28 February 2011

#111. From The Dead by Mark Billingham

Title:

From The Dead

Author:

Mark Billingham

Genre:

Crime/Thriller

Synopsis:

As a woman jailed for plotting to murder her husband prepares to be released photos of her husband alive and well begin arriving in the mail.

Verdict:

The relationships in these novels continue to impress as do the inventiveness of the crimes.

Pages:

359

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February 2011

#110. Break No Bones by Kathy Reichs

Title:

Break No Bones

Author:

Kathy Reichs

Genre:

Crime/Thriller/Forensics

Synopsis:

A modern corpse is found at the site of an ancient burial ground is the start of a disturbing pattern.

Verdict:

A good return after the complicated and controversial plot of ‘Cross Bones’.

Pages:

334

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February 2011

#109. Blood Line by Mark Billingham

Title:

Blood Line

Author:

Mark Billingham

Genre:

Crime/Thriller

Synopsis:

A seemingly isolated murder turns out to be the first in a disturbing string of murders of the children of the victims of a long dead serial killer.

Verdict:

Character development and plotting still refreshingly organic and well-paced. Tom Thorne is a great fictional detective.

Pages:

344

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February 2011

#108. Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs

Title:

Monday Mourning

Author:

Kathy Reichs

Genre:

Crime/Thriller/Forensics

Synopsis:

Three skeletons are discovered buried in a cellar and as the story of how they came to be there unfolds the crimes are found to be a lot more recent and a lot more unsettling than originally assumed.

Verdict:

Still enjoying the forensic take on procedurals and the characters. Less stiff than initial novels.

Pages:

300

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February 2011