SS-GB by Len Deighton
I think I have read most of Deighton’s books over the years but hadn’t read this one. My eye was … More SS-GB by Len Deighton
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Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
This is the fourth in the Malabar House series with Inspector Persis Wadia, the first female police officer in India. … More Death of a Lesser God by Vaseem Khan
Repentance by Eloisa Diaz
A detective story where the case is solved but not brought to justice because of the backdrop to the book, … More Repentance by Eloisa Diaz
Dead Man’s Creek by Chris Hammer
It’s strange that in a country as vast as Australia, small towns can be as closed off and as secretive … More Dead Man’s Creek by Chris Hammer
The Stranger in the Seine by Guillaume Musso, trans. Rosie Eyre
In the past I never would have said that I was put off by long books but it seems that … More The Stranger in the Seine by Guillaume Musso, trans. Rosie Eyre
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
Oh, this was an exciting, gritty read. So much better than all that romantic sop I seem to have been … More Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
Charon County was founded in bloodshed and darkness. p1 And that bloodshed and darkness has not disappeared over the decades … More All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
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
Double Illusion by Barbara Nadal
Number 25 in the Ikmen series, this story continues the discrimination against the Roma who live and work in Turkey. … More Double Illusion by Barbara Nadal
The Maid by Nita Prose
This is a wonderful cozy crime novel that maintains the protaganist all the way through to the end without slipping … More The Maid by Nita Prose