Crime Reviews: Tangled Web UK 2008
Last Updated 11 October 08
Orpheus Rising
by Bateman
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Vampire of Ropraz
by Jacques Chessex
(Ian Morson)
Master of the Delta
by Thomas H. Cook
(Rafe McGregor)
Crime Scenes (Mystery & Supernatural)
by David Stuart Davies
(Bernard Knight)
Youthful Prey: Child Predators Who Kill: 1
by Carol Anne Davis
(Phyllis Davies)
Broken
by Karin Fossum
(Ian Morson)
The Likeness
by Tana French
(Bernard Knight)
The Roar of the Butterflies
by Reginald Hill
(Rafe McGregor)
Christopher's Ghosts
by Charles McCarry
(Bernard Knight)
Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy 1)
by David Peace
(Ian Morson)
Fairy Godmother
by Daniel Pennac
(Bob Cornwell)
Bad Friends
by Claire Seeber
(Cath Staincliffe)
Shooting Stars
by Peter Temple
(Bob Cornwell)
Death of a Blue Lantern
by Christopher West
(Rafe McGregor)

October
The Vampire of Ropraz
by Jacques Chessex
(Ian Morson)
Disco for the Departed
by Colin Cotterill
(Bernard Knight)
A Rage of Innocents
by Kay Mitchell
(Lynda Ross)

September
Orpheus Rising
by Bateman
(Cath Staincliffe)
Hangman Blind
by Cassandra Clark
(Bernard Knight)
Crime Scenes (Mystery & Supernatural)
by David Stuart Davies
(Bernard Knight)
The Great Cholesterol Con
by Malcolm Kendrick
(Carol Anne Davis)
Death in Breslau
by Marek Krajewski
(Bob Cornwell)
Death in Breslau
by Marek Krajewski
(Ian Morson)
Up in Honey's Room
by Elmore Leonard
(Bernard Knight)
Tokyo Year Zero (Tokyo Trilogy 1)
by David Peace
(Ian Morson)
Angel on the Inside
by Mike Ripley
(Bernard Knight)
Shatter
by Michael Robotham
(Chris High)
Bad Friends
by Claire Seeber
(Cath Staincliffe)
Savage Moon
by Chris Simms
(Cath Staincliffe)
Dead Point: A Jack Irish Thriller
by Peter Temple
(Bob Cornwell)

August
When Will There Be Good News?
by Kate Atkinson
(Cath Staincliffe)
Youthful Prey: Child Predators Who Kill: 1
by Carol Anne Davis
(Phyllis Davies)
The Blood Pit
by Kate Ellis
(Martin Edwards)
The Likeness
by Tana French
(Bernard Knight)
Perfect Night
by Peter Grimsdale
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Point of Rescue
by Sophie Hannah
(Judith Rhodes)
The Point of Rescue
by Sophie Hannah
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
(Bob Cornwell)
Christopher's Ghosts
by Charles McCarry
(Bernard Knight)
Vita Nuova
by Magdalen Nabb
(Bernard Knight)
The Turnaround
by George Pelecanos
(Cath Staincliffe)
Fairy Godmother
by Daniel Pennac
(Bob Cornwell)
Kill-Devil And Water (Pyke Mystery 3)
by Andrew Pepper
(Bernard Knight)
Hour of the Cat
by Peter Quinn
(Ian Morson)
The Hanging Garden
by Ian Rankin
(Val McDermid)
The Hanging Garden
by Ian Rankin
(John Baker)
Dead Souls
by Ian Rankin
(Andrew Taylor)
Beggar's Banquet
by Ian Rankin
(Ian Morson)
Question of Blood
by Ian Rankin
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Hanging Garden
by Ian Rankin
(Andrew Taylor)
Dead Souls
by Ian Rankin
(John Baker)
All the Colours of Darkness
by Peter Robinson
(Bernard Knight)
Mary's Prayer
by Martyn Waites
(Ron Ellis)

