https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-04-24T22:24:03+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/126 Review of 'Crooked House' Crooked House by Agatha Christie An light “whodunit” by the master of crime fiction. Charles Hayward (son of the Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard) is “assigned” the duty of watching his “bride-to-be”'s family (the Leonides) when it becomes apparent that someone in her rather large household has killed the grandfather. The story unfolds as Hayward interviews the various members of the family with the requisite text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/127 Review of 'Death Comes as the End' Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie Set in ancient Egypt, Christie takes us into another time so tragically similar to ours as one by one the members of a wealthy family are murdered. The story is told from the viewpoint of Renisenb, the grand-daughter of Imhotep (a wealthy business man) whose two sons seem to conspire at every turn against him text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/128 Review of 'On the Street Where You Live' On the Street Where You Live by Mary Higgins Clark Emily Graham has just moved into her ideal home in the quiet community of Spring Lake, New Jersey just a short drive from the job she has in New York. No sooner has she moved in when the body of a missing girl is found during excavations in her back yard for a pool text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/130 Review of 'Versus the Baron' Versus the Baron by John Creasy This is one in a series of (short) novels about “the baron” -- a notorious cracksman whose alter-ego, John Mannering, takes great pains to hide. This time the baron has inadvertantly become involved in a murderous text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/156 Review of 'The Second Rumpole Omnibus' The Second Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer This is the second collection of Rumpole books composed of the novels “Rumpole for the Defence”, “Rumpole and the Golden Thread” and “Rumpole's Last Case”. This collection follows the usual format of each book being composed of a number of chapters being different text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/257 Review of 'Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon' Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon by Larry Millett, and John H. Watson A “long-lost” tale of Sherlock Holmes and his companion, Dr. Watson discovered by the “editor” Larry Millet. This adventure takes place in Minnesota when they are hired by a railway magnate, James Hill, to discover who has been sending him letters threatening to burn down his railway. Their investigation leads them to meet several interesting characters in the remote loggin… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/267 Review of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson 1st book in the 'Millennium' series The journalist Mikael Blomkvist co-owner of the Millennium magazine has had a tough year. Seemingly set-up by a old friend, he published an expose into a powerful industrialist text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/268 Review of 'The Girl Who Played with Fire' The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson 2nd book in the 'Millennium' series The second novel in the popular Millennium series follows the later experiences of the hacker-extraordinaire Lisbeth Salander and her friend Mikael Blomkvist, the investigative reporter now exhonerated of any of the wrong-doing from the fist novel. Lisbeth has found herself caught up in the murder of her guardian and two journalists that were working with Mikael's mon… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/284 Review of 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest' The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson 3rd book in the 'Millennium' series This final chapter in the Millenium series picks up where The Girl Who Played With Fire left off (stop reading now if you haven't read it yet!) with Lisbeth Salander being taken to the hospital suffering from mortal wounds (including a gunshot to the head) along with her estranged father suffering from a seemingly terminal axe in the head (courtesy of L… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/290 Review of 'Spook Country' Spook Country by William Gibson Perhaps better known for his Science Fiction (including the seminal Neuromancer and Count Zero) Gibson here turns his ultra-hip writing style to the world of intrigue. A shipping container is touring the world with unknown contents that are of interest to several parties. Bobby Chombo, an IT genius, is tasked with tracking the container but feeds misleading information, via iPods, to his employers. Hollis Henry, a reporter, is rec… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/322 Review of 'The Canongate Strangler' The Canongate Strangler by Angus McAllister Edward Middleton, a respectable lawyer in Edinburgh finds himself witnessing the stalking and eventual strangulation of an innocent woman as though it was he himself doing it - through the eyes of the murderer. Over time as the killer repeats his acts on other woman he can feel and see everything the murderer does but seems to be unable to effect the outcome, in fact, the killer seems to enjoy being watched and… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/336 Review of 'A Winter