Crime fiction

The Silent Wife (A.S.A Harrison)

The Silent Wife (A.S.A Harrison)

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Star Rating: **** Pages: 372 First Published by Headline Publishing Group in 2013 Quiet, reserved, submissive to the life she has adopted as her own – are these all characteristics that lead to murder? This novel is written from the perspective of two people:  the unofficial wife, Jodi, a Psychologist…

“Black Money” (Ross Macdonald)

“Black Money” (Ross Macdonald)

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Written in 1966, under the pseudonym of Ross Macdonald, Kenneth Millar accomplished yet another compelling tale to add to his already extensive work in the Lew Archer, Private Detective Series. Colombo meets Miss Marple in this slightly bizarre twist on a detective, who done it!  Whilst Archer eventually draws a…

“Death in the Sun” (Adam Creed)

“Death in the Sun” (Adam Creed)

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It’s not very often that I feel disappointed after reading a novel but on this occasion that is the case.  I normally embrace all writing styles but for some reason this particular novel took far longer than expected to read, however, was it a bad storyline?  No.  For me I think…