Recent Comments
Advertisements
Category Archives: Whodunnit
UNDER THE ICE – Rachael Blok
Jenny is a new mother; exhausted, tearful, brittle. She finds herself sleep-walking, barefooted in the snow, down to the nearby lake which seems to have a hold on her. Her visions include shadowy figures and threatening whispers. Inexplicably, barely remembered … Continue reading
DOMINO ISLAND – Desmond Bagley
A gem of a thriller from a long-dead author’s stored archives, and it is a cracker. Desmond Bagley’s tight adventure novels were sometimes spoiled for me by his inclusion of Land Rovers cc the sixties where his gaffs about them … Continue reading
ONE MORE LIE – Amy Lloyd
If one had to sum up this chilling tale of psychological suspense, I would use the word uncomfortable. With a new name and an ankle monitor, Charlotte, the adult, is released back into the world. Try as she might, she … Continue reading
THE POTENTIAL – David A. Davies
Look no further if you are after a thriller of character depth, plot twists and factual settings. In Bonn, Chris Morehouse, a UK citizen working as a chauffeur for the CIA, is driving the US Ambassador when an attack is … Continue reading
WINTER SISTERS – Robin Oliveira
Mary Sutter #2. When the 1879 blizzard that devastates Albany, New York, finally releases its killer grip, close family friends, husband and wife, of Dr Mary Sutter and her physician husband, have both lost their lives. But more troubling is … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, thriller, Whodunnit
Tagged MY Name is Mary Sutter, Robin Oliveira, Winter Sisters
Leave a comment
RUN AWAY – Harlan Coben
Your eldest daughter has run away; she does not want to be found. Then you see her in a park, busking. You hardly recognise her, so wasted, so shrunken and filthy is she; but you can’t help yourself reaching out … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, thriller, Whodunnit
Tagged Harlan Coben - author, RUN AWAY - thriller
Leave a comment
NEVER TELL – Lisa Gardner
Excellent! A thriller, a whodunnit until the last moment with more twists than a corkscrew. This is my first Lisa Gardner, but wow! Where has she been all my reading life? She has 20 previous novels to her name. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, thriller, Whodunnit
Tagged DD Warren Series, Lisa Gardner - author, Never Tell
Leave a comment
NOT FORGIVEN, Araneya Series #2 – Neven Carr
This is one of those series where one really needs to absorb the first one first, but, that (FORGOTTEN) being on special at the moment, grabbing it now would be a worthwhile introduction to this one. Both are well worth a read … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, thriller, Whodunnit
Tagged Australian thrillers, Forgotten, Neven Carr author, NOT FORGIVEN
Leave a comment
ONE FALSE MOVE – Robert Goddard
One man’s extraordinary ability to out-think a computer game leads to powerful companies and government agencies vying for the entrapment of that man. An innocent in so many other ways, Joe Roberts is ill-prepared for the dark forces prepared to … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, thriller, Whodunnit
Tagged ONE FALSE MOVE - five star thriller, Robert Goddard - author
Leave a comment
SLOW MOTION GHOSTS – Jeff Noon
A viciously occult murder. A curious clue left on the body. The soundtrack to the murder still playing… I am a slow reader, but I started this intriguing thriller early and finished it late the same day. If stars were … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, thriller, Whodunnit
Tagged a great Who-dunnit, Jeff Noon - author, occult thriller, Slow Motion Ghosts
Leave a comment