July
No Time For Goodbye
by Linwood Barclay
(Cath Staincliffe)
Death Message
by Mark Billingham
(Chris High)
The Angel Maker
by Stefan Brijs
(Ian Morson)
Tin Roof Blow-Down
by James Lee Burke
(Chris High)
Tin Roof Blow-Down
by James Lee Burke
(Cath Staincliffe)
Murder Most Fab
by Julian Clary
(Ian Morson)
The Overlook
by Michael Connelly
(Bernard Knight)
Master of the Delta
by Thomas H. Cook
(Rafe McGregor)
Chasing Darkness
by Robert Crais
(Rafe McGregor)
Chasing Darkness
by Robert Crais
(Cath Staincliffe)
LA Requiem
by Robert Crais
(Peter Walker)
First Among Sequels
by Jasper Fforde
(Ian Morson)
A Mortal Curiosity
by Ann Granger
(Bernard Knight)
Down River
by John Hart
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Roar of the Butterflies
by Reginald Hill
(Rafe McGregor)
The Art of Detection
by Laurie R. King
(Martin Edwards)
The Manor of Death (Crowner John Mystery)
by Bernard Knight
(Rafe McGregor)
Dexter In The Dark
by Jeff Lindsay
(Chris High)
Slip Knot
by Priscilla Masters
(Martin Edwards)
The Lost Prophecies (Medieval Murderers Group 4)
by Medieval Murderers
(Rafe McGregor)
The Secret Friend
by Chris Mooney
(Bernard Knight)
Spirit House: A Vincent Calvino Crime Novel
by Christopher G Moore
(Bernard Knight)
Blackout
by Gianluca Morozzi
(Ian Morson)
Pretty Dead Things
by Barbara Nadel
(Bernard Knight)
The Revenge of Captain Paine: A Pyke Mystery
by Andrew Pepper
(Rafe McGregor)
The Saladin Murders (Omar Yussef Mystery Series)
by Matt Rees
(Ian Morson)
Night Bus
by Giampero Rigosi
(Bob Cornwell)
Night Bus
by Giampero Rigosi
(Cath Staincliffe)
Skylight
by Kelly Simmons
(Cath Staincliffe)
Fatal Lies
by Frank Tallis
(Bernard Knight)
Shooting Stars
by Peter Temple
(Bob Cornwell)
Black Veil & Other Tales (Mystery & the Supernatural)
by Mark Valentine
(Rafe McGregor)
Documents Concerning Rubashov the Gambler
by Carl Johan Vallgren
(Ian Morson)

June
Dead Connection
by Alafair S. Burke
(Judith Rhodes)
The Paper Moon (Montalbano 9)
by Andrea Camilleri
(Ian Morson)
Master of the Delta
by Thomas H. Cook
(Rafe McGregor)
Kittyhawk Down: The Second Challis and Destry Mystery
by Garry Disher
(Cath Staincliffe)
Broken
by Karin Fossum
(Ian Morson)
The Vows of Silence
by Susan Hill
(Judith Rhodes)
The Duke's Agent
by Rebeccca Jenkins
(Michael Jecks)
The Strangler
by William Landay
(Cath Staincliffe)
Steel Witches
by Patrick Lennon
(Cath Staincliffe)
Flesh House
by Stuart MacBride
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Swap
by Antony Moore
(Bernard Knight)
Calumet City
by Charlie Newton
(Cath Staincliffe)
Old Bones
by J A O'Brien
(Bernard Knight)
Soul Circus
by George Pelecanos
(Bob Cornwell)
The Fabric of Sin (Merrily Watkins Mysteries)
by Philip Rickman
(Bernard Knight)
The Murder Farm
by Andrea Maria Schenkel
(Bob Cornwell)
Missing
by Cath Staincliffe
(Bernard Knight)
Bleeding Heart Square
by Andrew Taylor
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Dawn Patrol
by Don Winslow
(Rafe McGregor)

