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…