THROWBACK THURSDAY: THE BUTCHER’S BOY by Thomas Perry (Constable, 1982)
The Butcher’s Boy by Thomas Perry (Constable, 1982) Thomas Perry has just released the fourth novel in his popular series about the hired killer known as the...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: BLACK FLOWERS by Steve Mosby (Alex North) – 2011
Black Flowers by Steve Mosby (Orion, 2011) Alex North’s novels The Shadow Friend and The Whisper Man have deservedly attracted considerable attention and praise....
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MORE CRIMINALLY GOOD ISOLATION READS: SOME RECENT READING DURING LOCKDOWN
The Long Shadow by Anne Buist (Text, 2020) As mentioned in earlier posts, one of the few advantages of being in lockdown, is that the number of books I am reading has...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: DRAGONFLY by K. R. Dwyer (Dean Koontz) (1975)
Dragonfly by K. R. Dwyer (Sphere, 1979) Online conspiracy theorists have been quick to claim that American author Dean Koontz predicted the COVID-19 outbreak back in...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY – VIRUS READING SPECIAL: EXPOSED by Alex Kava (2008)
Exposed by Alex Kava (Mira, 2009) For the next few weeks I thought I would spend some of my time in lockdown looking at old thrillers with a virus theme to them. First...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: DRAGON STRIKE By Marshall Browne (1981)
Dragon Strike by Marshall Browne (Robert Hale, 1981) Marshall Browne won the Australian Ned Kelly Award For Best First Crime Novel for The Wooden Leg Of Inspector...
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