Author – Nathan Rivers Date – 2020 Length – 334 pages Stars – 5/5 Blurb “Divided Loyalties” London Ganglands book 2Ascot, and Danny Slade is home for a funeral – His brother Jimmy was found dead in his flat in Richmond after committing suicide with booze and pills. Danny thinks his death just doesn’t addContinue reading “Divided Loyalties: London Ganglands Book Two – A Review”
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The Egyptian Codex – review
Author – David Ian Flynn Publisher – Eleventh Storey press Date – 2019 Length – 265 pages Stars – 5/5 Blurb Michael is an academic of sorts, a cataloger of ancient texts, everything from Greek to Egyptian. To some, it’s not exactly the most glamorous of professions, but for him it is a worthy endeavor.OneContinue reading “The Egyptian Codex – review”
The Ledbury Lamplighters – review
Author – Kerry Tombs Publisher – Joffe Books Date – 2010 Length – 207 pages Stars – 5/5 Review Once again, I have devoured a Kerry Tombs murder mystery. I can’t remember how I stumbled across Tombs’ work but I am so glad I did. He just has a way of getting the reader toContinue reading “The Ledbury Lamplighters – review”
From Men and Angels – A Review
Author – H.L. Walsh Publisher – Deliverance Publishing Company Date – 2019 Length – 444 pages Stars – 4/5 Blurb From the dawn of man, the war between Demons and Angels has ravaged the land. Two thousand years of peace has lulled the people into a false sense of security. Malach is on a journeyContinue reading “From Men and Angels – A Review”
Interview with a Contract Killer – A Review
Author – Nathan Rivers Publisher – Lulu.com Date – 2020 Length – 215 pages Stars – 4/5 Blurb Francis “Frankie” Cole is a convicted London gangland killer who will never again see the outside of Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital having received a whole of life tariff for his crimes. David Palmer gains permission to interviewContinue reading “Interview with a Contract Killer – A Review”
Deadly Passion: A Tony Razzolito PI Story (The Razzman Files Book 2)
Author – Joe Congel Publisher – Amazon Date – 2018 Length – 174 pages Stars – 5/5 Snapshot review Unputdownable Blurb PI Tony Razzolito pieces together long forgotten clues as he tries to solve the twenty-year-old murder of a young high school grad, that is somehow linked to a recent brutal killing. Continue reading “Deadly Passion: A Tony Razzolito PI Story (The Razzman Files Book 2)”
The Double Helix – a tale of male ego and a forgotten woman
Author – James Watson Publisher – Weidenfeld and Nicolson (Penguin for later editions) Date – 1968 Rating 5/5 (for being classic – but 1/5 for its depiction of Franklin) Background As a geneticist, the discovery of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is probably the greatest achievement in my field to date. This book isContinue reading “The Double Helix – a tale of male ego and a forgotten woman”
Out of the Night – review
Author – Dan Latus Publisher – Joffe Books Date – 2019 (Kindle edition, originally 2012 in print) Length – 172 pages Stars – 3/5 Blurb Three mutilated bodies wash up on a beach along the Cleveland coast. The local policeman, Bill Peart enlists the help of Frank Doy, private security consultant. A woman appears on Doy’s doorstep inContinue reading “Out of the Night – review”
The Havoc Tree– my first invited review for an Indie author
Author – Layden Robinson Publisher – Amazon Date – 2017 Length – 45 pages Stars – 4/5 (towards the end, 3/5 for the first few stories) Blurb “Words, thoughts and manic rantings under the influence of strong drink and fine smoky treats.” Review When Layden Robinson contacted me on Twitter to read and review hisContinue reading “The Havoc Tree– my first invited review for an Indie author”
The Worcester Whisperers– review
Author – Kerry Tombs Publisher – Joffe Books Date – 2019 (revised and updated, original 2008) Length – 250 pages Stars – 5/5 Blurb A few weeks before the outbreak of the infamous ‘Ripper’ murders in 1888, Detective Inspector Samuel Ravenscroft of the Whitechapel Constabulary is sent to the peaceful county town of Worcester toContinue reading “The Worcester Whisperers– review”
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