Tag Archives: police procedurals

“The Lying Kind” by Alison James – Book Review

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Months after the missing persons case goes cold for the Surrey police, the National Crime Agency steps in to see if they can find little Lola Jade Harper.  D.C.I. Rachel Prince and her second in command, Detective Sergeant Mark Brickall … Continue reading →

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“Broken Bones” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“Missing in Wales” by Jenny O’Brien – Book Review

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

DC Gaby Darin has just moved to Pembrokeshire, Wales after a difficult work-related experience in Swansea. She is teamed up with DCI Rhys Walker, a man who seems to have hidden secrets but is a copper that she respects. Izzy … Continue reading →

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“Stone Cold Heart” by Caz Frear – Book Review

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

“I’ve become so adept at fooling people that sometimes I even fool myself.” Detective Constable Cat Kinsella lives alone in South London – across the river from the pub where she grew up.  She loves her job almost as much … Continue reading →

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“Dead Souls” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“Holy Island” by L.J. Ross – Book Review

Posted on June 27, 2019 by

“People kill each other all over the world.” “Sure, but Lindisfarne — it’s holy. It’s like killing someone in church.” “Holy Island” was the winner of a poll I created to let my fellow bloggers and followers vote on which … Continue reading →

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“Dead Inside” by Noelle Holten – Book Review

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

“I was dead inside, numb to it all even as I tried to remember the happier times.” Staffordshire has a critical domestic abuse problem. Because of this, a new, specialized police team called DAHU (Domestic Abuse and Homicide Unit) have … Continue reading →

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“Blood Lines” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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#CoverReveal – “Silent Night” by Geraldine Hogan @Bookouture

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

Many readers are familiar with the outstanding women’s fiction of Faith Hogan. Well, good news folks, she has turned her hand to detective fiction! Writing under her real name, Geraldine Hogan, she has a two book publishing deal with Bookouture. … Continue reading →

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“Sweet Little Lies” by Caz Frear – Book Review

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

“Problem is, while the lie may be sweet as it falls from your lips, the feeling in your gut is always putridly sour. And almost always bang-on.” “I’ve spent most of my life, not exactly sure in the belief, but … Continue reading →

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“Play Dead” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on May 5, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“The Easter Make Believers” by Finn Bell – Book Review

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

Tobe White is a forty+ year veteran of the police force. He accepts the bad and the good inherent in human nature with a placid, philosophical approach. He lives with his octogenarian mother who is a retired psychiatry professor. Nick … Continue reading →

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“Lost Girls” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“The lost child” by Patricia Gibney – Book Review

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the first two novels in Patricia Gibney’s Lottie Parker police procedural series.  They were fantastic! I’ve been meaning to read the third in the series for some time now – I’m SO glad to report … Continue reading →

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Police Procedural series I want to start – Part III

Posted on March 18, 2019 by

I can’t help myself. Police procedurals, particularly those set in the United Kingdom, are probably my favourite type of read.  Part 1 and 2 of this blog series was SO rewarding, that I thought I’d give it another go. The … Continue reading →

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