Review: MIRACULOUS MYSTERIES edited by Martin Edwards
Published by British Library; ISBN 978 0 7123 5673 2 Rather too many years to think of, when I first created Medieval Murderers, and later, when we decided to collaborate on a novel, one of the very first decisions we made was, that no matter how things went, we would avoid a collection of short … Continue reading
Review: TARGET ZERO by Tony Riches, published by Head of Zeus
I have just finished TARGET ZERO, which is the second in the superb The Protector series by Tony Riches. Please check my last post for a review of NEMESIS, the first in this series. In this second book, Michael Bale, now no longer a policeman, has returned from a year-long escape to Thailand. He lost … Continue reading
Review: NEMESIS by Tony Riches, Published by Head of Zeus
I have found over the years that there are several authors who basically give me big problems. Some I will never look at again – because they put safety catches on a revolver, or on a Glock, for example, which drives me potty. Others because … well, think of Terry Pratchett. Every time he wrote … Continue reading
REVIEW: A DEVON NIGHT’S DEATH by Stephanie Austin, published by Allison and Busby
ISBN: 978 0 7490 2892 3 This is one of those books that arrived without my expecting it. Usually, books I don’t expect have one thing in common – they aren’t the sort of books I’d ever think of buying. I am, after all, a crime writer. There is a strange thing about publicists in … Continue reading
Review: TRAITOR IN THE ICE by KJ Maitland, published by Headline Review
ISBN: 978 147 227 5479 There are times when you pick up a book and just know you’re in the hands of a brilliant story-teller. Karen Maitland is an old friend, but don’t let that get in the way of things. She has been a writer of superb stories for some years, first of all … Continue reading
Review: THE DA VINCI FRAUD, by Jack Dunn and Jonathan Coad, published by Silvertail Books
Phew. Where to start with this one? Okay. When I wrote THE LAST TEMPLAR, back in the far-distant days of March 1994, not only did I know that this would be the start of a glittering literary career, I also knew that my research had been impeccable, the characterisation superb and the plotting without fault. … Continue reading
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