The Arsenic Labyrinth

Author: Martin Edwards
Series: Lake District Mystery, Book 3
Paperback: 409 pages
ISBN: 978-0-7490-8004-4
Recommendation: would read again


Years ago Emma Bestwick walked out of her cottage towards the fells never to be seen again. Did Emma simply run away, have an accident, or was she murdered. After the local newspaper receives a number of anonymous tips about her disappearance it isn't long before DCI Hannah Scarlett re-opens the cold case.

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The Cipher Garden

Author: Martin Edwards
Series: Lake District Mystery, Book 2
Paperback: 343 pages
ISBN: 978-07490-8135-5
Recommendation: would read again


Historian Daniel Kind gets involved in solving another cold case when an anonymous tip-off to the lake District's Cold Case Review Team brings DCI Hannah Scarlett back into his life. Who would have wanted to kill gardener Warren Howe with his own scythe, and what secrets are hiding in the idyllic village of Old Sawrey.

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Mr Briggs' Hat

Author: Kate Colquhoun
Hardback: 282 pages
ISBN: 9781847443694
Recommendation: would read again


Just before 10am on the 9th of July 1864 two bank clerks entered a first class train carriage only to find it spattered with blood. The carriage was empty apart from an ivory topped walking stick, and empty leather bag and a hat. Later that evening an unconscious and badly injured body was found on the railway line and although a doctor was called Thomas Briggs died and became the first person to be murdered in a railway carriage. The only clue to the identity of his killer was the hat, as it didn't belong to the victim.

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The Other

Author: David Guterson
Paperback: 256 pages
ISBN: 9780747596202
Recommendation: enjoyed


In 1972 Neil Countryman and John William Barry, two teenage boys from from different backgrounds, meet and start a life long friendship. As they get older Neil follows the American dream while John William drops out of society and makes a new life for himself deep in the woods. Only Neil knows where his friend has retreated to but will he keep the secret come what may?

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Author: Mark Haddon
Paperback: 280 pages
ISBN: 978-0099450252
Recommendation: wouldn't recommend


Christoper is autistic, which affects his view of the world around him in ways that even he admits can seem strange. When his neighbour's dog is killed he sets out on a journey to discover the perpetrator. Having been told to leave it alone by his father and the police he decides to stop at nothing to solve the crime, even leaving the safety of his own street on his own for the first time.

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Wild Fire

Author: Nelson DeMille
Series: John Corey, Book 4
Paperback: 659 pages
ISBN: 9780751538274
Recommendation: have read before


The Custer Hill Club looks, from the outside, like any other private members club for the rich and powerful. It isn't until an federal agent, tasked to do routine surveillance on the club, disappears that John Corey and his wife, FBI agent Kate Mayfield, decide to take a closer look. Of course John's smart mouth gets them into trouble, but not as much trouble as the world will face if they don't stop the Custer Hill Club from initiating project WILD FIRE.

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Manhunt

Author: James Barrington
Series: Paul Richter, Book 1
Paperback: 486 pages
ISBN: 9780330462709
Recommendation: would read again


After 20 years in the Navy Paul Richter is looking for a job, but he hadn't planned on getting mixed up with a deniable branch of the British security establishment. Unfortunately he needed the money and the job seemed straightforward. Unfortunately it isn't long before Richter realizes his new job doesn't have long term prospects as in reality he is the expendable bait in a complex trap involving British and Russian security services. Can Richter outsmart both sides and survive?

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