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Review - 1222, Anne Holt

Book Title:   1222

Author:   Anne Holt

Publisher:   Corvus

Copyright:   2011

ISBN:   978-1-84887-607-1

No of Pages:   313

Book Synopsis:

1222 metres above sea level, train 601 from Oslo to Bergen careens off iced rails as the worst snowstorm in Norwegian history gathers force around it. Marooned in the high mountains with night falling and the temperature plummeting, its 269 passengers are forced to abandon their snowbound train and decamp to a… Continue

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Review - Violent Exposure, Katherine Howell

Book Title:   VIOLENT EXPOSURE

Author:   Katherine Howell

Publisher:   Pan Macmillan Australia

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   9781405040051

Book Synopsis:

When Suzanne Crawford is found stabbed to death and her husband Connor is discovered to be missing, it looks like just another tragic case of domestic violence to Detective Ella Marconi. But as the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems. Why is there no record of Connor Crawford… Continue

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Review - Zulu, Caryl Ferey

Book Title:   ZULU

Author:   Caryl Ferey

Publisher:   Europa Editions

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-1-933372-88-4

No of Pages:   400

Book Synopsis:

As a child, Ali Neuman narrowly escaped being murdered by Inkatha, a militant political party at war with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. His father and brother were not so lucky. Only he and his mother survived the carnage of those years. But as with many survivors, the psychological scars… Continue

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Review - Shadow Sister, Simone van der Vlugt

Book Title:   SHADOW SISTER

Author:   Simone van der Vlugt

Publisher:   Text Publishing

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-1-921656-33-0

No of Pages:   282

Book Synopsis:

Lydia and Elisa, twin sisters, identical in appearance, different in every other way.

Lydia has her life in order and opinions on everything, from her husband's business to her sister's friends, to her fellow teachers. If only those around her could live up to her high standards. But… Continue

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Review - Operation Napoleon, Arnauldur Indridason

Book Title:   OPERATION NAPOLEON

Author:   Arnauldur Indridason

Publisher:   Harvill Secker

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   9781846552854

Book Synopsis:

1945: A German bomber flies over Iceland in a blizzard; the crew have lost their way and eventually crash on the Vatnajökull glacier, the largest in Europe. Puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk… Continue

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Review - Blood Men, Paul Cleave

Book Title: BLOOD MEN

Author: Paul Cleave

Publisher: Bantam

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 9781869792718

Book Synopsis:

Edward Hunter is a family man with a beautiful wife and daughter, a great job, a bright future, and a very dark past.

Edward's father is a man of blood. He's been in jail for twenty years and he's never coming out. Edward has struggled his entire life to put that all behind him, but it's hard when everybody knows you're the son of a… Continue

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Review - Saints of New York, R.J. Ellory

Book Title: SAINTS OF NEW YORK

Author: R.J. Ellory

Publisher: Orion UK

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 978-1-4091-0475-9

No of Pages: 452

Book Synopsis:

The death of a young heroin dealer causes no great concern for NYPD Detective Frank Parrish - Danny Lange is just another casualty of the drug war. But when Danny's teenage sister winds up dead, questions are raised that have no clear answers. Parrish, already under investigation by Internal Affairs for… Continue

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Review - The Ringmaster, Vanda Symon

Book Title:   THE RINGMASTER

Author:   Vanda Symon

Publisher:   Penguin

Copyright:   2008

ISBN:   9780143008347

No of Pages:   312

Book Synopsis:

Death is stalking the southern South Island. And what role does the visiting Darling Brothers Circus have to play?

Sam Shephard is on the bottom rung of detective training in Dunedin, and her boss makes sure she knows it. She gets involved in her first homicide investigation there when a university… Continue

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Review - A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder, Shamini Flint

Book Title:   A MOST PECULIAR MALAYSIAN MURDER

Author:   Shamini Flint

Publisher:   Piatkus

Copyright:   2009

ISBN:   978-0-7499-2975-6

No of Pages:   295

Book Synopsis:

Inspector Singh is in a bad mood. He's been sent from his home in Singapore to Kuala Lumpur to solve a murder that has him stumped. Chelsea Liew - the famous Singaporean model - is on death row for the murder of her ex-husband. She swears she didn't do it, he thinks she didn't do it, but… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on March 24, 2011 at 5:05pm — No Comments

Review - Double Back, Mark Abernethy

Book Title: DOUBLE BACK

Author: Mark Abernethy

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 9781741759297

No of Pages: 433

Book Synopsis:

It is August 1999 and the poor, repressed province of Indonesia – East Timor – is building for its chance at independence with the UN-supervised ballot. As the Australian government attempts to stay friendly with both the East Timorese independence movement and the Indonesian generals, Aussie spy Alan… Continue

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Overkill - Vanda Symon

Book Title:   OVERKILL

Author:   Vanda Symon

Publisher:   Penguin

Copyright:   2007

ISBN:   978-0-14-300685-7

No of Pages:   324

Book Synopsis:

When the body of a young mother is found washed up on the banks of the Mataura River, a small rural community is rocked by her tragic suicide.

