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January 26, 2016

The American by Nadia Dalbuono

Reviewed by Linda Boa Following The Few, the first in this series, The American sees our lone wolf detective, Leone Scamarcio, take on a case…

January 21, 2016

American Housewife by Helen Ellis

Reviewed by Linda Boa This slim collection of a dozen stories by American novelist and short story writer Helen Ellis is something of a…

January 19, 2016

Coffin Road by Peter May

Reviewed by Linda Boa If you had killed someone you would remember. Wouldn’t you? In his latest novel, which it goes without saying will…

December 7, 2015

Hand Of God (A Scott Manson Thriller) by Philip Kerr

Reviewed by Linda Boa This isn’t a Bernie Gunther book, nor is it a standalone. It’s a new thriller series by Philip Kerr about…

December 4, 2015

Dust And Desire by Conrad Williams

Reviewed by Linda Boa Dust And Desire is the first in a trilogy (the other two are out next year) featuring London-based Private Investigator Joel…

October 27, 2015

Bloody Scotland Crime-writing Festival, Stirling, 11-13 September 2015

Report by Linda Boa After arriving somewhat later than planned in Stirling, all I wanted to do was find the lovely guesthouse I was…

July 21, 2015

The Dying Season by Martin Walker

Reviewed by Linda Boa Ahh! Just look at that cover of a beautiful French country town in the sunset; small enough so everyone knows…

July 8, 2015

In My House by Alex Hourston

Reviewed by Linda Boa Margaret Benson is 57 years old. She lives alone, bar her dog Buster, in her own house in a comfortable,…

April 30, 2015

Death in the Rainy Season by Anna Jacquiery

Reviewed by Linda Boa I didn’t know much about Cambodia before I read Anna Jacquiery’s second Inspector Morel novel, Death In The Rainy Season. In this…

April 28, 2015

The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

Reviewed by Linda Boa Well, after a short break, during which the ubiquitous Philip Kerr wrote Research and Prayer, Bernie Gunther has returned by popular demand for his…

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