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Tag: police procedural

Book review: The Coffinmaker’s Garden by Stuart MacBride (Ash Henderson 3)

The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More

police procedural, revenge thriller, scottish crime fiction, series, stuart macbride

Crime Fiction with Character giveaway – discover your next great read

I don’t often take part in group giveaways. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by a wall of books with very little in … More

free, giveaway, literary thriller, police procedural, series, spy thriller

My books of the year –2020

I haven’t read as many new releases as usual this year. Partly, of course, because a lot of books have … More

books of the year, conn iggulden, english civil war, historical mystery, lawrence block, police procedural, scottish crime fiction, sg maclean, spy thriller, val mcdermid

Book review: Hidden on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #11) by Joy Ellis

I’ve enjoyed Joy Ellis’s DI Nikki Galena police procedurals before. Hidden on the Fens, the 11th in the series, has … More

joy ellis, police procedural, series

Book review: The Long Call by Ann Cleeves (Two Rivers 1)

Ann Cleeves’ Shetland novels are my new favourite comfort read. I like the way she focuses on deep characterisation and … More

devon, police procedural, series

Book review: How the Dead Speak by Val McDermid (Tony Hill and Carol Jordan 11)

How the Dead Speak follows directly from the dramatic events at the end of Insidious Intent, the last book in … More

police procedural, scottish crime fiction, series, val mcdermid

Book review: All That’s Dead by Stuart MacBride (Logan McRae 12)

I’m a huge fan of the Logan McRae novels. It’s unfortunate that All That’s Dead is the first one I’ve … More

mcilvanney prize, police procedural, stuart macbride

My 2018 books of the year – crime fiction

Here are my favourite crime novels of 2018. Tap the book link to read my full review. My first two … More

irish, jo spain, liam mcilvanney, mick herron, police procedural, scottish crime fiction, spy thriller, val mcdermid

Seven novels about journalists

Journalists make great protagonists, particularly in crime fiction. They have the skills to investigate, and we somehow grant them permission … More

chris brookmyre, denise mina, eva dolan, journalist, police procedural, scottish crime fiction, spy thriller, val mcdermid

Book review: A Treachery of Spies by Manda Scott (Inès Picaut 2)

Orléans detective Inès Picaut is called in to investigate the murder of an elderly woman, who has been killed in … More

lgbtq+, mcilvanney prize, police procedural, second world war, series, spy thriller

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