The heir to Martina Cole’s crown with a story of murder, the underworld, violence and treachery. It’s 1983 and Stephanie Crouch’s life is dull. She is desperate to escape the run-down, pokey council house she shares with her overbearing family, but at fourteen years old she has nowhere to go.
Its the weekend so I have the time to look for jems amongst the news. “First Book” always catches my eye at least within the main niches I support. Available here Nocturnal Origins is the first book in the Nocturnal Lives series. When I was shopping it around to agents and publishers, [...]
In days gone by we had to rely on sketchy and Today we benefit from the use of forensic science. Things are much different today. We now have access to hi-tech laboratories and equipment that allow many tasks that were once deemed impossible simple. Forensic science is one tool that mankind has been able to harness for the advancement of the greater good for society.
Divine Justice – David Baldacci We pinched this from From Booklist *Starred Review* Readers who have been holding their breath since the end of Stone Cold (2007), the previous Camel Club novel, can inhale: Oliver Stone did survive his plunge into the water. For the uninitiated, Baldacci’s Oliver Stone isn’t the noted film director; he’s [...]
Alain Burrese asked: “Die Trying” by Lee Child is his second Jack Reacher novel, and it’s a fast paced, tough, entertaining story of the capable hero who just happens to be at the wrong place at the right time. Or maybe he was in the right place at the right time to become entangled in [...]
Alain Burrese asked: “One Shot” by Lee Child is the first of his Jack Reacher novels I’ve read and it definitely won’t be the last. In fact, I finished “One Shot” yesterday and went out and found “The Hard Way” and started reading it this morning. I plan on picking up the earlier books of [...]
I was a little surprised when I started reading the book that it was in first person, since the two others I read were not. I was also surprised to see Jack Reacher looking at his watch for the time. In “The Hard Way,” he always knew what time it was with his internal clock that he really couldn’t explain. The story being told in first person was still very well done and I enjoyed it. The bit about the watch was no big deal, just something I noticed and thought “hmmm” to myself
Val McDermid – A Darker Domain One of the best modern authors again we have to introduce Val McDermid as the author of 22 bestselling novels, translated into 30 languages, selling over 10 million copies, and won many awards internationally. She was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame in 2009 and [...]
Andy McNab – Martina Cole – Tim Severin – Val McDermid
First it has to be said that Val McDermid is the author of 22 bestselling novels, translated into 30 languages, selling over 10 million copies, and won many awards internationally. She was inducted into the ITV3 Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame in 2009 and has for many of those novels thrilled many of her [...]