About this book series Since its invention in the nineteenth century, detective fiction has never been more popular. In novels, short stories and films, on the radio, on television and now in computer games, private detectives and psychopaths, poisoners and overworked cops, tommy gun gangsters—...
AuthorsFeaturedFiction Reviews Book Review: The Prince of Darkness by Graham Hurley Post authorByadmin Post dateOctober 17, 2008 No Commentson Book Review: The Prince of Darkness by Graham Hurley The latest D.I. Faraday novel, The Price Of Darkness by Graham Hurley starts off with what looks...
This exciting volume in the Transitions series explores both history and contemporary ideas, pushing forward the boundaries of what we understand by 'modernity'. This book is distinguished from its competitors by its clear focus on close readings of commonly-studied texts and a strict policy on ...
Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs: *presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy...
Compass Crimes series prequel Orphaned in the rainforest, a teen finds family in America. There, she must choose between following the rule of law or the rule of the jungle to find justice. Compass Crimes series book 1 A newlywed’s vows are tested after her husband’s arrest. She risks...
Series:Rory Yates, Book 1 Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins Categories:Literature & Fiction,Genre Fiction “An effective mystery . . . Patterson and Bourelle’s rapid-fire chapters squeeze in plenty of dishy small-town drama on top of the murder case [and] the story is picking up speed like a...
BOOK REVIEW:Punishment of a Hunterby Yulia Yakovleva Posted onDecember 13, 2022 Reply Punishment of a Hunter: A Leningrad ConfidentialbyYulia Yakovleva My rating:5 of 5 stars Amazon.in Page This is “Seven” meets “1984” — i.e. an American-style work of crime fiction where an obsessive...
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Another crime fiction author, another country, and another time and yet, here we are again: weird suicides! Che Committed Suicide is the third book of the commissaire Charitos series by Greek writer Petros Markaris. We are in 2002 and Athens is preparing the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. Commi...
So far, despite the fact that they are so dominant in terms of the crime fiction that’s published, I haven’t chosen any series for my best of 2020 list, where a detective or other character makes a regular outing in every new book. It’s partly that the novelty of a standalone bo...