GILLIAN McALLISTER Wrong Place, Wrong Time. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
British crime writer Gillian McAllister’s new novel explores time travel as crime prevention. Time loops are everywhere these days. Groundhog Day might have...
Read MoreCrime Scene: ROSS ARMSTRONG The Watcher. Reviewed by Derek Dryden
The Watcher is a dark psychological thriller and a first-rate debut whodunnit. This first novel by English actor and writer Ross Armstrong will no doubt appeal to...
Read MoreCrime Scene: EMMA HEALEY Elizabeth is Missing. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
A crime has been committed and Maud knows this – but what was it? She can’t remember. Eighty-two-year-old Maud Horsham is losing her memory. But some things are firmly...
Read MoreCrime Scene: PD VINER The Last Winter of Dani Lancing; LESLEY THOMSON The Detective’s Daughter. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
The not always benign power of memory, and the vagaries of coincidence: these two recent British crime novels are shining examples of the flexibility of the genre....
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