Tag: Police Mystery
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Books – Review of Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – 2021 – Astounding Thriller
Book Review – Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – Absorbing Narrative My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Serpentine Admittedly, my first Jonathan Kellerman, and it certainly won’t be my last! This year has been a year of discovery for me, particularly new authors. Some on their debut, some seasoned but I…
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Books – Review of A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz – 2021 – Thrilling Read
Book Review – A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz – Spellbinding My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – A Line to Kill Admittedly I’m very late to the Anthony Horowitz party, more for the lack of time than intent! Speaking of parties, there’s one right at the heart of A…
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Book Review – Tell Me Lies by Ed James – 2019 – Scintillating New Series
Book Review – Tell Me Lies by Ed James My Rating – 3.8 out of 5 Plot Summary – Tell Me Lies Ed James starts a new series with Tell Me Lies – Detective Max Carter of FBI. Unlike his numerous other series – Scott Cullen, Vicky Dodds. Ed Bain and Simon…
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Book Review – The Last Coyote – Michael Connelly – 1995 – Master at work
The Last Coyote – Michael Connelly – Stunning Read Harry Bosch # 4 Rating: 4.5 on 5 Plot Summary – The Last Coyote For this review, I go back many years! The Last Coyote was initially published in 1995, though I read it sometime in 2014 or so after I discovered the brilliance…
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Books – Review of Skin and Bone by Ed James – 2021 – Incredible Sequel
Book Review – Skin and Bone by Ed James – Compelling Read My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – Skin and Bone Ed James as an author, in my opinion at least, is getting better and better as he publishes more. For an Indie author he has been a fabulous talent and…
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Books – Review of Dead Man’s Shoes by Ed James – 2020 – Honest Enjoyable Sequel
Book Review – Dead Man’s Shoes by Ed James – Fluid and Convincing My Rating – 4.5 out of 5 Plot Summary – Dead Man’s Shoes Formerly an IT project manager, Ed began writing on planes, trains and automobiles to fill his weekly commute to London. He now writes full-time and lives in the Scottish…
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Books – Review of Fair Warning by Michael Connelly – Powerful Reading – 2020
Book Review – Fair Warning by Michael Connelly My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary – Fair Warning Michael Connelly, to my delight, is a breath of fresh air in the world of crime thriller writers, only because his background as a crime journalist, working the police beat, puts him bang in…
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Books – Review of Flesh and Blood by Ed James – 2020 – Fast Paced and Solid
Book Review of Flesh and Blood by Ed James – Fast Paced and Solid! My Rating – 3.8 out of 5 Plot Summary – Flesh and Blood Over the last couple of years, I have read a fair few numbers of Ed James‘ books, mostly the DI Fenchurch series. And that makes me wonder that…