Category Archives: Crime

Review: The Retribution by Val McDermid

On Monday I went to the monthly reading group meeting at my local library. The book we were discussing, The Retribution by Val MaDermid was very popular with our small group. I had never read any if her books until yesterday morning.

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Review: ‘The Beekeeper’s Apprentice’ by Laurie R King

Since I treat myself to a few books last week I thought I’d review them too. The first of my haul was first published in 1994 and is the earliest in the ‘Mary Russell Mysteries’ series.

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July reviews: part 2

Just a few books this time round. There’s a bit of variety in this set of reviews. Enjoy.
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Review: ‘The Greenland Breach’ by Bernard Besson

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Originally published: Groenland
2011
Odile Jacob (France)

Present edition: Translated by Julie Rose
2013
Le French Book (New York)

ISBN:9781939474070

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Review:’Intervention: The Pandora Virus’ by WRR Munro

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Members’ Titles

Oct 21 2013

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Review: ‘Steam City Pirates’ by Jim Musgrave

Steam City Pirates

Pat O’Malley Steampunk Mysteries
Jim Musgrave
English Majors Editors and Publishers, LLC

Pub Date: Dec 1 2013

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Like Alice’s rabbit, a strange “mechanical-like man” leads 1869 New York Detective Pat O’Malley down into the world of steam power. A group from the future calling itself the World Scientific Advancement Society for Progress is living secretly beneath Central Park. These pirates are inventors whose only goal is to keep the Earth in the Steam Age in order to save it from a future nuclear holocaust. Five alien assassins from other universes are ordered to kill O’Malley and his group, and each alien has a unique ability to do the job. As the Steam City Pirates build a steam-powered amusement park on Coney Island, O’Malley and his group are hunted down in the streets of New York City. The future of the world is at stake in this mystery and adventure featuring a twisting plot, steampunk time travel, steam men duels, crafty inventions, and monsters from other planets.

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