 | As you can see from my list below, I am not making a lot of headway in making my TBR (To Be Read) pile diminish. Review copies are piling up, not helped by my self selected library books. Hopefully you will also find something to interest you among these.
See the history of this occasional post.
I'd like to also stress that there is no rhyme or reason to my selections.
Please note that this listing is in no way a recommendation for you to read a title, simply a chance for you to assess for yourself whether you would like to read it. I will also try to discover whether the book is available on Kindle, particularly for Australian authors which are not necessarily available overseas.
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IF I TELL YOU.. I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU, edited by Michael Robotham
Kindle edition available July 24
Allen & Unwin paper back
Australia's best crime writers - Michael Robotham,
Kerry Greenwood, Shane Maloney, Peter Corris, Tara Moss and more - share
the secrets to their success, their best- ever writing tips and their
favourite 'must reads'. An ideal guide for aspiring writers and crime
fiction fans alike.
Description
Crime fiction is the single most popular genre in international
publishing and Australia has some of the finest practitioners when it
comes to walking the mean streets and nailing the bad guys.
Whether
you're a fan of crime fiction, true crime or a would-be crime writer,
this collection of essays will provide laughter, understanding, insight,
ideas, advice and hopefully some inspiration. Learn about Shane
Maloney's near-death experience in a freezer, Leigh Redhead's adventures
as a stripper and Tara Moss taking a polygraph test to prove her
doubters wrong.
There are stories of struggle and triumph, near
misses and murderous intent, as our best crime writers lay bare their
souls and reveal their secrets as never before, along with their rules
for writing and reading lists.
But beware. They will have to kill you...
THE SHADOW TRACER, Meg Gardiner
A review copy from
Penguin Australia
Kindle edition
here.
When someone wants to find you badly enough, vanishing is no longer an option
.
Sarah
Keller is a young single mother living in Oklahoma with her five
year-old daughter, Zoe. Her day job is to hunt out people on the run and
bring them to justice. So imagine how it looks when a school bus
accident sends Zoe to the ER and tests reveal Sarah can't be Zoe's
mother.
Sarah has been living a lie for years and finally the
truth is coming out. Who is she? Who were Zoe's parents? And why does
Zoe's identity bring the FBI down on Sarah's tail in mere minutes?
The
FBI is the least of her worries, though. Sarah needs to keep Zoe off
the grid, but with a sinister religious cult also preparing to attack,
where on earth can they hide?
Something deadly lurks in Sarah's past and its resurrection brings terror to all it touches.
EYE FOR AN EYE, Ben Coes
Review copy from
Pan Macmillan Australia
Amazon Kindle version
here
When Dewey Andreas uncovers the identity of a mole embedded at a high
level in Israel's Mossad, it triggers a larger, more dangerous plot.
The mole was the most important asset of Chinese Intelligence, and Fao
Bhang, head of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), responds to the
discovery and brutal elimination of the mole, by immediately placing a
kill order on the man responsible – Dewey Andreas.
Dewey is tracked to Argentina, where he is on vacation with his
fiancee, Jessica Tanzer, a U.S. National Security Advisor. A top-level
kill team is sent in quickly and quietly, but their attack fails to take
out Dewey. The collateral damage, however, is both horrifying and
deeply personal. With nothing left to lose, Andreas is determined to
have his revenge.
Once he learns who is probably behind the attack – and
why they are after him – Dewey goes rogue, using all of his assets and
skills to launch a counterattack. Andreas must now face the full weight
and might of the MSS, Chinese Intelligence, and the formidable Fao
Bhang, if he's to achieve his one last goal: revenge on a biblical
scale, no matter the odds or the armies that he will have to fight his
way through. Andreas – former Army Ranger and Delta – is a man of great
skills and cunning. His opponent, Fao Bhang, is ruthless, determined,
and with no limit to the assets at his disposal. In this conflict, there
are only two possible outcomes. And only one Dewey Andreas.
DEADLY HARVEST, Michael Stanley
Library book - I need to read this for the
2013 Global Reading Challenge which I have sadly been neglecting
Kindle version available
Synopsis (
Amazon)
Deadly Harvest in Michael Stanley’s
beloved Detective Kubu series tracks a series of murders and a
mysterious witch doctor whose nefarious potions might hold the key to a
web of missing persons.
When young girls start to go missing, Samantha, a new detective on the Botswana police force suspects that
muti,
a traditional African medicine, is the reason. She and Detective David
“Kubu” Bengu race to stop a serial killer, all as the father of one of
the victims threatens to take matters into his own hands.
Weaving together a thrilling mystery with a fascinating look at modern-day Africa,
Deadly Harvest is filled with elements suspense and plot twists that will keep you captivated until the very end.
GODS & BEASTS, Denise Mina
Library book - this recently won the
Theakston's Old Peculier Novel of the Year Award at the Harrogate Crime Festival
Kindle edition
Synopsis (
Amazon)
A Glasgow post office one week before Christmas. Martin Pavel cowers on the floor, his eyes locked on those of a terrified child. Above them a masked gunman wields an AK47 while the boy's grandfather calmly volunteers to help the robber gather the money. Then the old man stands passively, hands by his sides, while the gunman raises the barrel and shoots him to shreds.
Recently returned to work after the birth of her twins, DS Alex Morrow is called in to head the investigation. Why did the grandfather offer his help? Was it a moment of madness, a noble act of self-sacrifice, or did the old man and his killer share a dark past?
Morrow's enquiries lead her to the door of Kenny Gallagher, a politician fighting for his political life - and his marriage - after he's publicly accused of having an affair with a young employee. And unknown to Morrow a temptation too great to resist leads two of her colleagues, DCs Leonard and Wilder, to make a rash decision and leaves them at the mercy of a ruthless blackmailer.
The complicity of an old man in his own death, a promiscuous politician and a bag of untraceable money - one city, three crimes and a powerful connection that runs from Glasgow's dark criminal underworld to the international spheres of the super rich.
THE CORPSE ON THE COURT, Simon Brett
Library book - this will bring me up to date in the Fethering series.
Available on Kindle
Synopsis (
Fantastic Fiction)
Jude's life has been turned upside-down thanks her new mant, Piers
Targett, who's keen to get her involved in his hobby - or obsession - of
Real Tennis. But when one of Piers' friends dies on the court in
suspicious circumstances, Jude finds herself caught up in the police
investigation.
Meanwhile, Jude's neighbour Carole is trying to identify
the human remains known locally as the 'Lady in the Lake.' As the two
investigations become intertwined, Carole and Jude's efforts to find the
truth look set to lead to more murders.
