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Tag: crime fiction

Review of ‘The Heights’ by Louise Candlish

14/09/2021 nsford 5 Comments

A complex and emotional drama which I had mixed feelings about. I wasn’t planning to read any more of Louise…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, Louise Candlish, reviews

Review of ‘A Line to Kill’ by Anthony Horowitz

16/08/2021 nsford 2 Comments

Although I enjoyed The Word is Murder, I wasn’t really into The Sentence is Death. I doubted that I’d read…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Anthony Horowitz, books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu’ by Tom Vater

29/07/2021 nsford 6 Comments

A drug-fuelled adventure, this thriller set on the hippie trail to Kathmandu is set in 1976 and 2000. While there…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, thrillers, Tom Vater

Review of ‘The Sentence is Death’ by Anthony Horowitz

13/09/2020 nsford 4 Comments

This is the second book to feature Anthony Horowitz himself as the narrator, drawn into a murder investigation by the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: Anthony Horowitz, books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Final Girls’ by Riley Sager

03/08/2020 nsford 12 Comments

This is a good example of a crime thriller which keeps you guessing. Although I wasn’t as gripped by it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, Riley Sager, thrillers

Review of ‘In a Dark, Dark Wood’ by Ruth Ware

11/04/2020 nsford 11 Comments

My expectations of this book were too high. I hadn’t read any of Ruth Ware’s other books but I know…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, Ruth Ware

Review of ‘My Sister, the Serial Killer’ by Oyinkan Braithwaite

04/06/2019 nsford 14 Comments

This was a fun read, in a twisted way. I enjoyed the writing style, the pace, the settings and the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, Oyinkan Braithwaite, reviews, thrillers

Review of ‘The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle’ by Stuart Turton

26/01/2019 nsford 46 Comments

Reading this over-hyped 500+ page book was like being trapped in a lengthy game of Cluedo where everyone gets drugged…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, Stuart Turton

Review of ‘Let Me Lie’ by Clare Mackintosh

20/01/2019 nsford 19 Comments

Clare Mackintosh’s third novel has everything you’d expect from her: pace, twists, skilful plotting and good characterisation. However, I didn’t…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Clare Mackintosh, crime fiction, fiction, reviews, thrillers

Review of ‘The Word is Murder’ by Anthony Horowitz

26/11/2018 nsford 6 Comments

Detective stories are not usually my kind of book. However, I made an exception for Anthony Horowitz. I really liked…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, crime fiction, fiction, reviews

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