Danny Garvey was a sixteen-year old footballing prodigy. Professional clubs clamoured to sign him, and a glittering future beckoned. And yet, his early promise remained unfulfilled, and Danny is back home in the tiny village of Barshaw to manage ...
Only he can unlock the truth, only she can set him free: The Captive by Deborah O’Connor #bookreview #TheCaptive
Hannah knows the cage intimately. Small, the size of a shopping mall parking space. A bed, a basin, a table and chair. A hatch and metal drawer through which to exchange food and other items.Then there's him. Always there on the edges of her vis ...
Cartels and shotguns and wurst: Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz #bookreview #HotelCartagena #Krimi
Twenty floors above the shimmering lights of the Hamburg docks, Public Prosecutor Chastity Riley is celebrating a birthday with friends in a hotel bar when twelve heavily armed men pull out guns, and take everyone hostage. Among the hostages is ...
Bound by Vanda Symon #bookreview #Bound #YeahNoir #SouthCrossCrime
When the official investigation into the murder of a respectable local businessman fails to add up, and personal problems start to play havoc with her state of mind, New Zealand’s favourite young detective Sam Shephard turns vigilante…The New Ze ...
Lost in confusion: The Spiral by Iain Ryan #EnterTheSpiral #NetGalley
Erma Bridges' life is far from perfect, but entirely ordinary. So when she is shot twice in a targeted attack by a colleague, her quiet existence is shattered in an instant.With her would-be murderer dead, no one can give Erma the answers she ne ...
Smoke Screen by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst tr. Megan Turney #bookreview #SmokeScreen #NordicNoir #BlixAndRamm
Oslo, New Year’s Eve. The annual firework celebration is rocked by an explosion, and the city is put on terrorist alert.Police officer Alexander Blix and blogger Emma Ramm are on the scene, and when a severely injured survivor is pulled from the ...