But all is not what it seems.

Book Review:

We've got this little dog... Jedda is a 3 year old Australian terrier female. She's short, red-golden… Continue

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Review - An Object in Motion, Ronald S Barrios

Book Title: AN OBJECT IN MOTION

Author: Ronald S Barrios

No of Pages: 78

Book Synopsis:

Ruth Addems is a soap opera star on the rise, but when her house in the affluent neighborhood of Black Hawk is broken into it looks as if she has a stalker and she is reffered to Rey. But Rey quickly finds out that things aren't always as they appear. In the world of Hollywood everyone has secrets and most stories are the stuff that nightmares are made of. Rey learns that once… Continue

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Review - Dark Blood, Stuart MacBride

Book Title:   DARK BLOOD

Author:   Stuart MacBride

Publisher:   Harper Collins

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-0-00-724460-7

No of Pages:   469

Book Synopsis:

Everyone deserves a second chance...

Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn't he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, he was convicted of a brutal abduction and rape, but he's seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle and make a new… Continue

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Review - Dark City, Simon Read

Book Title:   DARK CITY

Author:   Simon Read

Publisher:   Ian Allan Publishing

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-0-7110-3443-3

No of Pages:   192

Book Synopsis:

There was more to wartime London than stiff upper-lips and rousing choruses of ‘Roll out the Barrel’. There was crime and plenty of it in the time of Blackouts, Blitz and Bloodshed, and it is chronicled here in this lively and accessible history . . .

Criminals hunted their prey without fear… Continue

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Review - The Small Hand, Susan Hill

Book Title:   THE SMALL HAND

Author:   Susan Hill

Publisher:   Allen & Unwin

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-1846682360

No of Pages:   167

Book Synopsis:

Returning home from a visit to a client late one summer's evening, antiquarian bookseller Adam Snow takes a wrong turning and stumbles across the derelict old White House. Compelled by curiosity, he approaches the door, and, standing before the entrance feels the unmistakeable sensation of a small hand… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on February 22, 2011 at 3:27pm — No Comments

Review - The Priest, Gerard O'Donovan

Book Title:   THE PRIEST

Author:   Gerard O'Donovan

Publisher:   Sphere

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-1-84744-406-6

No of Pages:   373

Book Synopsis:

His name is THE PRIEST.

His weapon is A CRUCIFIX.

His victims don't have A PRAYER.

A killer is stalking the dark streets of Dublin. Before each attack, he makes the sign of the cross; then he sends his victims to God.

Book Review:

Serial killer story-lines. … Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 29, 2011 at 8:19pm — No Comments

Review - Like Clockwork, Margie Orford

Book Title:   LIKE CLOCKWORK

Author:   Margie Orford

Publisher:   Atlantic Books

Copyright:   2010

ISBN:   978-1-84354-943-7

No of Pages:   314

Book Synopsis:

When a beautiful young woman is found murdered on Cape Town's Seapoint promenade, police profiler Dr Clare Hart is drawn into the web of a brutal serial killer. As more bodies are discovered, Clare is forced to revisit memories of the horrific rape of her twin sister and the gang ties that bind the… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 28, 2011 at 9:56pm — No Comments

Review - Red Ice, James Phelan

Book Title:   RED ICE

Author:   James Phelan

Publisher:   Hachette Australia

Copyright:   2009

ISBN: 978-0-7336-2441-4

No of Pages:   442

Book Synopsis:

The outlines of two figures were just visible behind a half-open tinted window. Watching him, waiting.

Lachlan Fox went on his way, the back of his neck prickling with sweat. He was beginning to feel it was the start of a very long day.

Book Review:

Never having read any of… Continue

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Review - Bold Blood, Lindy Kelly

Book Title: BOLD BLOOD

Author: Lindy Kelly

Publisher: Harper Collins

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-1-86950-733-6

No of Pages: 288

Book Synopsis:

When Dr Caitlin Summerfield took the message, her satisfying life included a rich, sexy boyfriend, an exciting career and, best of all, she was free of the emotional maelstrom that characterised her disastrous relationship with her mother.

Her father and brother are both long dead, and reluctantly… Continue

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Review - The Third Rail, Michael Harvey

Book Title:   THE THIRD RAIL

Author:   Michael Harvey

Publisher:   Allen & Unwin

Copyright:   2009

ISBN:   978-1-4088-0585-5

No of Pages:   284

Book Synopsis:

A woman is shot as she waits for her train to work. An hour later, a second woman is gunned down as she rides an elevated train through the Loop. Two hours after that, a church becomes the target of a chemical weapons attack. The city of Chicago is under siege.

Book Review:… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on January 25, 2011 at 2:39pm — No Comments