Category Archives: Crime
INTO THE FIRE – Gregg Hurwitz
Orphan X #5. I can’t praise this series highly enough, and INTO THE FIRE is as good as any of the previous. As usual, the message – and phone number – of someone who is dedicated to give 100%, including … Continue reading
JOURNEY OF THE PHARAOHS – Clive Cussler & Graham Brown
Another NUMA FILES adventure, and so far they have not palled. As usual, Kurt Austin spends his holidays searching for lost or hidden treasure, and when this activity coincides with work, it is a bonus. Austin and colleague and best … Continue reading
WHEN YOU SEE ME – Lisa Gardner
An excellent read. Although a follow on from the gripper where the serial killer Jacob Ness dies, Flora Dane cannot let his evil legacy go. There are still too many bodies out there; families who still search in hope that … Continue reading
THE LAST SCOOP By Dick Belsky – a Jim Nesbitt Review
There’s something Dick Belsky delivers in all of his mysteries — spine-bending plot twists that leave you feeling like you’re riding a nuclear-powered rollercoaster instead of reading a book. His soon-to-be latest, another Clare Carlson mystery, THE LAST SCOOP, is … Continue reading
BLOOD STONE – Irna van Zyl
Storm van der Merwe Series #3. Reviewing Irma van Zyl’s first in the Storm van der Merwe Series, I felt that with her feisty South African Police detective, the series would have huge potential. The stories continue to be gripping … Continue reading
TRIBES OF HILLBROW – Peter J. Earle
A JIM NESBITT BOOK REVIEW When you open one of Peter J. Earle’s novels, get ready to be swept up in a panoramic tour of South Africa after apartheid and Mandela. This is the author’s home country and he captures … Continue reading
DEBBI MACK & MARIA PEASE – Their Sam Thrillers.
Two thriller authors – World Women’s Day, so I can’t say Authoresses – both with their Sam protagonists (protagonistas? heroines), both legal thrillers, or at least, of their Sams, one is a paralegal and the other a lawyer. I am … Continue reading
LOST – James O. Born & James Patterson
Author James O. Born is going from strength to strength as I detect less James Patterson oversight in this exciting thriller. It concerns an empathetic senior Miami detective, Tom Moon, who is seconded to lead an FBI task force tackling … Continue reading
Jim Nesbitt on HOWARD OWEN and Willie Black
Jim Nesbitt is the author of three hard-boiled Texas crime thrillers, The Right Wrong Number, The Last Second Chance and The Best Lousy Choice. All three are available in paperback or Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/author/jimnesbitt JIM NESBITT REVIEW: OREGON HILL BY … Continue reading
TERROR MACHINE – Denison Hatch
Both the author, Denison Hatch, and his protagonist, NYPD detective Jake Rivett, have gone from strength to strength. I enjoyed the previous Rivett adventures a lot, but this tops the three as the determined impulsive investigator goes from undercover cop … Continue reading
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