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Death's spiral

Advantages: Excellent story with fabulous conclusion
Disadvantages: None for me.

Background: Recently I received a thirty pound Amazon voucher, so there was only one section I was going to look at. I managed to purchase six new books all within the Crime section of some of my favourite authors and it so was nice to be able to se ...

CPTDANIELS 20.01.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Ring Of Death - Sally Spencer

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Bloody Rome

Advantages: Detailed descriptions of Ancient Rome, good characterisation
Disadvantages: Occasionally silly

“Roman Blood” is the first book in the Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor, revolving around the adventures of a man called Gordianus the Finder, an investigator in Ancient Rome. The series now runs to 12 books, including two collections of short storie ...

mogdred1 09.03.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Roman Blood - Steven Saylor

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Where is Red Square?

Advantages: Once it gets going a good read
Disadvantages: To dependent of previosu works

I had never heard of Martin Cruz Smith before reading this book but my girlfriends Dad was a fan so I decided to give it a go. This book is the third in a series of five books containing the central character of Arkady Renko and having read this book, I w ...

StereoMike1983 07.06.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Red Square - Martin Cruz Smith

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Trouble finds her

Advantages: Fast paced read, fun heroine
Disadvantages: Some annoying adjectives

...Charlie Fox is woken up by a neighbour asking for her help in the middle of the night, and goes outside into a riot scene. An elderly Asian man has been beaten up. Charlie’s efforts to help lead her into a frightening encounter with Langford, the leader o ...

elkiedee 27.05.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Riot Act - Zoe Sharp

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