Reviews 

Very good and very well written – good prose. An old fashioned detective novel with a contemporary setting. The two sleuths are a couple...

I enjoyed this, although it is a bit of a ‘girlie’ book. The three central characters are all female, and the men were largely ciphers in...

Brilliant. Nesser is really good. This story features Eva Moreno, his only female detective, a sexier version of Siobhan Clarke in Rebus,...

I wanted something cheap and easy to read; never read any Ross MacDonald. It wasn’t bad — he is billed by some people as better than...

The follow-up to 'Garnethill', which I must have enjoyed more than no.134 above indicates. The plot is less personal to Maureen this time...

A break perhaps between the Enderby’s. I had read this before, but couldn’t remember a great deal about it. It is quite good, with a...

Not certain whether I have read this before; certainly seen it on TV with Warren Clark and (?) Hayden Gwynne. What struck me is how...

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

Finnish thriller for a change - I got muddled as I was expecting Scandinavian names and places. However with place names like Tapiola and...

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

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

Similar to no.41 and although Jessica Daniel's character had developed, I didn't think it was as good (or maybe it was better, but hadn't...

Police procedural with female cop (Jessica Daniel). Set in Manchester. I thought this was pretty good and could merit a TV series. Feisty...

Another brilliant read, another vendetta, this time of the heart. Another great twist in the end; I didn't see this one coming. Female...