris Roberts Several uninhibited characters cross paths on the US/Mexico border where a sociopath is on the run in this pulp fiction from the 1950s. WHITE LIES by Stephen Leather, reviewed by Linda Wilson Dan ‘Spider’ Shepherd is in big trouble. A rescue mission goes horribly wrong and he ends up in the hands of al-Qaeda. But fortunately for Spider, his M15 controller Charlotte Button is a woman who doesn’t always feel bound to follow the rules. THE FALSE VIRGIN by the Medieval Murderers, reviewed by John Cleal A young Saxon aristocrat is found murdered in the chapel where she kept a nightly vigil. The killing is attributed to Norse raiders and the butterflies found on her body to divine recognition of her martyrdom. MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE by Robin Stevens, reviewed by Linda Wilson The Wells and Wong Detective Society investigates its first case, the murder of one of the teachers at Deepdean School for Girls. Best wishes Sharon
Some reading opportunities of interest this week. Coming at the end of the month in time for Bouchercon is the new publication, Short My...
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