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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is the first Stuart MacBride novel that I’ve read, which is something I now regret. I think perhaps I’ve … More

Just when you thought the trope of the world-weary cop with the messed-up life was getting tired, along comes the … More

A while ago I was watching an episode of the TV detective drama Scott and Bailey. Acting DI Rachel Bailey … More