May
The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy
by James Anderson
(Martin Edwards)
Oscar Wilde and the Ring of Death: Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries Bk. 2
by Gyles Brandreth
(Rafe McGregor)
The Worm in the Bud
by Chris Collett
(Cath Staincliffe)
Disco for the Departed
by Colin Cotterill
(Bernard Knight)
Out of a Clear Sky
by Sally Hinchcliffe
(Martin Edwards)
The Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper
by Maxim Jakubowski
(Martin Edwards)
Bloodthirsty
by Marshall Karp
(Chris High)
Dog Eats Dog
by Iain Levison
(Bob Cornwell)
Dog Eats Dog
by Iain Levison
(Cath Staincliffe)
Dog Eats Dog
by Iain Levison
(Rafe McGregor)
Devil's Peak
by Deon Meyer
(Cath Staincliffe)
Cry for Help
by Steve Mosby
(Cath Staincliffe)
Cannibals
by Jimmy Lee Shreeve
(Carol Anne Davis)
Death of a Blue Lantern
by Christopher West
(Rafe McGregor)

April
Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel
by Jefferson Bass
(Rafe McGregor)
Written in Bone
by Simon Beckett
(Cath Staincliffe)
The Frightened Man
by Kenneth Cameron
(Rafe McGregor)
The Twilight Time
by Karen Campbell
(Cath Staincliffe)
So Horrible a Place
by Margaret Duffy
(Bernard Knight)
Waterloo Sunset
by Martin Edwards
(Rafe McGregor)
The Arsenic Labyrinth Lake District Mystery, No. 3.
by Martin Edwards
(Chris High)
Waterloo Sunset
by Martin Edwards
(Chris High)
Everybody's Somebody's Fool (Sam McCain Mysteries)
by Edward Gorman
(Rafe McGregor)
Pitch Black
by Alex Gray
(Bernard Knight)
The Seance
by John Harwood
(Cath Staincliffe)
Death Comes by Amphora
by Roger Hudson
(Bernard Knight)
Barking at Butterflies
by Evan Hunter
(Martin Edwards)
The Mesmerist's Apprentice
by L M Jackson
(Ian Morson)
The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries
by Maxim Jakubowski
(Rafe McGregor)
The Art of Cunning Lingers
by Kaz Jordyn
(Chris High)
The Gowrie Conspiracy
by Alanna Knight
(Martin Edwards)
The Manor of Death (Crowner John Mystery)
by Bernard Knight
(Rafe McGregor)
The Secret Hangman
by Peter Lovesey
(Martin Edwards)
Lorraine Connection
by Dominique Manotti
(Bob Cornwell)
Wings Over the Watcher
by Priscilla Masters
(Bernard Knight)
Execution of Sherlock Holmes: & Other New Adventures of the Great Detective
by Donald Thomas
(Rafe McGregor)
Bruno, Chief of Police
by Martin Walker
(Ian Morson)

