Archive for the ‘Suspense/Thriller’ Category
This is the third and final book of the Millennium trilogy, and I’m almost annoyed that there will be no more novels of Lisbeth Salander or Mikael Blomkvist on my reading list again. The final book in the trilogy opens with Lisbeth being shot several times in the head, after she attempted to kill her […]
Filed under: Books 2010, Review, Stieg Larsson, Suspense/Thriller | 17 Comments
Tags: Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson, Sweden
For twenty four years, Daphne Du Maurier has eluded me, and I’m still trying to figure out how! I read Rebecca earlier this year, and loved it, which led me to pick up My Cousin Rachel. Surprise, surprise! I loved it as well. My Cousin Rachel is narrated by Philip Ashley, who was orphaned at […]
Filed under: Books 2009, Daphne du Maurier, General Fiction, Guardian 1000, Review, Suspense/Thriller, Virago Modern Classics | 14 Comments
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The Girl Who Played With Fire is the second book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, starring Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist. The tables have turned though, and while last time Mikael was on the wrong side of the law, this time it’s Lisbeth. Lisbeth has had her share of trouble with the law before, but, […]
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Tags: Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson, Sweden
Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo has dominated the bestsellers’ chart this year, and the Swedish author has received much acclaim posthumously (Larsson died of a heart attack at the age of just fifty). It first came to my attention about a year ago (February 2009), and I added it to my ever-growing list, […]
Filed under: Books 2009, Galaxy Crime Thriller Of The Year, Review, Stieg Larsson, Suspense/Thriller | 14 Comments
Tags: Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson, Sweden
Natsuo Kirino – Out
Desperation leads one to do strange things; things one would not do under normal circumstances – things one would not even consider. This is the essence of one of the bleakest books I’ve read this year: Out. Natsuo Kirino’s bestseller follows four women working in a bento-box factory, who turn their lives upside down, as […]
Filed under: Books 2009, Grand Prix of the Mystery Writers Of Japan, Japanese Literature Challenge 3, Natsuo Kirino, Review, Suspense/Thriller | 15 Comments
Tags: Japan, Natuso Kirino
Dexter In The Dark is the third book in Lindsay’s gripping series, and this one has probably been my favourite so far, which is saying a lot, since I’ve lapped these books up faster than a starving cat laps up a bowl of milk. Dexter (of the “Deadly Dimples”) finds himself engaged to Rita, accidentally, […]
Filed under: Books 2009, Jeff Lindsay, Review, Suspense/Thriller | 10 Comments
Tags: Dexter, Jeff Lindsay, Miami
I’m going through a bit of a Dexter phase at the moment. I blame it on the fact that these are borrowed books, and I hate hanging on to borrowed books for too long. Plus, these books are seriously addictive, and keep you hooked on for dear life. Dexter is charming, charismatic, and committed – […]
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Tags: Dexter, Jeff Lindsay, Miami
I’m guessing that most of you must have heard of Dexter (the TV show is really popular at the moment) – Blood spatter specialist by day, serial killer by night? But, he’s a serial killer with a conscience – you see, he only kills the people who deserve to die. The pedophiles, the rapists, the […]
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Tags: Dexter, Jeff Lindsay, Miami
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