The Secret History
★★★★★
A young classics student relates the incidents which lead up to the murder of one of his classmates at an exclusive liberal arts college in Vermont.
A German Requiem
★★★☆☆
The third in the Berlin Noir series; WW2 is done, and Bernie is still trying to eke out a living. He is called to Vienna to investigate a case, but is caught up in the complex interplay between Germans, the Allies, the Red Army and former Nazis in hiding
The Black Echo
★★★★☆
LA detective and Vietnam vet Harry Bosch is called in to examine a body found in a drainage tunnel, but the case hits closer to home when he recognises the body as an old comrade
Behind Her Eyes
★★★★★
A doctor's secretary is having an affair with the doctor, while being a close confidant of his wife.
The Guest List
★★★★★
A celebrity destination wedding is happening on a remote island off Ireland. Following a blackout, a body is discovered, but every guest has a secret to hide...
The 39 Steps
★★★★★
The original spy-thriller; a mining engineer on vacation is caught up in an international conspiracy involving assassinations, disguises, shady backroom dealings and shifty Germans
The Searcher
★★★★★
Cal, a retired police officer from the US, now settled in rural Ireland, is approached by a local kid for help looking for a missing brother.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
★★★★☆
Pippa Fitz-Amobi starts investigating a murder as a high-school project, but the secrets she uncovers are ones that no one wants to face
The Andromeda Strain
★★★★☆
A group of scientists race against time in a special facility to contain an alien organism.
The Snowman
★★★★★
Detective Harry Hole is investigating a case where several young mothers have gone missing, with a snowman being left at the scene. Harry is personally being toyed with by the killer too, as he receives ominous communiques from the purpoted killer...
The Lincoln Lawyer
★★★★☆
Mickey Haller is a criminal defense lawyer who works from the back of his Lincoln Town Car, mostly with decidedly guilty clients. Then a very high-paying job drops in his lap, where the client insists he is innocent...
Bad Luck And Trouble
★★☆☆☆
One Reacher is tolerable, barely. Four of them isn't four times the fun.
In a Dark, Dark Wood
★★☆☆☆
Nora is invited to a former friend's hen-do in an isolated house in the woods. But someone ends up dead, and everyone is a suspect.
The Silent Patient
★★★★☆
A criminal psychotherapist joins a facility with the specific aim of working with one of their celebrity inmates, painter Alicia Berenson. Does he just want the publicity, or does he have a more sinister motive...