March
Orpheus Rising
by Bateman
(Cath Staincliffe)
Mildred Pierce
by James M. Cain
(Bernard Knight)
Hangman Blind
by Cassandra Clark
(Bernard Knight)
White Nights
by Anne Cleeves
(Martin Edwards)
Cold Pursuit
by Judith Cutler
(Martin Edwards)
Sherlock Holmes: The Games Afoot (Mystery & Supernatural)
by David Stuart Davies
(Martin Edwards)
Without Conscience
by David Stuart Davies
(Rafe McGregor)
The Blood Pit
by Kate Ellis
(Martin Edwards)
Power Play
by Joseph Finder
(Chris High)
Mistress of the Art of Death
by Ariana Franklin
(Cath Staincliffe)
Night Work
by Steve Hamilton
(Bernard Knight)
Damaged Goods
by June Hampson
(Bernard Knight)
The One from the Other: A Bernie Gunther Novel
by Philip Kerr
(Bob Cornwell)
The One from the Other: A Bernie Gunther Novel
by Philip Kerr
(Bernard Knight)
Villains
by Dick Kirby
(Carol Anne Davis)
Death in Breslau
by Marek Krajewski
(Bob Cornwell)
Death in Breslau
by Marek Krajewski
(Ian Morson)
Steel Witches
by Patrick Lennon
(Cath Staincliffe)
Suffer the Little Children
by Donna Leon
(Bernard Knight)
The Painted Lady
by Edward Marston
(Martin Edwards)
Beneath the Bleeding
by Val McDermid
(Chris High)
Borderlands
by Brian McGilloway
(Cath Staincliffe)
Killer Tune
by Dreda Say Mitchell
(Cath Staincliffe)
Silence
by Thomas Perry
(Ian Morson)
The Pool of Unease
by Catherine Sampson
(Judith Rhodes)
The Pool of Unease
by Catherine Sampson
(Cath Staincliffe)
Stalin's Ghost
by Martin Cruz Smith
(Cath Staincliffe)
Red Cat
by Peter Spiegelman
(Ian Morson)
The American Boy
by Andrew Taylor
(Cath Staincliffe)
The American Boy
by Andrew Taylor
(Bernard Knight)
The American Boy
by Andrew Taylor
(Martin Edwards)
The Amnesiac
by Sam Taylor
(Martin Edwards)
An Expert in Murder
by Nicola Upson
(Ian Morson)
The Fox and the Flies: The Criminal World of the Whitechapel Murderer
by Charles van Onselen
(Rafe McGregor)
The Adversary
by Michael Walters
(Ian Morson)
The Adversary
by Michael Walters
(Bernard Knight)
Small Crimes
by Dave Zeltserman
(Cath Staincliffe)

February
Heartsick
by Chelsea Cain, C
(Martin Edwards)
A Greater Evil
by Natasha Cooper
(Ian Morson)
The Watchman
by Robert Crais
(Chris High)
Saturnalia
by Lindsey Davis
(Chris High)
The Point of Rescue
by Sophie Hannah
(Judith Rhodes)
The Point of Rescue
by Sophie Hannah
(Cath Staincliffe)
A Most Dangerous Woman
by L M Jackson
(Bernard Knight)
Grotesque
by Natsuo Kirino
(Bob Cornwell)
Broken Angels
by Richard Montanari
(Chris High)
Light Reading
by Aliya Whiteley
(Martin Edwards)
Stratton's War
by Laura Wilson
(Cath Staincliffe)

January
Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders
by Gyles Brandreth
(Bernard Knight)
An Accidental American
by Alex Carr
(Bernard Knight)
An Accidental American
by Alex Carr
(Cath Staincliffe)
Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction
by Giancarlo De Cataldo
(Ian Morson)
Chinese Takeout
by Judith Cutler
(Bernard Knight)
Chinese Takeout
by Judith Cutler
(Martin Edwards)
Eye of the Beholder
by David Ellis
(Bernard Knight)
A Quiet Belief In Angels
by Roger Jon Ellory
(Cath Staincliffe)
Die with Me
by Elena Forbes
(Bernard Knight)
Cold in Hand
by John Harvey
(Bernard Knight)
The Murder Ballad
by Jane Hill
(Judith Rhodes)
The Price of Darkness
by Graham Hurley
(Rafe McGregor)
Death and the Cornish Fiddler
by Deryn Lake
(Martin Edwards)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
by Stieg Larsson
(Bob Cornwell)
Bad Traffic
by Simon Lewis
(Ian Morson)
The 50 50 Killer
by Steve Mosby
(Cath Staincliffe)
Pretty Dead Things
by Barbara Nadel
(Bernard Knight)
7th Heaven (Womens Murder Club 7)
by James Patterson
(Chris High)
Still Life
by Louise Penny
(Bernard Knight)
Dead Cold
by Louise Penny
(Bernard Knight)
Last Rituals
by Yrsa Sigurdardotti
(Bernard Knight)
Murder in Mind
by Lyndon Stacey
(Bernard Knight)
Fatal Lies
by Frank Tallis
(Bernard Knight)
