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#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 12 Comments

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 16 Comments

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 20 Comments

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 2 Comments

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 20 Comments

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

#TuesdayBookBlog DEATH IN A MUDFLAT: A RHE BREWSTER MYSTERY by N.A. Granger (@NAGrangerAuthor) A #cozymystery with a harder edge #Bookreview

Posted on November 13, 2018 by OlgaNunez 30 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a book by an author that you might know through her blog. Death in a Mudflat: A Rhe Brewster Mystery (The Rhe Brewster Mysteries) by N.A. Granger A cozy mystery with a harder edge and very engaging characters and location. Fearless detective, ER nurse, devoted mother, and Pequod, Maine’s, answer to

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#TuesdayBookBlog THE COVEN MURDERS (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 3) by Brian O’Hare ( Great characters, a Northern Irish setting, and the devil is in the detail. #RBRT

Posted on May 29, 2018 by OlgaNunez 21 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a review for a book by an author I discovered a while back and I hope to keep reading in the future, Brian O’Hare. The Coven Murders (The Inspector Sheehan Mysteries Book 3) by Brian O’Hare The Coven Murders opens with a horrifying account of a ritual Black Mass with a

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Inspector Sheehan series, Northern Ireland, police procedural, religion, Satanic rites, serial killings

#Bookreview RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole (@TrapezeBooks). Weird murders, a London setting, a ticking clock, and a morally ambiguous hero #amreading

Posted on February 12, 2018 by OlgaNunez 30 Comments

Hi all: I seem to be reading a lot of thrillers recently, although this one had been on my Kindle for a long time (and I’ve read it will become a TV series…) Ragdoll: The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller everyone is talking about (Ragdoll 1) by Daniel Cole ‘A brilliant, breathless thriller‘ MJ Arlidge, author of Hide and

Posted in Book review, Book reviews Britain, dark humour, London, Mental health, New Scotland Yard, police procedural, press, Ragdoll, Serial killer, weird murders

#TuesdayBookBlog #Bookreview Zero Day (John Puller Book 1) by David Baldacci Recommended to those who enjoy action novels, spy novels, thrillers, and definitely to Baldacci fans.

Posted on July 25, 2017 by OlgaNunez 15 Comments

Hi all: Today I review a book by a very well-known author I had not read before. Zero Day (John Puller Book 1) by David Baldacci From David Baldacci–the modern master of the thriller and #1 worldwide bestselling novelist-comes a new hero: a lone Army Special Agent taking on the toughest crimes facing the nation. And Zero Day is

Posted in Book review, Book reviews action, coal mining, conspiracy, David Baldacci, environmental, hero, military, police procedural, spy, terrorism

The Sans Pareil Mystery (The Detective Lavender Mysteries Book 2) by Karen Charlton Great female historical figures and an enjoyable regency mystery

Posted on May 29, 2017 by OlgaNunez 6 Comments

Hi all: Seriously, I haven’t that many reviews left to share now before I get up-to-date… This week we have an interesting lot, so, don’t miss them! The Sans Pareil Mystery (The Detective Lavender Mysteries Book 2) by Karen Charlton On a cold February night in Regency London, a dark curtain falls on the Sans Pareil Theatre

Posted in Book review, Book reviews detective, historical fiction, police procedural, series, Spanish, Victorian