Box 21 by Roslund & Hellström
Box 21 by Roslund & Hellström tells a number of stories over a period of a week. Set in Stockholm, the book depicts victims of…
Mystery & Crime
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The Other Child by Charlotte Link
The Other Child by Charlotte Link is a very interesting mystery set in England.
Written by a German author and translated into English, it has sold15…
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Written as a series of letters, The Woman in White is widely acknowledged to be the first Mystery novel. Nevertheless, it stands the test of…
Three Seconds by Roslund & Hellström
Three Seconds by Roslund & Hellstrom won the 2009 Swedish crime novel of the year and deserved it; it’s gritty, violent and unnerving.
Taken by Robert Crais
A wealthy business woman’s daughter disappears with her secret boyfriend however the police believe the couple have faked their own kidnapping and do not take…
Island of Bones by PJ Parrish
A thoroughly satisfying read.
In the wake of a hurricane, a tiny bleached skull washes up in front of Detective Louis Kincaid’s cottage in Florida.
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
This is a gripping, powerful and terrifying true story of passion and murder which held me enthralled from beginning to end. The plot…