If you thought Brighton was all knickerbocker glories and greasy fish and chips, I’ve got news for you! A Shot in the Dark is a fun mix of action, drama and a whole load of laughs – you’ll probably want to pack this one for your holiday!
The other day someone asked me what the last book was that I had managed to read in one sitting. I couldn’t really think of anything at the time but I can now. The House on Half Moon Street by Alex Reeve kept me up longer than expected and I am sure it will do the same to you.
If you’re a fan of cardboard cut out detectives with footprints, cigarette stubs and straight up sleuthing then this book isn’t for you. But if you’re here for an intelligent, refreshing and too real to handle take on a murder then do keep reading.
How powerful would you consider the irony, if the world’s greatest crime fiction writer was to be sucked into a real life mystery in which she herself takes centre stage? Will Mrs. Christie fall victim to the schemes of a mad doctor or will she use her expertise to escape his dangerous game?
DCI Will Scott faces his darkest challenge yet; a serial killer is on the loose and dead bodies are showing up left, right and centre in a rapid race against time. With bureaucracy and the media interfering in his investigation, will the detective make it to the finish line before his killer gets away?
The past comes to haunt a wealthy gentleman in Agatha Christie’s novel the Murder on the Links. In the story Poirot faces a surprising adversary and an old murder mystery is used as the key to solving a new crime.
