Author – Blake Hill Publisher – Amazon Date – 2019 Length – 144 pages Stars – 5/5 Blurb Has an arsonist from a 10 year ago resurfaced? The three fires were Detective Myles Quinn’s first case as a rookie detective. 10 years later, the arsons remain unsolved and a new rash of fires in theContinue reading “Burn – a review”
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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”
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 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”
The Malvern Murders – review
Author – Kerry Tombs Publisher – Joffe Books Date – 2019 (revised and updated, original 2006) Length – 207 pages Stars – 5/5 Review Over the Christmas period, I had more time than usual to read and managed to get myself absorbed in a few brilliant books. The Malvern Murders was another book I foundContinue reading “The Malvern Murders – review”
The Lost World – review of a classic
Author – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher – Strand magazine Date – 1912 Stars – 5/5 Review Conan Doyle is well known for his detective novels featuring his hero Sherlock Holmes and chronicler Dr John Watson. However, he is a little less known for his other works despite their literary prowess. The Lost World isContinue reading “The Lost World – review of a classic”
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