Reviews

‘I opened this book with high expectations. They have been admirably fulfilled.  Here we have a stand alone thriller about two lonely people who pursue a relationship of monthly weekends together in remote spots.  Suddenly one of these two fails to get to the rendezvous-vous and the other realises how very limited her knowledge of her  companion is . . . Gradually the reader pieces together some of the facts as an atmosphere of rising tension envelops everything. The intelligent way Jay, Lisa and others plan their actions is enjoyable and the suspense of the tale is palpable.’

- MYSTERY PEOPLE

What’s your favourite crime-writer?

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 in Arnaldur Indridason, Helen McCloy, Jorn Lier Horst, Kate Jackson, Maigret, The Pocket Detective | 10 Comments

Now and then someone asks me who my favourite crime-writer is, as they did last night at my book-group. My mind always goes a blank and I mutter something about still loving Agatha Christie. Last night I did in the end manage to come up with Andrea Camilleri, Michael Connolly (recent worthy winner of the […]

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It’s got to stop!

Posted on May 18, 2015 in Crimefest., Jorn Lier Horst, L. C. Tyler, Martin Edwards, Quentin Bates, The Golden Age of Murder | 11 Comments

At least for a while. Maybe I’ll take June off. Go cold turkey. Only thirty days in June, so it might not be too bad. Or maybe wait until August when I’ll be in France for some of the time, so (mostly) out of the reach of temptation. Or should I perhaps just STOP RIGHT NOW. […]

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Euro Crime

Euro Crime

Posted on May 27, 2014 in Barry Forshaw, Euro Noir, Jorn Lier Horst, The Hunting Dogs | No Comments

I bought two books at Crimefest. One was the excellent Euro Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction, Film and TV, by Barry Forshaw, which was launched at Crimefest. Barry knows pretty much everything there is to know about contemporary crime fiction and he moderated one of the most interesting panels at Crimefest, also […]

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