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Dee-fense, Dee-fense, Dee-fense

aka The Defence by Steve Cavanagh Amazon US, Amazon UK This book was everywhere locally when it was launched a few months back. I got my copy from the library and its a few weeks overdue so I better put down a few lines about it before I return it. Firstly, it has one of my favourite covers from the last few years – highly visible in black and yellow but I loved the split down the front showing…

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Belated Best of 2014

Ok, having taken an extended leave of absence from updating the blog I’m back with my favourite books of 2014. :)

I didn’t manage to read as many books as in the previous couple of years due to personal circumstances but did manage to clear some books from the dreaded TBR pile that had been there for awhile so that was good. Name checks in particular in this instance go to: Jo Nesbo’s The…

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Stuart Neville's The Final Silence

Stuart Neville’s The Final Silence

Amazon UK, Kindle UK, Amazon US

July 17th 2014 (UK), October 28th 2014 (USA)

Read an excerpt on the author’s website here.

Amazon Description: Rea Carlisle has inherited a house from an uncle she never knew. It doesn’t take her long to clear out the dead man’s remaining possessions, but one room remains stubbornly locked. When Rea finally forces it open she discovers inside a chair, a table – and…

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#jack lennon #stuart neville #the final silence

I'm watching Guardians of the Galaxy

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Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta

Amazon UK, Kindle UK, Amazon US, Kindle US

Set in the Montana mountains, this is a world away from the Lincoln Perry novels that first brought Michael Koryta to my attention but also thankfully doesn’t reflect the horror novels that he has also written which, as I have mentioned before, didn’t do anything for me so basically closer in feel to his previous book “The Prophet”.

Jace Wilson is…

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#crime #Kindle #michael koryta #mystery #Those Who Wish Me Dead

I'm watching The Bourne Legacy

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Currently Reading: The Bayou Trilogy I've read some great books lately including John Connolly's "The Wolf in Winter", Jo Nesbo's "The Son" and Pierre Lemaitre's "Irene" and as usual I'm way behind in actually posting reviews mainly as a result of watching series 1 thru 4 of Justified.

#daniel woodrell #the bayou trilogy

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I'm watching Captain Phillips

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I'm watching The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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Absalom Kearney series from Stephan Talty

Black Irish: Amazon UK, Kindle UK, Amazon US, Kindle US

Hangman: Amazon UK, Kindle UK, Amazon US, Kindle US

Stephan Talty is an Irish-American author primarily of non-fiction and probably his highest profile work is “A Captain’s Duty” which formed the basis for the recent Tom Hanks movie “Captain Phillips”. Over the last couple of years he has published two crime fiction novels featuring…

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#absalom kearney #black irish #hangman #stephan talty