Crusader’s Cross by James Lee Burke The romance is on again. Rebel Voice and James Lee have renewed their tempestuous relationship but on a day by day basis. If Jamesy starts to act the bollox, then he’s getting the chop. Dave Robicheaux is again to the fore in this installment, book 14 in the popular […]
Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben Rebel Voice has decided that, after the recent break-up with James Lee Burke, we should both see other people. Harlan Coben is an old flame. Whether it is advisable to return to such a relationship is questionable, but here goes. In this first installment of the Myron Bolitar series (1995), […]
Cadillac Jukebox by James Lee Burke This is number 9 in the Detective Dave Robicheaux series and was first published way back in 1996 (some of you may not have been born then). It’s one more in Rebel Voice‘s ongoing Burke binge. In this installment, Robicheaux finds himself in a mess as Louisiana’s racist past […]
Burning Angel by James Lee Burke This is yet another episode in my Burke binge, and yet another that I thoroughly enjoyed. Louisiana Detective, Dave Robicheaux, is thrust onto a smorgasbord of mystery and terror as he meets up with Sonny Boy Marsallas, a New Orleans street hustler who has returned from exile in Latin […]
In The Electric Mist With The Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke This author should get a Nobel prize for literature on the basis of his book titles alone. Added to this one we have such notable names as Black Cherry Blues, A Stained White Radiance and Jolie Blon’s Bounce which has been reviewed by […]
Hell Train by Christopher Fowler This is an usual little book which should appeal to all fans of the old Hammer movies which starred Chris Lee and Peter Cushing. Shane Carter is a script writer from Hollywood who finds himself at a loose end when his job ends. He makes his way to England to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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