Monthly Archives: February 2016
TORN YESTERDAYS – George Snyder
A JIM NESBITT review. When you pick up a George Snyder book, get ready for the nuanced subtlety of a sledgehammer slamming into a brick wall. Delicate, they ain’t. Bloody, they are. And the latest in his Logan Sand series, … Continue reading
The WHOLE of the MOON – Kevin McManus
Conor, home in western Ireland on Christmas leave from his job in London. Home for the craic, the chirp, the bullshit with boyhood friends, especially the ebullient Darragh. Drink all night, sleep ‘til noon, then the hair of the dog… … Continue reading
A CIRCUMSTANCE OF BLOOD – Jeannette Cooperman
This review by JIM NESBITT Jeannette Cooperman is a stylish writer with a sharp eye for detail and keen ear for dialogue – skills that are on full display in her new mystery novel, A Circumstance of Blood. This … Continue reading
The DEAD AMERICAN – Jake Needham
Disneyland with the death penalty, somebody once called it. That’s Singapore, a city-state, sketched for us through the eyes of Inspector Samuel Tay, suspended from duty after a self-defence shooting, with time on his hands, between much coffee and cigarette … Continue reading
The PHARAOH’S SECRET – Clive Cussler & Graham Brown
Clive Cussler seems not to have lost the magic of his previous adventures when he hooks up with other writers, like in this case Graham Brown, as have some other story factories that I could name. This one is a … Continue reading
EVEN THE DEAD -Benjamin Black
Dublin in a June heat wave is the setting for the 7th in the Dr Quirke, Pathologist, series, the background is as real a character as any other in this beautifully written novel. However, it does feel like the last … Continue reading
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