Maxine Clarke reviews Betrayal by Karin Alvtegen concluding that "this novel is psychological suspense at its finest";Previous reviews can be found in the review archive and forthcoming titles can be found here.
Craig Sisterson reviews Buried by Mark Billingham writing that the protagonist Tom Thorne is "arguably the best-written detective in British crime fiction today";
Paul Blackburn reviews Gutted by Tony Black saying that it's "a superb second book - roll on book number three";
Amanda Gillies reviews Raven: Blood Eye by Giles Kristian which is "every bit as good as the glowing reviews on its back cover";
Terry Halligan reviews The Director by Chris Marr and finds it "very entertaining and a real page turner";
and Laura Root reviews The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel and she "would highly recommend this unusual, thought-provoking book".
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Showing posts with label Chris Marr. Show all posts
Sunday, June 07, 2009
New Reviews: Alvtegen, Billingham, Black, Kristian, Marr, Schenkel
The following reviews have been added to the review archive over on the main Euro Crime website:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
New Reviews - Natasha Cooper, Philip Kerr etc
Here are this week's new reviews and details of this month's competitions.
Latest Reviews:
Amanda Gillies disputes the blurb claim that Alex Chance's The Final Days is as chilling as The Silence of the Lambs;
Maxine Clarke "thoroughly enjoyed" Natasha Cooper's A Greater Evil the eighth in the Trish Macguire series, now out in paperback;
Maxine also reviews the recently Theakston's long-listed The Risk of Darkness by Susan Hill calling it the most exciting of the three;
Laura Root heaps yet more praise on the Bernie Gunther series by Philip Kerr with her review of the paperback of The One from the Other which she recommends to "all fans of historical and noir fiction";
Moving out of Europe (though the author currently lives in London), I review the first of Diane Wei Liang's Beijing set series, The Eye of Jade which I found fascinating
and Terry Halligan reviews the debut novel from Chris Marr, The Lady of the Manor, set in London in the early 1900s.
Current Competitions (closing date 30 April):
Win a copy of The Trophy Taker by Lee Weeks*
Win a copy of The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin**
Win a copy of An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson**
* UK/Europe only
**No geographical restrictions on entrants
Latest Reviews:
Amanda Gillies disputes the blurb claim that Alex Chance's The Final Days is as chilling as The Silence of the Lambs;
Maxine Clarke "thoroughly enjoyed" Natasha Cooper's A Greater Evil the eighth in the Trish Macguire series, now out in paperback;
Maxine also reviews the recently Theakston's long-listed The Risk of Darkness by Susan Hill calling it the most exciting of the three;
Laura Root heaps yet more praise on the Bernie Gunther series by Philip Kerr with her review of the paperback of The One from the Other which she recommends to "all fans of historical and noir fiction";
Moving out of Europe (though the author currently lives in London), I review the first of Diane Wei Liang's Beijing set series, The Eye of Jade which I found fascinating
and Terry Halligan reviews the debut novel from Chris Marr, The Lady of the Manor, set in London in the early 1900s.
Current Competitions (closing date 30 April):
Win a copy of The Trophy Taker by Lee Weeks*
Win a copy of The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin**
Win a copy of An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson**
* UK/Europe only
**No geographical restrictions on entrants
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