Since Philip Kerr’s untimely passing in 2018 his publisher Quercus has been reissuing some of his non-Bernie Gunther works. Earlier this year they published a new hardback edition of his World War Two thriller Hitler’s
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The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz paperback
The Girl Who Lived Twice is the sixth book in the “Dragon Tattoo“ series. I was completely unaware that this was out in paperback today until I saw it on the shelf in Tescos (while
Read moreKnife by Jo Nesbo paperback edition out now
Just a quick post to say that the latest Harry Hole thriller Knife by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo is out now in paperback. I read it in hardback last year and enjoyed it so it’s
Read moreIn the Woods and The Likeness by Tana French TV Tie-ins
I noticed the BBC have a new crime drama series titled Dublin Murder Squad. What I didn’t know is that it is based on a series of crime novels by Tana French. It looks like
Read moreThe Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz
Out today in hardback in the UK is the latest continuation novel featuring Lisbeth Salander, the girl with the dragon tattoo from Stieg Larsson’s novels. This is the third of three “Girl” novels by David
Read moreTwisted Prey by John Sandford out now in paperback
I used to be a big fan of the Lucas Davenport books by John Sandford. The long running series started back in 1989 with Rules of Prey. I’ve not bothered with some of the recent
Read moreMetropolis by Philip Kerr out now
Metropolis, the fourteenth (and sadly last) Bernie Gunther thriller, by Philip Kerr is out today in hardback. Berlin detective Bernie Gunther bows out at last in the 14th and final book of the Sunday Times
Read moreThe Woman in the Woods by John Connolly paperback
In advance of the new hardback by John Connolly last year’s Charlie Parker novel, The Woman in the Woods, is coming out in paperback this week. It is spring, and the semi-preserved body of a
Read moreLethal White by Robert Galbraith out now
The fourth Cormoran Strike novel titled Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) Has just been published in hardcover from Sphere books. Here’s the blurb… ‘I seen a kid killed . . . He
Read moreThe Outsider by Stephen King review
Stephen King’s new novel The Outsider is a murder mystery, albeit one with a supernatural element as you might expect from this author. The novel opens with the very public arrest of local baseball coach
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