Book review: Still Life by Val McDermid (Karen Pirie #6)

Still Life has an intriguing plot, a twisty and convoluted tale of a body found off the Fife coast. The … More

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

Alejandro Stern is a recurring character in Scott Turow’s Kindle County thrillers. He was the defence lawyer in his most … More

I’ve been feeling bad that I don’t give series I’ve loved the attention they deserve on the blog. Often I … More

Blandford Candy #1 The Last Roundhead is the story of Sir Blandford Candy and his adventures as Roundhead soldier and … More

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

One of the storylines in Broken Ground is that DCI Karen Pirie’s scheming boss is trying to get rid of … More

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

When a novel opens with a detective on his way to a murder mystery evening, it’s not hard to guess … More