Book review: The Widow by John Grisham - Debbish
The Widow by John Grisham features a likeable lawyer - set to benefit from his client's death - on trial for her murder.| Debbish
Hi everyone! I’m back. Did you miss me? Thankfully there were fewer tears and howls of despair than anticipated and only one moment where my brains exploded. The black forest brownie slices in the free from section of Tesco certainly helped… But you’re not here for my chocolate-based pudding recommendations. You’re here to find out […]| crossexaminingcrime
Agatha Christie’s “The Witness for the Prosecution”: Truth, Lies, and a Perfect Performance Christie published The Secret of Chimneys in 1925 and you can read an amusingly scathing review here. I am sure others may have more positive things to say. But Christie also published something else that year – a short story that has had a remarkable second life …Continue Reading→| Rattlebag and Rhubarb
Clay Stafford has a conversation with editor Otto Penzler on writing mysteries, making memorable stories, and more. The post A Conversation With Otto Penzler on What Writers Overlook When Crafting Crime Fiction (Killer Writers) appeared first on Writer's Digest.| Writer's Digest
A Disappearing Act by Jo Dixon is one of those novels in which – secrets from the past – are revisited in the present… and of course it’s far too late to do anything about past actions or behaviour. I read a lot of crime fiction and thrillers that are similarly themed, and almost always Continue Reading The post Book review: A Disappearing Act by Jo Dixon appeared first on Debbish.| Debbish
The Widow by John Grisham features a likeable lawyer - set to benefit from his client's death - on trial for her murder.| Debbish
Book Title – The Killing StonesAuthor – Ann CleevesGenre – Crime Fiction/ Murder MysteryPublisher – St Martin’s PressPublication Date – 7th October 2025⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Killing Stones – Ann Cleeves Publisher’s BlurbFor the first time since the beloved Shetland series, Detective Jimmy Perez is back. He’s traded the stark beauty of Shetland for the wild isolation … Continue reading "The Killing Stones – Book Review"| Wicked Witch's Blog
It's very rare I pause the book I'm reading because another one has come out - but when it's a new Janice Hallett I really have no choice. And it was well worth the interruption.As we've come to expect from Hallett, the book is made up of forms of communication - in this case texts, WhatsApp group messages and emails, plus transcription of some police recordings. At first sight this is a simple crime setup. We are introduced to Sue and Mal Eastwood who are relatively new at running a pub - ce...| Now Appearing
During October I will be taking a step back from blogging, although I won’t be disappearing entirely. What does this mean? What will I be doing with this extra time? I have limited energy, and I have two projects on the go, so I need to ease back on the blogging to make more room […]| crossexaminingcrime
In Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill an author and his sister board the Orient Express for a relaxing break—until the bodies start to pile up| Debbish
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman features a widow embroiled in theft and murder on her first overseas holiday.| Debbish
What if the man you’re rooting for in a wartime darkly comic thriller is also a serial killer? In Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper (1943), Donald Henderson gives us just that: a shabby, lonely public-sc…| Rattlebag and Rhubarb
Canongate Books| 5 Jun. 2025| 427 pages| e-book| Review copy| 5* Description: 1854, Edinburgh.Respectable public faces hide sordid private sins.Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Ra…| BooksPlease
I was enthralled by Moore’s Long Bright River and now I’ve read her latest, The God of the Woods, I can’t decide which one is better. I’ve spent long commutes and daily walk…| Miss Bates Reads Romance
Former crime reporter Walter B. Levis shares the different tools used for being a crime reporter and crime novelist and benefits of both.| Writer's Digest
"Only a writer of Atkinson's skill could pull this off without straining credibility to breaking point."| Writers Review
DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS Devil in a Blue Dress is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Walter Mosley’s bestseller broke new… The post 35 Years of Devil in a Blue Dress appeared first on Charles Harris author.| Charles Harris author
I'm delighted that I've been invited to speak for National Crime Reading Month on Tuesday 24 June. If you're in or near North London at 5pm...| Charles Harris author
ARC provided by the publisher for review. This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage at no cost to you, if you use them to shop. If this review is helpful, please use them to support my work -- thanks! Epic is the only word I've got for S.A. Cosby's riveting new| dailywaffle.com
About the Book: In the freezing January of 1989, mother-of-two Birdie Keller wakes to the news she’s been waiting seventeen years to hear: the man who destroyed her life has been freed from jail. B…| Theresa Smith Writes
Today is the day you can finally go into your local bookshop and buy all three Aud novels in matching editions. If you do, you’ll discover something.| Nicola Griffith
Night’s Redemption: A Detective Matt Deal Thriller Book 5 Night’s Redemption tells the story of a small-town lawyer who... The post Review of Night’s Redemption by Stephen Bentley appeared first on BOOKPLACES.| BOOKPLACES
About the Book: Former London police officer Rose Campbell has been estranged from her daughter, Lou, for almost a decade. But when Lou disappears from a remote Western Australian beach, and the po…| Theresa Smith Writes
I'm delighted to say that Blue Coast Publishing have now published the second edition of my psychological thriller Room Fifteen| Charles Harris author
Hello readers! I am excited to participate in the 20 Books of Summer this year, hosted by AnnaBookBel and Emma at Words and Peace. 20 Books of Summer is a fun reading challenge in which participant…| Golden Age of Detective Fiction
About the Book: One will lose his mind. One will pay. One will agonise. And one will die. Duy, Phong, Minh, and Edmond have been best friends since childhood. Now, as young men running their famili…| Theresa Smith Writes
I AM THRILLED!! The Aud novels will finally—finally!—be published in the UK, by Canongate (3 July 2025). Why did iti take so long? Read on…| Nicola Griffith
The Bluff by Joanna Jenkins features lawyer Ruth who becomes involved in the disappearance of a teenaged girl and murder of a local man.| Debbish
The Low Road written by Alex Walters The story is set in Inverness and the surrounding rural area of the Scottish Highlands. An escalating series of fatal road accidents on straight sections of the…| Fenlandphil's Blog
Books & TV for the long nights. I've started going back to titles I've never quite got round to. And some my son left on his shelf.| Charles Harris author
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. This is Why We Lied is the 12th book in the Will Trent series...| Curiosity Killed the Bookworm
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