The Sugarland Express (1974)
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The Sugarland Express, a gripping drama co-written and directed by a 26-year-old Steven Spielberg,...
Ghettoside: Investigating a Homicide Epidemic
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This is The International Bestseller - As Read on BBC Radio 4. Why would you kill your neighbour?...
The Village Effect: Why Face-to-Face Contact Matters
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Marrying the findings of the new field of social neuroscience together with gripping human stories,...
Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War II: A Dramatic History
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This gripping book brings back to life the events surrounding the internment of ten German Nuclear...
Chloe (778 KP) rated The Shadow Man in Books
Mar 6, 2021
The scene was set quite well early on but I think more could have been done to elicit this throughout the book.
I liked the main detective and the psychologist, I could see a sequel in the future with the usual love hate relationship emerging between them.
There were a few instances where the story was a little unbelievable, particularly around the flooring scene. Plus some of the facts of the case are happened upon and theories are very much close to the truth.
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
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Nominated for four Academy Awards, including "Best Picture," Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima...
ClareR (6037 KP) rated The Killing Kind in Books
Jun 13, 2021
It’s always interesting when the character you’re not supposed to like (in this case it’s John Webster, a stalker amongst other things) is more likeable than Ingrid, the main character. And the police don’t seem to be much better.
I really enjoyed this - it’s the second Jane Casey book I’ve read, and I doubt it’ll be the last. If you like psychological thrillers, you’ll love this!
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this 😊
Awix (3310 KP) rated All the President's Men (1976) in Movies
Jan 24, 2021
Proof that you can make a gripping thriller without actually including a single car chase or fist-fight; much of the film is people on the telephone making notes, but it's still a captivating story. Solid performances, decent structure, perhaps lacks a big climax, but you can see its influence on many other acclaimed films since (The Post and Spotlight are cut from the same cloth, and in the former case features some of the same figures). And yet Rocky still won the Oscar. Conspiracy!!!
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Family Upstairs in Books
Oct 6, 2019
When Libby hits her 25th birthday, she inherits a house in Chelsea with a very dark past. Gradually, you begin to learn of that past with the use of different time periods and different character viewpoints. I admit that at first this took a while to get my head around but it does fall into place and works extremely well.
The story is gripping and dark; the characters are well developed, interesting and authentically flawed; the writing is easy to read and set at a good pace and the mystery elements are perfectly formed.
I would most definitely recommend this to people who love a good psychological thriller and want to thank Random House UK, Cornerstone and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review.
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Do
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In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from...