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Disposable Crime Fiction for Christmas/New Year Holidays

The Valley by Chris Hammer

Endgame by Sarah Barrie

December 30, 2024 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

Absolutely no offence intended for anyone who writes or reads crime fic – I love it, and read a bunch of it.  However, I already forgot how these ended, and I’ve read them in the last four weeks. The Valley is the latest in Chris Hammer’s series of books starring Ivan & Nell, two detectives based out of Dubbo, servicing a large swath of rural NSW. Hammer’s early Martin Scarsden books have recently been turned into direct-to-streaming movies, starting with Scrublands.  If you saw that, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Chris Hammer, Sarah Barrie

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR16 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Chris Hammer, Sarah Barrie ·
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These are getting better as they go on, actually

Retribution by Sarah Barrie

Vendetta by Sarah Barrie

December 30, 2023 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

It must be noted that the word “actually” is viewed as a deadly insult in my family – the implication is always that one expected otherwise.  “Actually, that roast lamb turned out ok!” ; “Actually, I quite like your partner.”  So when I say that these are actually getting better… yeah, I just expected that I’d be reading some ongoing treadmill trash.  I reread the first two books in the series before starting Vendetta, and I was surprised to find that by the time I […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Sarah Barrie

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Sarah Barrie ·
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Not perfect, but so worth it.

Unforgiven by Sarah Barrie

December 30, 2022 by thegirlwhogotoverit Leave a Comment

This is another novel I picked up because I confused the author with someone else, but I am so glad I did!  I understand the second book in the series is out now, too. Lexi is a survivor of a serial killer.  She’s doing the usual “there’s a little bit of blood in my JackDaneils-stream” self medicating that a lot of trauma survivors fall victim to. Rachel is the cop who put the serial killer away… or did she?  There’s either a copycat, or she […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Sarah Barrie

thegirlwhogotoverit's CBR14 Review No:40 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Sarah Barrie ·
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