The other reviews at Euro Crime this week include mine of two books: Martin Edwards's The Cipher Garden, a cleverly written mystery involving a small set of suspects; and Nicci French's Losing You, which I call an unbearably tense book with an overwhelmingly exciting plot. No special effects needed, either. Geoff Jones reviews Natasha Cooper's latest, A Poisoned Mind, a good story tackling social issues, although the main character seems to be somewhat beset by wimps. Ed O'Connor's Primal Cut, a slice of violent London crime, is in Sunnie Gill's frame:not a book for the faint-hearted, apparently. And Euro Crime herself, Karen Meek, reviews The Chameleon's Shadow by Minette Walters, described as a gripping read by a master story-teller.
There's a nice new feature at Euro Crime: at the end of each review are links to details of the author's other books, and to other Euro Crime reviews.
Yes, I wonder where I got the idea from :-).
Posted by: Euro Crime (Karen M) | 30 March 2008 at 18:12
I am really going to have to get over my antipathy towards Nikki French. She/he was my ex's favourite author. I really shouldn't let that count against them.
Posted by: Ann Darnton | 30 March 2008 at 20:06
I haven't heard of Jo Nesbo before, sounds very interesting.
Posted by: frumiousb | 30 March 2008 at 20:37
Maybe you could try Nicci Gerard's (the "she" of the collaboration)'s books, Ann? They are fantastic-- at least, the first two of the three so far written. I haven't read the third yet. They are more domestic and intimate than the collaborations, perhaps more "mainstream" than "crime" fiction. I think they are superb.
Frumius: you are lucky, as you can read them in (approx) the right order!
Karen: well, ideas are cheap! I think it is a great feature and well done for doing it.
Posted by: Maxine | 31 March 2008 at 08:15