Tag Archives: Thriller

Just read… Drive by Mark West

Posted on Monday, 10 August, 2015 by djpaterson

Now here’s a funny thing. I live in the same small market town as Mark West, and we were introduced over social media by another local author, Sue Moorcroft, but we haven’t actually met IRL. In this day and age, … Continue reading →

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Just read… Gray Vengeance by Alan McDermott

Posted on Saturday, 8 August, 2015 by djpaterson

Actually, that title is misleading. I haven’t read Gray Vengeance at all. Not a word. But I have listened to it. In early May I won 🙂 a copy of Alan McDermott‘s audio book of his fifth Tom Gray  novel, … Continue reading →

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Just read.. some Jack Reacher books.

Posted on Friday, 13 February, 2015 by djpaterson

I started reading Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novels quite late in the day. Early 2012, I think. And when I did, I was hooked and read the first 14 in about 6 weeks!  I then took a break. Not because I’d … Continue reading →

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Just read… The Venus Trap by Louise Voss.

Posted on Sunday, 8 February, 2015 by djpaterson

You may know Louise as one-half of the writing partnership she has with Mark Edwards, but she also writes on her own, with The Venus Trap being her fifth solo novel. The novel’s opener goes against popular writing advice of … Continue reading →

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Just read… Shallow Waters by Rebecca Bradley

Posted on Monday, 22 December, 2014 by djpaterson

Shallow Waters is Rebecca Bradley’s first novel, and introduces us to DI Hanna Robbins. When the naked, battered body of an unidentified teenager is found dumped in an alleyway, post-mortem finds evidence of a harrowing series of events.  Another teenage … Continue reading →

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Just read… The Burning Mind by MG Gardiner

Posted on Friday, 5 December, 2014 by djpaterson

The Burning Mind (or The Phantom Instinct for USA readers) is the first novel by MG Gardiner. And is also the twelfth published by the author, because MG Gardiner is the author formerly known as Meg Gardiner. Yes, in the … Continue reading →

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Just read… Databyte, by Cat Connor

Posted on Saturday, 22 November, 2014 by djpaterson

Databyte is the sixth book in Cat Connor’s ‘Byte’ series, which started with Killerbyte.  The series focuses on FBI Special Agent, Ellie Conway, and Databyte opens with a DC detective wanting to question her about a hand that had been found; … Continue reading →

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