Luanne Ollivier's Blog – January 2012 Archive (11)

Hanging Hill - Mo Hayder

Have you read or heard of Mo Hayder? Well, if you're a thriller/mystery/crime addict, you'll want to look her up.

Hanging Hill is in set in England. In the prologue we're introduced to a pair of sisters - Zoe, always the strong, resilient one,  is a police…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 31, 2012 at 10:27pm — No Comments

The House of Silk - Anthony Horowitz

Once I discovered Sherlock Holmes in my younger years, I devoured every tale, fascinated with Holmes' powers of observation and deductions.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930. The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitzis the first time a new Holmes story has been sanctioned by his estate.

I started to listen to…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 24, 2012 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Betrayal of Trust - Susan Hill

Susan Hill is a prolific and prize winning author, but a new name for me. Her latest release The Betrayal of Trust, is the sixth book in her Simon Serraillercrime…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 23, 2012 at 10:23pm — No Comments

The Whisperer - Donato Carrisi

The Whisperer is Donato Carrisi'sfirst novel. It has been translated from the original Italian to English by Shaun Whiteside.

The Whisperer grabs you by the throat from the opening chapters. Six severed…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 20, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Gun Games - Faye Kellerman

I started reading Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series way back in 1986 when it first started. I haven't kept up with the last three or four books, so I thought I would pick up…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 19, 2012 at 12:27am — No Comments

The Chalk Girl - Carol O'Connell

Well, I was going to take lots of notes and quotes while I was reading Carol O'Connell's newest book, The Chalk Girl, so I could write a fabulous post telling you how much I love this…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 17, 2012 at 10:30pm — No Comments

The House at Sea's End - Elly Griffiths

I was captured by Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series from the first book, The Crossing Places (my review) and the second - The Janus Stone. (…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 13, 2012 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Cell 8 - Roslund & Hellstrom

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Roslund and Hellström's first novel, Three Seconds, hit bestseller lists in their native Sweden and in the US. (my review)

Their latest book,…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 10, 2012 at 10:21pm — No Comments

Red Means Run - Brad Smith

I've added Brad Smith's previous books to my Canadian authors displays at the library in the past, but I admit I hadn't read this author until I picked up his new release  - Red Means Run.And I…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 9, 2012 at 12:28am — No Comments

The Retribution - Val McDermid

Wow...Val McDermid's latest book, The Retribution, was literally a non-stop read for me. Picked it up in the morning and finished late that night.

Now, I don't know if you're…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 5, 2012 at 12:15am — No Comments

Breakdown - Sara Paretsky

Picking up the latest Sara Paretsky book is like sitting down with an old friend to hear a new story. Paretsky penned her first book featuring private investigator V.I. Warshawski in 1982. Nearly thirty years later, the newly released…

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Added by Luanne Ollivier on January 3, 2012 at 10:00pm — No Comments

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