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Death Under a Tuscan Sun
Chief Superintendent Ferrara is dismayed to hear that two dangerous prisoners have escaped from jail in Pisa. Later, a well-known lawyer and his wife are found murdered in their gated community a few miles from Florence.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Sylvia Maughan
Last Resort
Bob Skinner, on holiday in Spain, is asked to help out an old friend and find a missing man.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Linda Wilson
Nothing Sacred
Lawyer Daniel Connell helps out an old girlfriend and finds himself landed with a new client, one who won’t take no for an answer.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Chris Roberts
Resistant
An aggressive new infection is sweeping America’s hospitals, the product of a shadowy terrorist organisation. When Dr Lou Welcome’s friend succumbs, can he find the cure, find the terrorists and save his friend’s life?
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Sylvia Wilson
Sleeping Dogs
Lawyer Spike Sanguinetti takes a holiday in Corfu but finds himself involved in a murder, followed by a very dangerous trip to Albania.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Chris Roberts
The Cellar
Muna was bought from an orphanage at the age of eight by Mr and Mrs Songoli and has been forced into a life of domestic slavery. But she is a survivor …
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Linda Wilson
The First Horseman
House of Commons member Robert Packington became the first man in London to be murdered with a pistol when he was shot dead while walking to Mass.Thomas Treviot, a close family friend, sets out to investigate his killing amid the corruption and conspiracies of Henry VIII’s court.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by John Cleal
The Man Who Loved Dogs
A Cuban writer meets a man with two Russian wolfhounds while walking on a beach. He gradually learns the man’s story – he is the exiled killer of Leon Trotsky.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by John Cleal
The Strings of Murder
Victorian Inspectors Ian Frey and ‘Nine Nails’ McGray must solve the gruesome killing of an Edinburgh violin virtuoso. Their inquiries take them into a world of music, madness and devil worship.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by John Cleal
Thin Air
Three old university friends, Caroline, Eleanor and Polly, leave London for the Shetland Isles where they are to celebrate Caroline’s recent marriage to a Shetlander. Almost immediately after the party, one of them disappears and her body is found in a loch.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Arnold Taylor
Truth Or Dare
A kidnapped man is given a choice: save his life or that of his girlfriend and baby. What decision will he make?
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Linda Wilson
Dead Certainty
Jump jockey Harry Radcliffe is out of action after a fall – but ghost-writing an autobiography for a veteran trainer turns out to be even more dangerous.
Reviewed on 20 June 2015 by Sharon Wheeler
