Crime Detective
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WHISPER IN THE WIND by Luke Arnold (BOOK REVIEW)
The character tribulations of FitzChivalry Farseer meets Godfather 3 and the Dark Knight in a fourth instalment of a series that shakes up the status quo. ... -
THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson (BOOK REVIEW)
“History, faded to myth and then forgotten, can be lost. But the power remains, steeped into the stone like blood. Do not ask if that ... -
DEATH ON THE CALDERA by Emily Paxman (BUDDY READ REVIEW)
Beth and Nils are back with another buddy read – it’s definitely The Year of the Buddy Read for these two! Settle in, because they had ... -
A DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett (BOOK REVIEW)
“Perhaps you need simply listen, then,” said Ana. “For I find myself in a storytelling mood, and I think I’ve a fascinating tale to tell. It ... -
THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson (BOOK REVIEW)
In a realm governed by a pantheon of absent gods, mortal power transfers every 24 years by means of a competition between factions. Neema Kraa, Orrun’s ... -
A DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett (BOOK REVIEW)
A wicked clever immensely fun sequel that ups the ante further on a remarkably fun and imaginative series I am thankful to Netgalley, Random House Publishing ... -
THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS VOWSMITH by Rebecca Ide (BOOK REVIEW)
Set in Regency England, The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide is a queer historical fantasy of magic, murder, high heat and humour. Lord Nicholas ... -
VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED by Frances White (BOOK REVIEW)
What a book to start 2024 with. Fantasy? Check. Magic? Yep. Humour? Definitely. ‘Closed room’ murder-mystery? 100%. I went into Voyage of the Damned relatively blind, ... -
A TROLL WALKS INTO A BAR by Douglas Lumsden (BOOK REVIEW)
A Troll Walks Into A Bar by Douglas Lumsden (Alexander Southerland P.I. #01) A Troll Walks Into A Bar is quintessential noir reading. The genre’s identity, ... -
ON THE NATURE OF MAGIC by Marian Womack (BOOK REVIEW)
“Helena’s investigations had made her realise how so often women’s safety, the difference between being sent to the madhouse or not, depended on how men interpreted ...