Broken Harbour by Tana French

“Let’s get one thing straight: I was the perfect man for this case.” Tana French is fast becoming my favourite crime writer. Her intricately constructed tales are focused on character, and her meticulous exploration of the psychology of human beings is riveting; her novels are not just about the crime of murder but also about the traumaContinue reading “Broken Harbour by Tana French”

Flowertown by S. G. Redling

“Mmm, sounds like chicklit” was the comment I received from several people who enquired what I was reading. But Flowertown is anything but. Perhaps if I’d had the paperback, with its apocalyptic cover, rather than the Kindle version… (another problem with technology!). Flowertown belies it’s gentle name to tell a disturbing story about corruption andContinue reading “Flowertown by S. G. Redling”