by FOOL | Jul 31, 2020 | Crime Fiction, Fiction
This debut novel mixes a murder investigation mixed with courtroom drama. Being a novelist is just the latest chapter in the life of Gary Bell QC. Aged 18 he was convicted of fraud and was homeless for two years. Then he went to study at Bristol University as a mature...
by FOOL | Jul 26, 2020 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
A Michael Connelly novel that features two of his best-loved heroes – Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller. With a few exceptions I’m not a great fan of standard police detective novels, especially if said detective has appeared in a large number of books already. Over the...
by FOOL | Jul 22, 2020 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction, Fiction
This was a hit with our book group! No-one rated it less than 4-Stars. Die for Me is Jesper Stein’s second novel in his Axel Steen series. Although acclaimed in his native Denmark and winning awards for his debut novel Unrest (published in 2012), Stein’s books have...
by FOOL | Jul 17, 2020 | Crime Fiction, Detective Fiction
A detective series set in Somerset, which is well worth reading. The DI Nick Dixon series by Damien Boyd launched in 2013 with As the Crow Flies, and Book 10 (Down Among the Dead) was published earlier this year. Dixon has transferred to Somerset, after 5 years in the...
by FOOL | Jul 10, 2020 | Crime Fiction, Thriller
The second book in the David Trevellyan series, and it’s a great thriller. For those who don’t know, Andrew Grant is the younger brother of Lee Child. An author in his own right, who’s been published since 2009, it was recently announced that he’ll take over writing...