The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov translated by Boris Dralyuk
Samson and his father were walking home when a sabre was swung by a cossack hacking Samson’s father’s head in … More The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov translated by Boris Dralyuk
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Munich Wolf by Rory Clements
I think this is the best of Clements’ books so far. Set in Munich in the 30s when Hitler was … More Munich Wolf by Rory Clements
From a Far and Lovely Country by Alexander McCall Smith
It’s quite hard to write about these books as there are so many (24) in the No 1 Ladies Detective … More From a Far and Lovely Country by Alexander McCall Smith
The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad
An investigation into eleven year old Sonia’s death haunts policeman Faraz Ali. As a sex worker, she lived in the … More The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad
A Better man by Louise Penny
I have read this book before but I think I enjoyed it even more this time round, reading it a … More A Better man by Louise Penny
The Wheel of Doll by Jonathan Ames
Is it a noir? Is it a hard-boiled detective story? Is it a bit of both? Probably, but it contains … More The Wheel of Doll by Jonathan Ames
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
There are so many things that you could focus on in this book. It has the elements of a standard … More Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
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
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 Second Murderer by Denise Mina
This was the perfect book to read on a long ferry journey. Interesting enough to keep me reading, not too … More The Second Murderer by Denise Mina