James Patterson and Harlan Coben are two of my favourite authors in the murder/thriller/ mystery/general mayhem genre, so when they have good things to say about another author, I take notice. And they certainly have plenty of good things to say about Swedish crime writer Liza Marklund, who co-wrote Postcard Killers with Patterson last year. […]
Patterson’s praise well deserved Read Post »
It seems like the murder mystery genre is the flavour of the day right now, with books about devious murderers, innocent (and sometimes not-so-innocent) victims and clever-clogs detectives popping up everywhere. Luckily, I enjoy a good murder. Especially if there’s good helping of mystery chucked in for good measure. And when the author receives high
Plenty of intrigue and drama Read Post »
Jack Reacher is back and better than ever. Were you one of the Reacher fans who complained that the last novel didn’t have a high enough body count? I wasn’t (the body count might have been low but the action was still high) but if you were, you’ll be pleased to know that this time
Reacher at his bone-crunching best Read Post »
With its fast pace and gritty feel, the third Ty Hauck novel is every bit as riveting as its predecessors. Private security investigator Hauck is blown away by the news that an old friend form his past has been murdered along with her husband and daughter. As he sets out to hunt for the killer
With a diagnosis of malignant brain cancer and just a few weeks to live, Kenny Drummond thinks back over his life and decides to put things right with the people he believes he has let down over the years. His main focus goes back 30 years, to his childhood best friend Callie Barton, who showed
A good dose of obsession fuels thriller Read Post »
The tagline on the front of this book reckons we are being introduced to a new, kick-arse crime fighter for fans of Janet Evanovich and I have to say I was pretty impressed with the arse-kicking abilities of the main character. I was a late-arrival in the Janet Evanovich fan camp, not reading any of
Arse-kicking abilities impress Read Post »
Michael Crichton was a bit of a rock star in the literary world: an author, producer, director, screenwriter and even a medical school graduate who was equally at home in the worlds of science fiction and thrillers. Some of his best-known works were adapted for both the big and small screens and according to Wikipedia,
Final novel an old-fashioned adventure Read Post »
There’s no doubting Dunedin-based author Vanda Symon’s talent as a writer and I certainly enjoyed most of this book, the third to feature stroppy chick/newbie detective Sam Shepherd. However, I don’t know that a reader who wasn’t so familiar with the southern part of New Zealand would find it such an easy read: most people
Kiwi colloquialisms distract Read Post »
Benjamin Franklin reckoned there were only two things in this world that could be said to be certain: death and taxes. However, I’d like to add a third item to that list: Lee Child hitting the best-sellers list here in New Zealand with his Jack Reacher novels. Per head of population, the Reacher thrillers outsell
Kiwis love Reacher Read Post »
Aussie author Colleen McCullough is probably best-known for The Thorn Birds and while I enjoyed that book every bit as much as everyone else in the world, I wasn’t such a great fan of some of the later offerings, particularly the Masters of Rome series. However, I ended up reading the first in the Carmine
