Karen from AustCrime's Blog – April 2010 Archive (4)

Review - The Ignorance of Blood, Robert Wilson

Book Title: THE IGNORANCE OF BLOOD

Author: Robert Wilson

Publisher: Harper Collins

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 978-0-00-720294-2

No of Pages: 422

Book Synopsis:

The sweltering city of Seville is still recovering from a shocking and unsolved terrorist attack but now a spectacular car crash brings to light another threat. A dead gangster and a suitcase filled with millions in cash means the prospect of a serious Russian mafia presence on Inspector Jefe Javier… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 23, 2010 at 2:17pm — 1 Comment

Review - Home Before Dark, Charles Maclean

Book Title: HOME BEFORE DARK

Author: Charles Maclean

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Copyright: 2009

ISBN: 987-0-340-95150-7

No of Pages: 474

Book Synopsis:

About to close a major deal, Ed Lister is called to the phone. It's the news every parent dreads. His art-student daughter Sophie has been found brutally murdered in Florence.

Frustrated with the official police inquiry, Ed vows to find Sophie's killer. When his quest leads to a mysterious… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 22, 2010 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Review - Naming the Bones, Louise Welsh

Book Title: NAMING THE BONES

Author: Louise Welsh

Publisher: Text Publishing

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 9781921656217

No of Pages: 384

Book Synopsis:

Knee-deep in the mud of an ancient burial ground, a winter storm raging around him, and at least one person intent on his death: how did Murray Watson end up here?

His quiet life researching the lives of writers in university libraries seems a world apart, and yet it is because of the mysterious poet… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 15, 2010 at 7:32pm — No Comments

Review - Bleed for Me, Michael Robotham

Book Title: BLEED FOR ME

Author: Michael Robotham

Publisher: Sphere

Copyright: 2010

ISBN: 978-1-84744-219-2

No of Pages: 418

Book Synopsis:

Ray Hegarty, a highly respected former detective, lies dead in his daughter Sienna's bedroom. She is found covered in his blood. Everything points to her guilt, but psychologist Joe O'Loughlin isn't convinced.

Fourteen-year-old Sienna is the best friend of Joe's daughter, and he has watched her grow… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on April 13, 2010 at 6:13pm — 1 Comment