Lin Anderson has published twelve novels and one novella featuring forensic scientist Dr. Rhona MacLeod, which have been widely translated. Her short story Dead Close was chosen for the Best of of British Crime 2011 and is currently in development as a feature film. Also a screenwriter, her film River Child won a student BAFTA... Continue Reading →
O young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best; And save his good broadsword he weapons had none, He rode all unarm’d, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar. He... Continue Reading →
It’s not very often that I physically react to what I’m reading in a novel, but Niven’s Cold Hands had me crying within the first ten pages and literally cringing a lot from there on. This is a gruesome thriller, reminiscent of Val McDermid, and I barely put it down from start to finish. There’s... Continue Reading →
At just over 200 pages, Knots and Crosses is by no means huge, but it's astonishing that a considerable number of reviewers for Rankin’s first Rebus novel think that the length of a novel is actually commensurate with its quality. In the same way that you can’t judge a book by its cover, so shouldn’t... Continue Reading →
When you start off the New Year reading an 814 page book, you know the year just has to get better. It's been a 4 year wait but number 7 in Diana Gabaldon's Outland series is out. I just finished reading "An Echo in the bone". Whew! It is not a quick read. There were... Continue Reading →
If you feel like a fast, enjoyable read to pass the time then I would love to recommend M.C. Beaton and her Hamish MacBeth mystery novels. Set in Northern Scotland in the small village of Lochdubh, our hero and main character Hamish MacBeth is the lone police constable responsible for upholding the law in and... Continue Reading →
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