Tag Archives: police procedurals

“In Bitter Chill” by Sarah Ward – Book Review

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Fictionophile

DC Connie Childs – is a policewoman with a tiny stature but with an attitude that more than makes up for it. She knows the Derbyshire area well because it is her home county. She works with her instincts and … Continue reading →

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“Local Gone Missing” by Fiona Barton – Book Review

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Fictionophile

Detective Inspector Elise King has had her world turned upside down. Her longstanding partner, Hugh, has left her for another woman – then, she received a diagnosis that she has breast cancer. Now, still on sick leave and irrevocably changed … Continue reading →

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“Unhinged” by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst – Book Review

Posted on June 4, 2022 by Fictionophile

translated from the Norwegian by Megan Turney This police procedural, set in Oslo, Norway, is the third to feature policeman Alexander Blix and blogger/journalist Emma Ramm. Blix is 48 years old and a Detective Chief Inspector of the Homicide division … Continue reading →

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“What Hides Beneath” (a D.C.I. Bone novella) – Book Review

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Fictionophile

This crime novella introduces D.C.I. Duncan Bone, a police officer working in the Campsie Fells area of Scotland. He is married to Alice, and has a three year old son. Bone drives a 1996 green Saab.The case – a body … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday – May 17, 2022 #NewBook #TeaserTuesday #TheCompanion @LesleyjmThomson @HoZ_Books

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Fictionophile

My Tuesday post where I’ll ‘tease‘ you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the advanced reader’s copies from my own TBR. This book is a title I downloaded from NetGalley. Today, Tuesday May 17, 2022 I … Continue reading →

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“In Cold Blood” by Jane Bettany – Book Review

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Fictionophile

“Sometimes the truth can be unpalatable”. Detective Inspector Isabel Blood – at fifty-six years old, Isabel has worked her way up through the ranks of the Derbyshire Police. She is happily married and is a mother of three, with only … Continue reading →

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“Spring Girls” by Karen Katchur – Book Review

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Fictionophile

Detective Geena Brassard – is single, in her early thirties, and lives alone with her aging bulldog, Codis. She is very tall and has no female friends other than those on the police force. She has only been partnered with … Continue reading →

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“Long Shadows” by Derek Thompson – Book Review

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Fictionophile

Book 1 in the Detective Craig Wild police procedural mystery series set in Wiltshire. Detective Sergeant Craig Wild is in his late thirties and has recently moved from London to rural Wiltshire. He has landed in a small community rife … Continue reading →

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#NewBook on my radar – “The Blue Bar” by Damyanti Biswas #TheBlueBar @damyantig #BlueMumbaiThriller

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Fictionophile

Now on Edelweiss & available soon on NetGalley, and published by Thomas & Mercer, “The Blue Bar” is a crime thriller/police procedural set in Mumbai, India. Anticipated publication date is October 25, 2022. The subtitle: A Blue Mumbai Thriller hints … Continue reading →

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“The Harbor” by Katrine Engberg – Book Review

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Fictionophile

Jeppe Kørner, in his forties, is newly divorced from a wife that he loved very much. They separated because his wife wanted children and Jeppe couldn’t provide them. Now, Jeppe is in  a relationship with Sara Saidani, a work colleague … Continue reading →

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