The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke
If I could only pick one series to read it would probably be the Robicheaux series which I would head … More The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke
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Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith
Cruz Smith’s tenth Arkady Renko novel, Independence Square, moves us from the forests of Siberia in the previous book back … More Independence Square by Martin Cruz Smith
The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
The Siberian dilemma is if you fall in the water, what should you do? If you climb out you will … More The Siberian Dilemma by Martin Cruz Smith
The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
It took me quite a while to get into this book. It is dense with events – crime mostly – … More The Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard
Private Eye Umiko Wada, known as Wada, has her second outing in this book. Originally taken on as Kodaka’s secretary, … More The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction by Robert Goddard
Alchemy by S.J. Parris
Dr Giordano Bruno is off on his travels again, this time to Prague at the behest of Walsingham because one … More Alchemy by S.J. Parris
Every Man a King by Walter Mosley
In 1990 Mosley said that he writes to investigate the existential question, How do I act in an imperfect world … More Every Man a King by Walter Mosley
Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen
There are many crime novels where the detectives are given a character trait or a situation that makes their job … More Midnight Atlanta by Thomas Mullen
So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
The thing about Leon’s books is that Commissario Brunetti is a philosopher and a realist so whilst cases might be … More So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon
The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly
I think that this might be one of the better ones by Connolly that I have read recently. It is … More The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly