July Reads from Book Chat

Treacherous Strand by Andrea Carter

Benedicte O’Keefe is a solicitor in the town of Glendara on the Inishowen Peninsula, Ireland. She feels terrible when a client, Marguerite Etienne, apparently drowns herself. Has Ben failed someone who needed her? The police evidently think it a sad case of a disturbed woman taking drastic action, but Ben cannot leave it at that. This is the second book by this author featuring her feisty, inquisitive, heroine. A great setting and an engaging storyline make this book well worth a look.

According to Yes by Dawn French

The Wilder-Bingham family live on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, that is, the land of the very wealthy, with its own rigid code of behaviour. When they need a nanny, in bounces Rosie Kitto, a 38-year-old primary school teacher from England who hasn’t read the rule book. For the Wilder-Bingham family, things are about to change. A very funny, cleverly written new novel from TV comedienne, Dawn French.

Wrongful Death by Lynda la Plante

DCI Anna Travis is asked to review the six-month-old case of the death of a nightclub owner. Was his apparent suicide in fact murder? When an FBI crime scene expert helps out on the case, the competence of the original investigating team is called into question. A complex plot that keeps you guessing, with plenty of threads. An engaging sleuth with personal issues gives the story extra depth. This is the ninth and latest title in the series.

Revenge in a Cold River by Anne Perry

It is 1869 and William Monk is Commander with London's River Police when a body is found near the dockside. It turns out to be that of a master forger who had just escaped from prison. The investigation will take Monk into the world of smuggling and forgery and he will also be forced to confront events from his own forgotten past when an enemy returns bent on revenge. Another masterly tale in this well-researched and atmospheric Victorian mystery series.

The Watcher by Charlotte Link

You might find this a bit creepy if you are reading it at night on your own! A woman on the eighth floor repeatedly hears the lift open and close, but nothing else. Days later she is found brutally murdered. And she’s not the only one. Unemployed Samson Segal has never had any luck with women and the police are soon suspicious while a disgraced ex-policeman thinks otherwise. Link weaves a tangled web of characters, each with their own hang-ups amid an atmosphere of paranoia to make this a gripping read.

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