Wrecked by Joe Ide Isaiah Quintabe, or IQ for short, is a black private investigator in East Long Beach, California. He has a quirky way of solving crimes and taking payment. His clients include local members of the working class community he hails from. They pay him in favours, services and reindeer jumpers. IQ has […]
Crime Scene by Jonathon & Jesse Kellerman Clay Edison is deputy coroner for Berkeley and has a heavy workload. He’s committed to his work and has little time for anything else. So when a case comes along that introduces him to the quirky but beautiful Tatiana Rennert, Clay finds himself drawn away from his obsession. […]
The Kings Of Cool by Don Winslow (2012) Ben, Chon and O are three surf-heads in Laguna Beach in 2005 California. They’re Bohemian stalwarts making their way as best they can in an unprincipled world. Chon is a Navy Seal, deployed on a regular basis to Afghanistan where he has little compunction about killing his […]
Cari Mora by Thomas Harris (2019) Cari Mora is a former FARC guerrilla who has fled to the USA to find a better life. She’s a young woman, very determined, with dreams. Cari has a number of jobs, one of which is as caretaker of a mansion on the Miami beach waterfront. The massive house […]
The History Of Bees by Maja Lunde (2015) There are some spoilers in this review It’s Hertfordshire, England, 1852, and biologist William Savage is faced with a crisis. He has neglected his research for family life, much to the displeasure of his mentor, Rahm. Trying to fight his way out of depression, William finds inspiration […]
State of Fear by Michael Crichton (2004) Peter Evans is a lawyer for a prestigious LA firm. He handles the account of billionaire philanthropist, George Morton, a man committed to tackling environmental issues, most especially climate change. But Morton has been having second thoughts about the issues he has been campaigning for. After meeting with […]
The Ways Of The Wolfe by James Carlos Blake (2017) Axel Prince Wolfe, pampered rich boy and heir to a successful family law business in Texas, decided to help a friend out by robbing a jewellery store. Axel was not entirely altruistic in his reasoning, as he yearned for some excitement in what he considered […]
