Crucible by James Rollins
Whilst this instalment; Crucible, is number 14 in the Sigma Force thriller series, it’s best to have read the immediate predecessor The Demon Crown first…
Mystery & Crime
Redemption by David Baldacci
Book five; Redemption, of the Amos Decker series starts, ominously enough, with the lead character reluctantly returning to his home town in Ohio USA.
Birds of a Feather by Jacqueline Winspear
This is the second instalment in the Maisie Dobbs series, set in post-war London. It is 1930 and Maisie is instructed by Joseph Waite, a…
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
“Death was far more certain than God, and with death there would be no longer the daily possibility of love dying. Greene shows us who…
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
In The Crossing Places, when a child’s bones are discovered in the marshes close to an ancient site that Ruth helped excavated ten years ago,…
The Book Artist by Mark Pryor
One approaches the latest instalment; The Book Artist in the Hugo Marston crime-solving series with a decent glass of red wine and a cozy fireplace…
The Ink Stain by Meg and Tom Keneally
The Ink Stain is set in Sydney town and The Rocks of 1826 and concerns the murder of a newspaper editor.
Holding by Graham Norton
Holding by Graham Norton is set in a small remote village in Ireland where everyone knows everyone and their business.
The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham
The Tiger in the Smoke is an extraordinary book by Margery Allingham that transports the reader to unexpected places.
Verses for the Dead by Preston & Child
Verses for the Dead by Preston & Child is the 17th mystery thriller in the Agent Pendergast series
Author Review: Robert Van Gulik
True to its mantra, the SMSA Library holds a number of out-of-print works by mystery and crime authors including Robert Van Gulik
Old Bones by Douglas J Preston and Lincoln Child
In theory, Old Bones by Douglas J Preston and Lincoln Child could be considered to be book 20 of the FBI Special Agent AXL Pendergast…