Category: Review of Mysteries and Thrillers

by MMB May 2, 2020

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The grossest – and most poetic – scenes of violence ever – Altered Carbon, by Richard Morgan

The concept on which Altered Carbon is based is ingenious – it was futuristic and fantastical when Richard Morgan wrote theContinue Reading

by MMB September 13, 2019

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Death, not golf, in an idyllic town – Blindshot by Denis Coupal

When I read Denis Coupal’s thriller Blindshot, my overall impression of it was of competence – he had done allContinue Reading

by MMB July 2, 2019

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It’s up to you who lives and dies – The Friar’s Lantern, by Greg Hickey

When embarking on Greg Hickey’s novel, The Friar’s Lantern, you would be forgiven for thinking you are about to startContinue Reading

by MMB October 22, 2018

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Homage to the Bard with Bloody-Handed Bastards and Gold Bars – Macbeth, by Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo is a masterful writer of crime fiction. In his particular niche, he is superb. That said, it probablyContinue Reading

by MMB September 4, 2018

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A precisely-crafted Alternative History – Break in Communication, by Jon Gliddon

What is the connection between Mining Engineering and writing fiction? None. In fact, the minds of Mining Engineers often workContinue Reading

by MMB June 2, 2018

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Give me Stockholm or give me death – Midnight Sun, by Jo Nesbo

Jo Nesbo’s famous “Harry Hole” detective novels, and his other works for adults, bear the marks of contemporary Scandinavian NoirContinue Reading

by MMB February 19, 2018

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Classic crime fiction with a Canadian twist – The John Cardinal Series, by Giles Blunt

I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading

by MMB January 4, 2018

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Review in a 47-second video – The Thirst, by Jo Nesbo

Taking a lesson from one of my favourite bloggers, Seth Godin, I am from now on going to compact myContinue Reading

by MMB January 3, 2018

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It’s all about the blood…and how it drips! – The Thirst, by Jo Nesbo

The film adaptation of The Snowman by Jo Nesbø (Nesbo outside Norway) came out last year October. Directed by TomasContinue Reading

by MMB November 29, 2017

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Taut, tense, snappy and shocking – Die Onaantasbares (The Untouchables) by Steve Hofmeyr

Readers who can manage Afrikaans will get a real kick out of reading Die Onaantasbares (“The Untouchables”) by South African authorContinue Reading

by MMB October 18, 2017

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Lovely verses and violent deaths – Shanghai Redemption, by Qiu Xiaolong

It has been said that the problem with poetry is that whatever poem you come up with, due to theContinue Reading

by MMB August 15, 2014

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And it all ends with a…hug?! – World of Trouble, by Ben H. Winters

In books I and II of The Last Policeman series, by Ben H. Winters, we met the last policeman inContinue Reading