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Collins and Griffiths: Gritty female detectives in London by London
Kate London is a graduate of Cambridge University, interestingly working in theatre before joining the London Metropolitan Police Service. Before taking up writing. Kate was part of the Major Investigation Team on the Met's Homicide Command. She certainly has the background to write an authentic police series so I was intrigued to read her books. Also, gritty female detectives are totally my jam. The Collins and Griffiths books form the Tower series, four novels published in
Dec 20, 20244 min read
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None of this is true: The key is in the title
British author, Lisa Jewell, is a prolific writer of psychological thrillers. I've only just started working my way through her collection. See my review of four other books by Jewell that I have read to date. I waxed lyrical about Jewell's cleverly crafted thrillers in that review, but I don't think None of this is true is on par with the other books of Jewell's that I have read to date. None of this is true | Published July 2023 | Read April 2024 None of this is true is ce
Dec 20, 20243 min read
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Critical mass: My first VI Warshawski read
This post is a review of the 16th book in the VI Warshawski series by American author, Sara Paretsky. VI - Victoria Iphigenia - is a private detective in Chicago whom Paretsky has been writing about since the early 1980s. I'd heard about the series but had never taken the plunge. I'm not sure about the wisdom of starting with book 16 but I saw it on the shelves of my local library, so I thought I'd give it a go. Critical mass | Book 16 | Published October 2013 | Read December
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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Before it ends: A Danish cinema gem
I saw Before it ends at the annual Scandinavian Film Festival in Brisbane. I was instantly drawn to the film for its exploration of the dark events in Denmark at the end of WW2 when the occupied country was forced to take in German refugees. The film stars an actor - Pilou Asbaek - I loved in the Danish political television series, Borgen - and I was keen to see him in a different role. (Check out my review of my other Film Festival viewing, Touch. ) Before it ends | Released
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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