Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
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English noir at the seaside? Review: MJ Arlidge’s thriller ‘Eeeny Meeny’
24 Oct 2018English noir or seaside noir? We’ve had classic Hollywood noir, Scandi noir and the fast-rising Tartan noir, north of the…
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Don’t trust Jed Mercurio – he’s a crime writer
12 Sep 2018Have you been watching Jed Mercurio’s latest series, Bodyguard? Do you trust him? A review in a paper this week…
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Living on the edge
16 Aug 2018Living on the edge. It was one of these special places on the edge of things. Where you place a…
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How seductive is the call of Sirens – review of Joseph Knox’s debut noir
16 May 2018Sirens – this week’s review in the Library Corner I was standing in Waterstones, asking for dark crime stories, when…
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Chill out with Chili – Review: Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
09 May 2018Get Shorty review for the Library Corner. We all love a good little-fish-in-a-big-pond story, when the little guy from out…
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Darkness in the Pacific: Review – Black Water by Louise Doughty
02 Mar 2018Review: Black Water by Louise Doughty. Agents, publishers, books on writing tell you to write about nice characters who grow…
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Library corner: Futuristic mayhem – The Outer Spheres by Andrew Wallace
03 Jan 2018The Library Corner reviews The Outer Spheres. 24th century princess Charity Freestone is fighting for her life against the massed…
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Review: Rivers of London
18 Oct 2015Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just came across this lovely off-beat fantasy crime…
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Writing a gripping thriller
21 Oct 2014I’m delighted to be talking about Writing a Gripping Thriller for Hayley McKenzie’s blog ScriptAngel. You can read the full article…