Haunting' A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons Dale Stewart, a college professor and writer of trashy action novels returns to Elm Haven, the town he grew up in, to escape from a life that has been unravelling around him. His career in tatters as is his marriage he finds accommodation in the long-empty home of a boyhood friend killed in a tragic farm accident as a child. It is not as peaceful as he hoped as he is repeatedly troubled by unexplained lights in the unoccupied se… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/437 Review of 'The House of Silk' The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz The famous detective Sherlock Holmes is called on to find the identity of a scar-faced stalker who it is feared is from “The Flat Cap Gang”, a criminal gang from the United States involved murder and theft. Edmund Carstairs, a London art dealer, has sold some pieces to Cornelious Stillman, a wealthy Bostonian. The shipment is intercepted by the gang before it arrives resulting in a manhunt culminating in a shoot out with … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/443 Review of 'End of Watch' End of Watch by Stephen King The third book in the “(Detective) Bill Hodges” trilogy, following “Mr. Mercedes” and “Finders Keepers” sees the criminal Detective Bill Hodges thought he had permanently put away (by way of, literally, bashing his head in) finding a way to escape his shattered body unable to move in a hospital room. Little does Hodges know that murderer Brady Hartsfield has been treated by an experimental new drug that appears to have given him the abi… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/461 Review of 'The Twenty-Year Death: Malniveau Prison' The Twenty-Year Death: Malniveau Prison by Ariel S. Winter In 1930s rural France a body is found lying in the gutter during a rainstorm. Despite being stabbed the clothing is undamaged but most mysterious of all is that it is the body of convict from the local prison yet no prisoners have been reported missing. Chief Inspector Pelleter is visiting the town to pay a visit to a reliable informant who is incarcerated there but picks up the … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/462 Review of 'The Twenty-Year Death: The Falling Star' The Twenty-Year Death: The Falling Star by Ariel S. Winter In 1940s Hollywood, Dennis Foster a “hard-boiled” private detective is hired by Merton Stein Productions to protect a rising star. When another actress is found brutally murdered Foster is fired but takes an interest in the murder but discovers the rampant deception of the industry and a scandal that strikes at the very root of the studio. As the body count rises so does the need… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/485 Review of 'The Chalk Man' The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor A promising novel debut from Tudor containing a mystery that will keep you guessing until the final pages. Eddie Adams is a teacher living in his childhood home in Anderbury, a quiet town that has been rocked in the past by a series of tragedies. he shares the house with the quirky Chloe so far removed from his own personality the only thing you could say they have in common is the shared address. As a child he spent most of his time … text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/499 Review of 'The Taking of Annie Thorne' The Taking of Annie Thorne by C.J. Tudor When he was a child, Joe Thorne's little sister Annie went missing in their town of Arnhill. When she returned, she never told anyone where she was and she was not the same. Many years later, Joe returns to Arnhill taking a teaching job at the school he attended as a child. Another child who disappeared and reappeared mentally changed just like Annie has been murdered by her mother with the words text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/507 Review of 'Past Mortem' Past Mortem by Ben Elton Detective Inspector Edward Newson of the Metropolitan Police is called to investigate the murder of a wealthy, though disliked, businessman who was killed in an incredibly sadistic and unusual manner. As the investigation progresses Newson becomes convinced this murder is linked to other equally unusual murders throughout England. in his personal life, he is secretly in love with his police partner, Natasha, which is complicated when he mee… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/511 Review of 'Mrs Mohr Goes Missing' Mrs Mohr Goes Missing by Maryla Szymiczkowa In late 19th century Cracow, Poland social climber Zofia Turbotynska is organizing a charity raffle. Approaching the local retirement home her plans are somewhat disturbed when one of the residents, Mrs Mohr, goes missing then is later found dead in the attic. Zofia becomes intrigued and starts investigating, soon discovering Mrs Mohr has been poisoned despite what the local police think. When a short time late… text/html 2023-04-30T18:21:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/reviews/books/crime/527 Review of 'Blood on the Mink' Blood on the Mink by Robert Silverberg “Blood on the Mink” consists of three stories: “Blood on the Mink” and two smaller stories, “Dangerous Doll”, and “One Night of Violence”. In “Blood on the Mink” an undercover agent takes the identity of a crime lord's right-hand man to infiltrate a Philadelphia crime syndicate forging American currency using high quality printing plates. 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