I read this novel by science fiction author China Miéville when it first came out in paperback some years ago. I found it to be a very memorable book about a murder investigation taking place
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Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith TV Tie-in
The BBC have now made the third Cormoran Strike crime drama based on the books by Robert Galbraith, aka J.K. Rowling. The paperback has a publication date of today, 22 February 2018. Blurb follows. Now
Read moreThe Woman in the Woods by John Connolly preview
Another of my reading highlights of the year will surely be the new Charlie Parker thriller by John Connolly. The sixteenth book in the series is titled The Woman in the Woods. It is spring,
Read morePrussian Blue by Philip Kerr paperback
I read Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr when it came out in hardback earlier this year. Shockingly enough time has already gone by for the paperback version to be released today. How’s that possible? Actually
Read moreThe Snowman by Jo Nesbo movie tie-in
I’ve not read any of the Harry Hole books by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo but this one has caught my eye because of the new movie tie-in cover. The movie version stars Michael Fassbender and
Read moreThe Silkworm by Robert Galbraith TV tie-in edition
I’ve just discovered that Sphere books have put out a TV tie-in edition of the second Cormoran Strike novel by Robert Galbraith, The Silkworm. This is addition to the tie-in of The Cuckoo’s Calling. Robert
Read moreThe Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd movie tie-in
This afternoon I discovered a soon to be released movie called The Limehouse Golem. Set in Victorian London it deals with the hunt for a serial killer predating Jack the Ripper. And it turns out
Read moreThe Cuckoo’s Calling TV Tie-in
I have a vague memorty of reading that the BBC was to adapt the first crime novel by Robert Galbraith, a.k.a. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Well, I guess that the adaptation is almost upon
Read moreIn the Dark and Time of Death by Mark Billingham tie-ins
I’ve seen the trailer for a new crime drama titled In the Dark on the BBC recently but I’ve only just discovered that it’s based on some of the books by author Mark Billingham. Billingham
Read moreA Game of Ghosts by John Connolly review
A Game of Ghosts is the fifteenth novel in John Connolly’s supernaturally-tinged Charlie Parker series about a private detective who gets embroiled in fighting evil doers. As in the later books of the series Parker
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