Kia ora and haere mai; hello and welcome to this first edition of Māwake Crime Review, a new initiative here at Crimespree Magazine. Each issue I’ll be featuring some great crime writers and crime novels from beyond the borders of North America and Europe. Why?...
THE ENGLISH WIFE Lauren Willig St. Martins Press January 9th, 2018 THE ENGLISH WIFE by Lauren Willig is full of intrigue and suspense. It is a refreshing change from all the recent “GONE GIRL look-alikes”, and instead is part mystery, part love story, and part family...
JACK WATERS Scott Adlerberg Broken River Books January 17, 2018 Sometimes, you become a hero without really meaning to. At the turn of the last century, Jack Waters is living his best life. A resident of New Orleans, Waters spends his days making his living...
INTO THE BLACK NOWHERE Meg Gardiner 2018 Dutton Last year a book came across my desk that grabbed my attention for two reasons. The first was the author of the book being Meg Gardiner. Every book I’ve read by Gardiner has been fabulous, she is a master storyteller who...
HANG TIME S.W.Lauden Rare Bird Books January 16, 2018 Someone once said, “Noir is watching someone make mistakes that they know are mistakes, but they continue to make them anyway. Regardless of the consequences.” That is by far the most...
PROMISE NOT TO TELL: Cutler, Sutter, Salinas Series Book 2 Jayne Ann Krentz January 2018 Berkley Pub PROMISE NOT TO TELL by Jayne Ann Krentz is a breath-taking story. While the first in the series, WHEN ALL THE GIRLS HAVE GONE, was spell-binding, this book leaves the...
