Monthly Archives: August 2017

PURGATORY ROAD – Samuel Parker

Posted on August 20, 2017 by peterjearle

The portrait of the city slicker’s arrogance and inferiority complex is scarily realistic causing one to want to smack him at the same time as sympathizing. The cruel and accurate reading of his vulnerability by the unsavoury pump attendant as … Continue reading →

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TWO NIGHTS – Kathy Reichs

Posted on August 11, 2017 by peterjearle

I am a Tempe Brennan fan, but not to rake up old bones, this is a stand-alone diversion. A fast moving exciting tale for whom, if it was for a debut novelist, I’d be encouragingly optimistic. But Kathy Reichs is … Continue reading →

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LEDSTON LUCK – Andrew Barrett

Posted on August 3, 2017 by peterjearle

EDDIE COLLINS series # 4. Andrew Barrett is now on the top shelf and compares well with any of the best in the crime thriller genre. I am a fan. He is striking a nice balance with enough necessary expert … Continue reading →

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INTO THE WATER – Paula Hawkins

Posted on August 3, 2017 by peterjearle

Much expected from the successful author of  highly proclaimed THE GIRL on the TRAIN!   A small community living on a river bank flanked by a cliff is, and has been, a site for drowning women as far back as … Continue reading →

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