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Elvis in Edinburgh

The Black Book by Ian Rankin

July 9, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Inspector John Rebus is having a tough time. His girlfriend, with whom he has recently moved in, has thrown him out, leaving him stranded in his own flat which is now full of students as well as his brother, who has recently been released from prison. To make matters worse, his underling is found in an alley behind an Elvis-themed eatery with a headwound and no idea how he got there. Rebus investigates but is soon thwarted both by his superiors and by a devious […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: edinburgh, gangsters, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, scotland, The Black Book

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: edinburgh, gangsters, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, scotland, The Black Book ·
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Eat the Rich.

Strip Jack by Ian Rankin

May 30, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

On a balmy summer night in Edinburgh, the filth razes an illicit brothel in a well-to-do area. Johns and working girls alike are piled into the back of a police car to be given a fine and a stern talking to, with one exception. One of the men coming out of the building is MP Gregor Jack. He is well-liked by his constituents and respected by his peers, but the press are waiting outside and he is proverbially, if not literally, caught with his pants […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: crime fiction, edinburgh, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, politics, scotland, Strip Jack

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:27 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: crime fiction, edinburgh, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, politics, scotland, Strip Jack ·
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The One Where I Don’t Like What I Think I Will Like

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Perfect Prey by Helen Fields

April 23, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

The Thursday Murder Club (Richard Osman) ** Perfect Prey (Helen Fields) ***½  Somewhere, in a very British and very sedate retirement village, a group of seniors get together in the jigsaw room where they solve unsolved crimes. They’re pushing eighty, they have opinions on which type of cake is better (walnut). They are Ron (former commie rabblerouser, scourge of the Thatcher era), Elizabeth (former detective with a fantabulous past full of the sort of intrigue James Bond could only have dreamed of), Ibrahim (former psychiatrist […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: British, crime fiction, DI Callanach Series, edinburgh, Helen Fields, Perfect Prey, Richard Osman, scottish, the thursday murder club

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: British, crime fiction, DI Callanach Series, edinburgh, Helen Fields, Perfect Prey, Richard Osman, scottish, the thursday murder club ·
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Peekaboo

Hide and Seek (Inspector Rebus #2) by Ian Rankin

February 2, 2022 by Zirza 2 Comments

Somewhere deep in the slums of Edinburgh the body of a man is found. All evidence points towards an overdoses, except for one: the man’s body is elaborately staged, with the lower half of his body wrapped in plastic and his arms spread out as if he’s been crucified. A pentagram has been drawn on the wall and candles have been staged around the victim. Inspector John Rebus has been called in to investigate the murder, but finds the whole thing perplexing. Who staged the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: crime, edinburgh, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, thriller

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: crime, edinburgh, Ian Rankin, Inspector Rebus, thriller ·
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More Bertie, Please

Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith

October 18, 2021 by Ellesfena Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo: Reader’s Choice (replacing the Machinery square) Series: 44 Scotland Street. I read (and reviewed) Book 1 in 2017. What I remembered about this series prior to reading this book: Not very much–I definitely remembered Bruce, the Gaston of the book, who had some underwear-related adventure in the first book that made me laugh out loud although I can’t remember the details any more. And Bertie, the 6 year old whose mother forces him to wear pink pants because she’s trying to raise him […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 44 Scotland Street, Alexander McCall Smith, cbr13bingo, edinburgh, scotland

Ellesfena's CBR13 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 44 Scotland Street, Alexander McCall Smith, cbr13bingo, edinburgh, scotland ·
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“The Only Currency More Powerful than Money in this World is the Violence of Man.”

Library of the Dead by T.L. Huchu

July 26, 2021 by Ale 1 Comment

I found the Library of the Dead when searching online for books that were like The Starless Sea.  As always, I got it (for free) out of the library to do a cursory read before committing to purchasing. And while there weren’t that many similarities between Morgenstern’s book and this one, Huchu’s first foray into speculative fiction is a great success. I’d never heard of Huchu before, but I will definitely be checking out his other publications based on how much I enjoyed this read. Edinburgh has […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: cbr13bingo, edinburgh, Free square, library, POC characters, scotland, T.L. Huchu

Ale's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: cbr13bingo, edinburgh, Free square, library, POC characters, scotland, T.L. Huchu ·
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