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The Woman in the Wardrobe
The infallible amateur sleuth Mr Verity must unravel a locked-room mystery with a hotel maid found bound in a wardrobe as an unreliable witness.
Reviewed on 24 April 2021 by John Cleal
Winterkill
As snow gently falls on the northernmost town in Iceland, a young girl falls to her death from a balcony on the main street. And when an old man in the local nursing home writes 'she was murdered' on the wall of his room Police Inspector Ari Thor Arason has a puzzling case on his hands.
Reviewed on 24 April 2021 by Viv Beeby
A Quiet Death in Italy
The body of an elderly man is found in one of the canals beneath Bologna. Daniel Leicester, an Englishman who works in Bologna as a PI, sets out to investigate with his boss, the Commandante, who happens to be his father-in-law.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Sylvia Maughan
One Eye Open
A car is found crashed deeply into trees off the A12. The two passengers may not survive. The car has fake plates and numbers and holds a large amount of cash but there are no signs as to who the occupants are.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by John Barnbrook
Crossed Skis
When the victim of a ruthless murder is found in a room at Mrs Stein's guest house burnt beyond recognition, little remains in the way of clues – except the distinctive impression of a ski stick left in the mud outside the front door.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Viv Beeby
The Butterfly House
A body is floating in the waters of an historic fountain, right in the centre of Copenhagen's main city square. A body that's been drained of all its blood. So begins a new and gruesome case for Investigator Jeppe Korner and his assistant Anette Werner.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Viv Beeby
Black Widows
Blake Nelson is dead, and the police must ignore the lies and their own prejudices if they are to find out who killed him.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor
A Stranger on the Beach
Caroline already regrets her revenge one-night stand, because Aidan can’t or won’t accept the idea of one night.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Kati Barr-Taylor
The Witch Hunter
Detective Jessica Niemi begins a complex investigation into a brutal ritualistic murder of Maria Koponen, wife of the famous writer Roger Koponen who’s fascinated by occult and witch hunters. As the body count in Helsinki increases, Jessica realises that the killer’s motives might be personal.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Ewa Sherman
A Nearly Normal Family
When 18-year-old Stella is arrested for the murder of a rich charming businessman, her pastor father and lawyer mother are desperate to fight for their daughter and to do anything possible to stop destruction of their family. But the lies and the truth might be too much for them.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by Ewa Sherman
City of Vengeance
Court officer Cesare Aldo must find the killer of a prominent Jewish moneylender in a Florence riven by internal plotting, rivalries and strife.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by John Cleal
A Question of Time
Master Sergeant Kim Becker and his Special Forces ‘A’ Team are tasked to bring out a vital highly placed intelligence source from behind the Iron Curtain that divides 1979 Berlin.
Reviewed on 13 March 2021 by John Cleal
