Crime-Detective

Superposition by David Walton

SUPERPOSITION by David Walton, Book Review

Superposition Synopsis: A Mind-Bending, Near-Future, Science Fiction Techno-thriller. Jacob Kelley’s family is turned upside down when an old friend turns up, waving a gun and babbling about an alien quantum intelligence. The mystery deepens when the friend is found dead in…

Little Pretty Things by Lori Rader-Day

LITTLE PRETTY THINGS by Lori Rader-Day, Book Review

Little Pretty Things is the second novel from author Lori Rader-Day. Little Pretty Things Synopsis: OLD RIVALRIES NEVER DIE. BUT SOME RIVALS DO. Juliet Townsend is stuck in a dead-end job cleaning at a cheap motel, stealing little pretty things that catch…

THE LOST SWIMMER by Ann Turner, Book Review: Compelling

THE LOST SWIMMER by Ann Turner, Book Review: Compelling

Ann Turner’s debut novel The Lost Swimmer is an entertaining and compelling contemporary thriller, that would easily translate to the big screen. The Lost Swimmer Synopsis: Rebecca Wilding, an archaeology professor, makes sense of the past for a living. But suddenly, truth…

Book Review – THE VOID by Timothy S Johnston

Book Review – THE VOID by Timothy S Johnston

The Void Synopsis : 2403 AD It would be easier to kill him than to trust him. Transporting a serial killer might seem like a simple job for CCF Homicide Investigator Kyle Tanner. After spending years apprehending murderers, he’s ready to hang…

Book Review – THE RED HOUSE by Emily Winslow

Book Review – THE RED HOUSE by Emily Winslow

The Red House Synopsis : Maxwell is living his worst nightmare when he begins to question whether his fiancée Imogen is his own blood sister, separated by adoption. A visit to Imogen’s birthplace in Cambridge stirs up déjà vu that intensifies his…

Present Darkness by Malla Nunn

Present Darkness by Malla Nunn, Review: Pageturner with depth

Review Summary: The world-wise, snappy dialogue in Malla Nunn’s Present Darkness, no holes barred action and uncensored brutality places it squarely in the category of ‘page-turner’. Present Darkness Synopsis: Five days before Christmas, Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper sits at his desk at…

Black Light by K A Bedford

Book Review – BLACK LIGHT by K A Bedford

Black Light Synopsis : Ruth Black is an English novelist left widowed by the mysterious death of her husband during the Great War. She immigrates to Australia and settles in the sleepy coastal town of Pelican River to repair her broken heart…

Interview & Book Giveaway – Vanessa Skye, author of Bloodlines

Interview & Book Giveaway – Vanessa Skye, author of Bloodlines

Today we welcome Vanessa Skye, Aussie author of Bloodlines to Booklover Book Reviews. Following the acclaimed debut of The Enemy Inside and its sequel, Broken, comes the stunning conclusion to the ‘Edge of Darkness’ series by investigative journalist Vanessa Skye, Bloodlines….

Book Review – THE BLACK HOUR by Lori Rader-Day

Book Review – THE BLACK HOUR by Lori Rader-Day

The Black Hour Synopsis : For Chicago sociology professor Amelia Emmet, violence was a research topic-until a student she’d never met shot her. He also shot himself. Now he’s dead and she’s back on campus, trying to keep up with her class…

Book Review – THE EDISON EFFECT by Bernadette Pajer

Book Review – THE EDISON EFFECT by Bernadette Pajer

The Edison Effect Synopsis : Inventor Thomas Alva Edison is a ruthless businessman, intent on advancing General Electric and beating all rivals like Nikola Tesla and Westinghouse. Edison has agents in place in Seattle but he’s come himself in pursuit of…

Brenner and God by Wolf Haas

BRENNER AND GOD by Wolf Haas, Review: Packs a punch

Wolf Haas’s Brenner and God, a humorous hard-boiled translated crime novel, features one of the most engaging narrative voices I have come across. Read on for our full review. Brenner and God Synopsis Simon Brenner is an ex-detective who’s now…