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#Bookreview THE PHANTOM IN THE FOG: A BOWMAN OF THE YARD INVESTIGATION by Richard James (@RichardNJames). This historical mystery series keeps getting better and better #mystery #historicalfiction

Posted on November 30, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I think this series will probably be familiar to many of you. I’m a big fan. The Phantom in the Fog: A Bowman Of The Yard Investigation by Richard James Bowman of the Yard: Book Four ‘Wonderfully atmospheric, full of the thrills of Victorian London.’ Adam Croft Autumn, 1892 Following a manic episode,

Posted in Book reviews, bookmarks A Bowman of the Yard mystery, historical fiction, mystery, police procedural, Richard James, Scotland Yard, series, Victorian London

#TuesdayBlogPost THE TRAFFICKING MURDERS (THE INSPECTOR SHEEHAN MYSTERIES BOOK 5) by Brian O’Hare (@brianohare26). Harsh realities, engaging mystery, and beautiful teamwork

Posted on October 27, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review of book 5 in a series that is one of the few I love and follow. The Trafficking Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 5) by Brian O’Hare Lin Hui and Cheung Mingzhu win scholarships to study at Queen’s University in Belfast. Alina Balauru departs a poor farm

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Belfast, Brian O'Hare, human traficking, Inspector Sheehan series, modern day slavery, mystery, Northern Ireland, police procedural, who-done-it

#TuesdayBookBlog THE WHISPER MAN by Alex North (@writer_north)( @PenguinUKBooks) An entertaining mix of mystery, paranormal, and psychological thriller

Posted on August 11, 2020 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book today that has been getting a lot of attention, but I was a bit slow catching on. Well, I finally got around to reading it! The Whisper Man by Alex North THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, RICHARD & JUDY PICK & GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR, LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON CRIME NOVEL OF THE

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Alex North, child killer, horror, mystery, police procedural, psychological thriller, Serial killer, The Whisper Man, thriller

#Bookreview #DOVERONE (A DOVER MYSTERY BOOK 1) by Joyce Porter (@farragobooks) A satirical vintage cozy mystery with an awfully funny (anti) hero #mystery

Posted on December 16, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you something a bit old today but wickedly funny. Dover One (A Dover Mystery Book 1) by Joyce Porter Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case? For its own very good

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1960s, British, cozy mystery, Dover series, Joyce Porter, mystery, police procedural, Scotland Yard, vintage

#TuesdayBookBlog The Doom Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 1) by Brian O’Hare(@brianohare26). A great police procedural novel set in Northern Ireland, to keep the grey cells ticking.

Posted on September 17, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring you the first book in a series I really enjoy, but for some reason I’d missed this one: The Doom Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 1) by Brian O’Hare Prominent figures in Belfast are being murdered. The bodies are left naked and posed in grotesquely distorted shapes. No clues

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Belfast, Brian O'Hare, crime, Inspector Sheehan series, Northern Ireland, police procedural, Roman Catholic religion

#TuesdayBookBlog A WOMAN OF VALOR by Gary Corbin (@garycorbin) A solid police-procedural with an inspiring female protagonist #RBRT

Posted on July 16, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I repeat today with another book by an author I read last year. A Woman of Valor by Gary Corbin. In A Woman of Valor, Jack Reacher meets Tracy Crosswhite as #metoo victims find a heroine who will fight back for them – with a vengeance. A rookie policewoman, who was molested as a

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog child sex abuse, gang culture, MeToo, mysogyny, police procedural, police race profiling, sexism, USA

#TuesdayBookBlog THE HEAD IN THE ICE: A BOWMAN OF THE YARD INVESTIGATION by Richard James (@RichardNJames). A masterful new Victorian #mystery series. #RBRT

Posted on June 4, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review of the first book in a new Victorian mystery series, another great discovery from Rosie’s Book Review Team. The Head in the Ice: A Bowman of the Yard Investigation by Richard James (@RichardNJames). Who would send a madman to solve a murder? Just released from a Lunatic Asylum,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog historical fiction, London, lunatic asylum, mystery, police procedural, PTSD, Scotland Yard, Victorian mystery

#TuesdayBookBlog The Dark Web Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 4) by Brian O’Hare (@brianohare26) A first-rate challenge for those who love a bit of detecting #Bookreview

Posted on May 7, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you the review of the next book in a series that has quickly become one of my favourite police procedurals. The Dark Web Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 4) by Brian O’Hare I AM NEMEIN. I AM EMOTIONALLY DETACHED FROM MY KILLINGS. I AM NOT, THEREFORE, A MURDERER. I AM

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Blogging, Inspector Sheehan series, Northern Ireland, police procedural, secret club, the dark web, torture, UK policing

#Bookreview THE MURDER THAT DEFEATED WHITECHAPEL’S SHERLOCK HOLMES: AT MRS RIDGLEY’S CORNER by Paul Stickler (@paul_stickler) (@penswordbooks) #Truecrime

Posted on February 11, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you another non-fiction book that brings to life what a real murder investigation was like in Britain in the early XX century. The Murder that Defeated Whitechapel’s Sherlock Holmes: At Mrs Ridgley’s Corner by Paul Stickler. A fascinating true police-procedural account from the early XXc In 1919, when a shopkeeper and her

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Non-fiction Britain, Irish, Murder, non-fiction, police procedural, PS Wensley, Scotland Yard, true crime, WWI, XX century

#TuesdayBookBlog JUSTICE GONE by N. Lombardi Jr. (Mystery, police procedural, and an in-depth look at the US judicial system. A great read.

Posted on January 29, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that might tick boxes for many of you. Justice Gone by N. Lombardi Jr. Mystery, police procedural, and an in-depth look at the US judicial system. A great read. When a homeless war veteran is beaten to death by the police, stormy protests ensue, engulfing a small New

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog criminal justice system, homelessness, mystery, police procedural, PTSD, therapy, thriller, war, war veteran