Win by Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben is a world class thriller writer whose novels have been adapted for the the silver screen by Netflix Studios.

This book features his new hero Windsor Horne Lockwood III, or Win as he is known.

An heiress, Patricia Lockwood, was kidnapped two decades previously. She escaped along with those who captured her. .The proceeds of the robbery went unfound.

Then a New York recluse murdered in his penthouse apartment. Items at the crime scene throw light on the Lockwood kidnapping and on another another FBI cold case. They implicate one man.

Windsor Horne Lockwood III or ‘Win’ has no idea how his suitcase and his family’s stolen Vermeer ended up in the dead man’s apartment. When the FBI tell him that the perpetrator who is still at large and who kidnapped his cousin may also be a terrorist his interest is ignited.

Other writers have said of Harlan Coben that he:

‘…is the modern master of the hook and twist’ Dan Brown

‘…never ever lets you down’ Lee Child

‘…is one of the world’s finest thriller writers’ Peter James

You can’t beat reviews like that from some of the other world best selling authors.

Harlan Coben is a superb writer and I look forward to every new fiction book he writes. If you enjoy conspiracy books and political thrillers then keep reading my blog for updates on exciting new authors!

Find Them Dead by Peter James

Find Them Dead is the next in the Roy Grace detective series by Peter James.


Peter James is ban award winning detective thriler writer. His Roy Grace detective books are completely addictive and atmospheric.. While a Brighton gangster is being tried for conspiracy to murder there is a person in the courtroom who is watching the jurors carefully. The thugs compatriots are wondering which two jurors they will try to influence to throw the verdict. Roy Grace begins to investigate a murder which soon appears to have links to the gangsters trial, The stakes are high and danger is ever present. The cat and mouse plot is a real page turner.

Peter James is a top-notch thriller writer and is well worth a read.

Keep reading my blog for more about interesting new authors in crime writing, espionage and political thrillers.

The Perfect Murder by Peter James

Murder crime thriller

Murder crime thriller

The Perfect Murder is a novella by Peter James the bestselling author of the Roy Grace series. Committing the perfect murder and getting away with it is a recurring theme in the crime genre.

Victor Smiley is an unhappy man. His wife, Joan, passes her time ridiculing him and he has for years had no love for her.  He sees a local prostitute, called Kamila, to bring some excitement into his otherwise increasingly pointless life. He has no interest in his work at a factory and dreams only of escape. Joan has her own issues, the marriage is falling apart. She hardly sleeps with the grating sound of Victor’s snoring. Victor is oblivious to the fact that Joan is frittering away large sums of money building up credit card debt. She has her own secret amour, Don and she likes to impress him in constantly evolving sexy outfits.

Victor loses his job and riddled with debt he begins to formulate an escape route to a better life with Kamila. Joan, who he now loathes, has to be removed from his life, permanently. Victor is about to get a shock as he finds murder is also on someone else’s mind.

The Perfect Murder is a top notch novel that is tightly plotted and keeps the reader glued to the page.

Peter James is a very popular novelist who has had several of his novels made into films. They are also in paperback, ebook and audiobook form. He was educated and Charterhouse school and followed this with film school. Born in the UK Peter James lived for several years in North America where he worked as a film producer and screenwriter. He now lives in the UK.  His Roy Grace series was a Sunday Times number one fiction bestseller.

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