The Devil and the Dark Water is a mystery thriller novel set in 1634. The majority of the story is set on a merchant ship called the Saardam as it travels from Batavia to Amsterdam. In addition to the typical silks, spices, pepper and mace, the ship is also transporting, in shackles, the world-famous detective... Continue Reading →
8/10 I received a review copy of Neon Leviathan in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to T.R. Napper and Grimdark Magazine. From my Goodreads profile, you will see that I write for Grimdark Magazine. However, I have nothing to do with this release and I've treated this novel as I would if it... Continue Reading →
8.5/10 I received an advance reading copy of The Wise Friend in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Ramsey Campbell and Flame Tree Press for the opportunity. This was the perfect example of why I love being a book reviewer. Being sent a novel I knew nothing about and randomly deciding... Continue Reading →
7/10 "These tourists spent so much time photographing things that they never actually saw anything, unlike the young people milling around, who were too busy enjoying life to be bothered capturing false impressions of it." At the moment my TV viewing is mainly made up of watching detective thrillers. Sherlock, True Detective, Midsomer Murders, Father... Continue Reading →
7.5/10 Killing Floor is an excellent first entry into the brutal world of Jack Reacher. Violent, addictive, complex, unpredictable, and personal. Reacher has deduction skills Sherlock Holmes would respect and is such an expert in the art of war that it makes him a perfect modern-day superhero in the terrible modern-day world he finds himself... Continue Reading →
8/10 "I am thinking," the voice in the chaos said to Lionel, "of writing a new tragedy. You're going to play the hero." I received an advanced reading copy of Ghosts of Gotham in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Craig Schaefer and 47North for the opportunity. Lionel Page is an investigative journalist... Continue Reading →
8.5/10 I received an advanced review copy of Someone Like Me in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank M.R. Carey and Orbit Books. Minor spoilers may follow. This narrative opens with Liz's ex-husband Marc attacking her when she asks why her kids are back so late and refuses his request that... Continue Reading →
8/10 "Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles." He laughed. "But don't let me down and become human yourself. We would lose such a wonderful machine." James Bond, Secret Agent for M16, 007 with a license to kill. This was the 1st entry in Ian Fleming's... Continue Reading →
7.5/10 It was amazing to return to the corrupt and thrilling world where the policeman, psychologist and all around great family man, Alex Cross tries to solve insanely complex. homicide cases. Although often extremely violent and upsetting, dealing with the darkest sides of what crimes humans can commit, I love reading this series and the... Continue Reading →
9/10 I received an ARC of Kiss the Girls via NetGalley and I would like to thank James Patterson, Random House UK, Cornerstone and Arrow. Although this is a well-known classic thriller, first released in 1995, a new version with that strikingly awesome cover is being published on 29 June 2017. Kiss the Girls is... Continue Reading →
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