Author
Claire Smith
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All these reviews are in alphabetical order, I had to start somewhere. Next to each cover picture is a brief description of the book, my star rating and a link to my review on Amazon. It will take you to Amazon UK but if you want to buy from any other Amazon site, simply click on the book link and then just substitute the '.co.uk' in the URL for whatever country you need. Alternatively, if you click of the book cover the link will take you to the books Amazon page. Enjoy x
A BORN VICTIM by R P Rochford. My Rating 5* My Review
A young single mother is pushed deep into despair by workplace bullying. Just when she thinks nothing could get any worse, she finds herself narrowly escaping an attempt on her life. Set against this harrowing disturbance is the story of Lucy Taylor, an ambitious young detective who has dedicated herself to investigating violent crimes against women which all too often go unsolved. As she investigates case after case, each one more disturbing than the last, Taylor begins to see one common thread.
AN AMERICAN MP IN KOREA by Richard Cezar My Rating 4* My Review
When Richard Cezar is drafted into the army in the fall of 1965, trained as a military policeman and shipped off to South Korea, he believes that fate has spared him the horrors of a burgeoning war in Vietnam. But instead, he’s thrust into a different kind of war—one that would shake his core beliefs and cripple his ability to deal with the tragic and deadly consequences.
ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURE by Anna Kittrell My Rating 4*
Deason McKindle dreams of breaking free. Free from the ex-wife whose cheating ways landed his fist in his boss's face, free from his dead-end job as a trash collector, free from small-town Oklahoma. In two weeks, his dream of a fresh start in Montana will come true. His dreams scatter when he saves Charis Locke from her abusive ex-husband.
A PERFECT SETUP by Douglas Wickard My Rating 4*
Sami’s attempt to find a quieter, less hectic life by moving to a cabin her deceased father built years ago in the remote urban township of Montague, New Jersey didn’t turn out quite the way she’d planned. Returning to the City, Sami purchases a condominium on the Upper West Side…another new start! But, that night continues to haunt her...in her dreams and in her life. The nightmares persist. PTSD paralyzes her, keeping her a prisoner in her new home. The anxiety attacks intensify and not even prescription painkillers can relieve the anguish.
ASSASSIN'S RUN by Andrew French My Rating 4*
It is May 1980 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. An undercover operator with a secret intelligence unit is murdered when he discovers that an American oil tycoon is about to fund the vicious leader of an IRA splinter cell. As the unit mounts an unofficial operation to kill the tycoon they are forced to recruit a most unlikely assassin. This is a story of murder, treachery and double-cross where not everyone is as they first appear.
BANGKOK RULES by Harlan Wolff My Rating 5*
A sadistic serial killer has been abducting young innocents for his ritual horror and the authorities are clueless. Carl Engel is an enigma. The blunt Londoner has forged a thirty-year career as a private investigator amid the chaos of Thailand's political history. He is approached by an elderly American with a lucrative missing persons case. The case descends into the sordid world of the elusive serial killer and a menacing web of political intrigue dating back to the Vietnam War. Carl must use his guile and experience to stay alive and find the killer.
THE BLAKE MISTAKE by I C Camilleri My Rating 5*
The London bombing; Ben foresees it, Jake thwarts it and destiny is rewritten. Snippets of Jake’s violent and forgotten childhood start to surface and his perfect life begins to break apart before his very own eyes. Women he comes in contact with are found dead bearing a particular signature linked with his childhood. He has to unlock his memories and search deep within the bowels of his vast ancestral home if he is to ever save his wife and tame the brutal destiny he himself had unleashed.
THE BONES OF ODIN (MATT DRAKE BOOK 1) My Rating 4*
Did ancient Gods like Odin and Zeus and Thor once really exist? The time has come for a grand adventure filled with high excitement and
explosive action. Matt Drake, a retired SAS officer, must unravel a mystery older than time in his search for the Nine Pieces of Odin. Though scattered aeons ago, it is believed that once the Pieces are reunited they will show the way to the Tomb of the Gods- the greatest archaeological find of all time.
BOURBON & BLOOD by Garrard Hayes My Rating 4* My Review
Bill Conlin returns home to New York City after a dangerous military tour in Afghanistan. Like many veterans haunted by war he has fallen on hard times and is looking for work. Lonely, depressed and out of money he finally meets a beautiful woman and falls in love, but an unforgettable job interview forces him into a life of crime that keeps them apart and endangers their lives. When she is suddenly kidnapped Bill must negotiate with coldhearted killers to buy back her freedom. Will money be enough or will they pay with their lives?
THE BRIDGE TO CARACAS by Stephen Douglass My Rating 4* My Review
How was an incredible $325,000,000 theft achieved using The Peace Bridge as a fulcrum? It was a piece of national history. The story had to be told.
One of the largest and most audacious gasoline tax evasion scams in Canadian and U.S. history.
The perpetrator used The Peace Bridge, spanning The Niagara River, to facilitate his crime, and his private Cessna to transport the enormous fruits of the theft to the “safety” of a Cayman Island bank.
Check back soon - many more reviews to come.
Thanks
Claire