The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke Dave Robicheaux is back with a bang. This time he is tasked with helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina which has ravaged his native New Orleans. Although Dave is now a member of law enforcement in New Iberia, the authorities in The Big Easy are […]
Jolie Blon’s Bounce by James Lee Burke This novel, set in Louisiana, is yet another gem in the Dave Robicheaux series. In this story, we find Dave on the trail of the rapist/murderers of a young woman in New Iberia. The main suspect is defended by a sex-mad lawyer from a major plantation family […]
The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye by David Lagercrantz This is number 5 in the Stieg Larsson series that revolves around the life of the anti-heroine, Lizbeth Salander. Lizbeth has found herself in prison and becomes embroiled in defending a young woman who was the victim of an honour killing, losing her […]
Lightening Men by Thomas Mullen This is Mullen’s fifth novel, and a real beauty. Set in 1950’s Atlanta, it deals with the violent racism that permeated the entire society, and is very relevant today as neo-Nazism and white supremacism rear their ugly heads in the most public way in the USA. There are a […]
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old by Name Not Revealed If there is one book you should read before the end of the year, then this is it. The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old is an understated masterpiece. Our unlikely hero is eighty-three and a resident of an Amsterdam care […]
Black Widow by Chris Brookmyre One of the favourite activities of Rebel Voice is learning a little about new places, especially those that are not as widely covered in popular literature. Inverness, in Scotland, is such a place and Black Widow is set there. Sadly, although the city and region make a nice backdrop, […]
The Reason You’re Alive by Matthew Quick This gem of a novel came out of nowhere and landed on my desk, and I’m glad. Vietnam War veteran, David Granger is 68 and has just had his twin removed from his brain, literally. Poor David was said to have absorbed his unfortunate sibling and no one […]
Camino Island by John Grisham Grisham is a safe pair of hands when it comes to the penning of thrillers. Camino Island is no different. The priceless original manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald have been stolen. Although some of the culprits have been caught, the precious objects remain gone. In steps Elaine, an insurance […]
Come Sundown by Nora Roberts Let me start by stating that I am a fan, in general, of Nora Roberts. I will contain my appreciation for her work to those times when she writes as J.D. Robb and Rebel Voice has already covered such tomes in the Book Review section. Come Sundown is not one […]
Starfire by Dale Brown CAUTION: THIS BOOK IS TOXIC In the author’s bio, included at the start of this book, it states, ‘Dale, his wife… and son… live near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he enjoys flying his own private jet, a Grumman Gulfstream II.’ So to begin, the author felt it necessary that we know […]
Off The Grid by C.J. Box This is yet another in the Joe Pickett/Nate Romanowski series and is more of the same fare, which is to say, good enough stuff in its own way. In Off The Grid, we find Nate (former Special Ops) still on the run from the Feds, at least that […]
Dark Eden by Chris Beckett This is a gem, a true gem. Set in an accidental colony on a distant planet that the first people named Eden, the author has managed to create an original setting that is quirky, intriguing and strangely plausible. Angela (Gela) and Tommy were stranded on an alien world where the […]
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