Reviews 

L was reminded of this when I read 'Strange Affair' (no.148) recently. It was the first in the poorly televised series, but it is not...

Brilliant. This is the one where his brother is murdered; I have read it before but many years ago. I think there is a ‘middle period’...

I have read a trilogy, I think called 'Berlin Noir' before, without really enjoying it. l am not sure that I enjoyed this a lot either-...

Have read this before but didn’t really enjoy it first time round. Better second time round, but not one of his best. A split plot set...

Haven’t read any Ian Rankin for ages, but revisited the library on a sunny day and found that Rebus had been resurrected. I am not...

Wanted to re-read this as it precedes no.114 above and i had forgotten bits of the plot, which is Othello transposed into a gay...

A strange Wallander book that begins with an apparent Swedish domestic and expands into an attempt by the African white supremacists to...

1st book about Maria Kallio. Character of some interest but plot very cliched; could almost be 'My First Barbie Doll'. Get this from...

Brilliant. Robinson is a bit like a velvet coat; you slip into his prose and feel immediately comfortable with the nuances. I think I...

Mistook "good quality crime" on some website for Mills & Boon. Complete tat. Get this on Amazon

The first in a series, written by an English man (I assume) featuring a Swedish female detective. Basically a police procedural, leans...

Still can't make up my mind about this guy; this was not a great book. Need to find another author! Get this on Amazon

Thought I would try another straight away; this is the first Tom Thorne book. I thought it was structurally a bit repetitive (ie of no.98...

A new (to me) crime writer, but the reviews say 'Move over Morse, Rebus et al'; and for once I agree with no great hesitation. This guy...

Trying to rush through another to hit no.100 by 7th April. This is a great book; it is the one about the postal worker who shoots three...

Have read this before and was looking for another easy read. Hill usually provides this; he was a clever guy whose books are sometimes...

I had read this before but asked D for it for my birthday last year. Enjoyed it less 2nd time round; Robinson seems a bit mannered (not...

Sounds a bit like a frozen pudding. Elinborg has become a minor character in this one, her boss Erlendur is the major one. He is a rather...

After the Swedish, let’s try some Icelandic. This is very good indeed, female detective, complex family life, cleverly plotted. Elinborg...

The 7th and best so far. I like the way they fit different (in this case a very nondescript one) detectives around Martin Beck. A book...