Ellen wants him to investigate criminal activity in the small towns along Indiana's Ash River in the Midwest—from extortion, assaults, conspiracy, racketeering, and will turn out to be much more. If a conflict takes too long to set the reader gets a meandering feeling, (bad ju ju) and might even put down the book. But if A is for Alice Asher, bludgeoned to death in Andover; and B is for Betty Bernard, strangled with her belt on the beach at Bexhill; then who will Victim C be? The second is a double homicide case she is now heading up that involves the murder of newlyweds on their wedding night. Watson--left alone by Sherlock Holmes to sleuth in fear for much of the novel--save the next Baskerville, Sir Henry, from the hound's fangs?

Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Since then, Gillingham has published a further 14 novels (as of 2017) featuring London-based detective Tom Thorne.The only thing I struggled with here was a lack of context, so I do wonder how others: newcomers to the series; those who dip in and out; or those with poor memories like moi, will cope. Duncan is a great protagonist - putting pressure back into the lap of the extortionists to make them show their hand. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.

A spate of brutal murders threatens the newfound happiness of “one of the most credible and engaging heroes in contemporary crime fiction” (Ian Rankin).He or she – I’m not going to reveal the plot – behaves predictably one moment and unpredictably the next. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. A thrilling and suspenseful tour of crime-addled midwestern towns, Murder Book is signature Thomas Perry, with characters you won’t soon forget, crisply-described action sequences, and breathlessly-tense plotting that will keep you racing through the pages. The newest addition to the top selling new mystery series takes the Women's Murder Club to the most terrifying heights of suspense they have yet to encounter. There are rumors she poisoned her first husband, rumors that she was being blackmailed, rumors that her secret lover was Roger Ackroyd, a man who knew too much, but no one is sure.

Murder Book” is a gripping mystery with compelling characters, lots of action, and surprising plot twists. And, on her own, she will plot revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice" of Kinnakee, Kansas. For my taste, there was too little differentiation in vocal characterisations, which resulted in a lack of distinction between the main characters, and confusion with many of the supporting roles.

Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing exposé on social injustice, The Girl Who Played with Fire is a masterful, endlessly satisfying novel. Mark Billingham has twice won the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and also won the Sherlock Award for Best Detective Created by a British Author. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past. An ex-cop known for his unorthodox methods, Duncan is reluctant to go up against a widespread criminal organization―but the attorney in question is Ellen Leicester, the wife who left him fifteen years earlier, and to her, he can’t say no.

What was disturbing was that it appeared that all these incidents were made by 'teams' not 'individuals'. In a desperate race to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra.