A Cold Day in Hell
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Lauren Riley is an accomplished detective who has always been on the opposite side of the courtroom...
mystery series fiction
The Gardener's Daughter
Book
Motherless nineteen-year-old Ava has always believed brilliant botanist Theo Gage to be her father....
Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Old Friends and New Enemies (Charlie Cameron #2) in Books
Nov 21, 2019
This is a terrifically gritty crime novel. Glasgow is a good setting for this kind of work and Mullen does a great job of describing the city and the surroundings. Cameron is a very likeable character and seems very believable. The rest of the cast are just as well defined, from Cameron's slightly dodgy friend to the Rafferty family who are nasty but with a solid basis on why they are.
As the plot unfolds the reader knows more than Cameron which makes some of his mis-steps in dealing with the case agonising to read when he puts himself in more danger when he is trying to extricate himself. The ending ties everything up neatly but don't expect a fairy tale ending.
Overall this is a terrific crime novel and if the other Cameron books are anything like this then it will be a series to get hold of.
A Lesson In Secrets (Maisie Dobbs #8)
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In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs’ career goes in an exciting new direction when she accepts an...
Sophie Last Seen
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"A mother's psyche edges toward madness as she tries to solve the puzzle of her daughter's...
crime murder disappearance mystery thriller detective
Oleander (Poison Garden #1)
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Eli tried to leave the supernatural life behind. Problem is, it won't let her go. Eliza “Eli”...
Witches Paranormal Romance Series
Awix (3310 KP) rated Knives Out (2019) in Movies
Nov 28, 2019
It mainly manages this thanks to Johnson's mastery of tone - this is a sly, playful movie, full of big performances as comically grotesque characters. Daniel Craig is clearly having rather too much fun as the Poirot-proxy and I can imagine him wanting to play this fellow again once he's finished with that other well-known role of his. An impressive performance from Ana de Armas as well. Pure entertainment, superbly done: lots and lots of fun.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth
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There is nothing unusual about the barrel-organ man who walks into private detective Louie Knight's...
The Backstagers, Vol. 1
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All the world's a stage . . . but what happens behind the curtain is pure magic literally! When...