American War by Omar El Akkad It’s 2075 and the US is again fighting a civil war although there’s rarely anything civil about such bloodshed. Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi have banded together and declared themselves the Free Southern State (FSS). South Carolina would also have been in that grouping if not for the lethal virus […]
Exit West by Moshin Hamid Nadia is a young Muslim woman in a Middle Eastern city on the brink of a devastating war. At night-classes she meets Saeed, a relatively liberal young man trying to make a better life for himself. Nadia is a free spirit, a dangerous concept for a female Muslim in certain […]
Zen And The Art Of Murder by Oliver Bottini Louise Boni is a Black Forest chief inspector in Germany. She is struggling with the aftermath of a messy divorce and the killing of a murderous paedophile. To cope, Louise has turned to alcohol and it’s impacting upon her career and life. Her colleagues are losing […]
Peter O’Toole- The Definitive Biography by Robert Sellers When people usually think of Peter O’Toole, they imagine a hard-drinking, hell-raising Irishman who starred in the title role of Lawrence of Arabia. O’Toole was both hard-drinking and a hell-raiser, as well as having been nominated for 8 Best Actor Oscars, winning none. However, he wasn’t Irish, […]
Redeye – Redlaw by James Lovegrove John Redlaw is a vampire hunter gone rogue. As a former member of the British government organisation SHADE, he is well trained in the ways of the undead. But a sequence of terrible events, recounted in the first instalment of this series, has left Redlaw disillusioned with the methods […]
Broken River by J Robert Lennon The house is unusual. It has a quaint but quirky layout. It sits on the edge of a National Park. It has a history of murder. It also has a presence, an observer of the human condition and a student of itself. The house lies outside of the town. […]
Mr Murder by Dean Koontz Martin Stillwater is a happily married author of some note. His life is moving along sweetly. He loves his wife, Paige, and is devoted to their two young daughters, Charlotte and Emily. But perhaps all good things must come to an end, and Martin feels that that time has come […]
The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz This is the third instalment in the Jane Hawk saga. It picks up from The Whispering Room, as the rogue FBI agent continues her lonely battle against the secret group known as the Techno Arcadians. Jane has succeeded so far in her lone crusade against the dark forces of […]
You’ll Ruin Your Dinner by Damien Corless Rebel Voice wonders how many readers spent a childhood trying to consume as many sweets as possible, even at the risk of incurring a parent’s wrath and the associated dire warnings of life with no teeth. If the Irish experience is in any way standard, then quite a […]
Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Regular visitors to Rebel Voice will likely recognize the title of this novel as that of a wonderful 1991 movie starring Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy. You may be pleased to read that the book is every bit as great – and even more […]
White Doves At Morning by James Lee Burke Burke’s back, and what a return he makes! James Lee is at his very best in this scintillating chronicle of Louisiana before, during and after the US Civil War. It’s a story of family, friendship, love, loyalty, war and the horrors of a conflicted society rife with […]
The Executioner by Chris Carter Hi! This review is about a book by Chris Carter. You may remember him from such novels as The Crucifix Killer, The Night Stalker or The Death Sculptor. His stories are all much the same and not meant to be read by children or those interested in high literature. Although […]
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