By author

Here are all my book reviews listed alphabetically by author.  I also have them organized by year read, country of setting, and a separate listing for Irish authors and books set between 1930s and 50s. Books with no links have been read but not reviewed.

A
Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch ****
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch ***5
Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch *****
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch ***.5
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
False Value by Ben Aaronovitch
Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch
Die a Little by Megan Abbott ****
Bury Me Deep by Megan Abbott ****.5
The Song is You by Megan Abbott ****
Queenpin by Megan Abbott ****
Black Jack Point by Jeff Abbott
Home Invasion by Patti Abbott *****
Concrete Angel by Patricia Abbott ****
The Poet Game by Salar Abdoh
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams
Easy Motion Tourist by Leye Adenle ***.5
Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olsen ***
Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen ****.5
Redemption by Jussi Adler-Olsen
The Dead of Winter by Rennie Airth ***
American War Omar El Akkad
The Winter Queen by Boris Akunin ***
The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich
Consequence of Fear by Ted Allbeury
The Choice by Ted Allbeury
Deep Purple by Ted Allbeury
The Dangerous Edge by Ted Allbeury
The Seeds of Treason by Ted Allbeury
The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler ****
Journey into Fear by Eric Ambler ***
The Wild Blue by Stephen Ambrose **
D-Day by Stephen Ambrose
Dragnet Nation by Julia Angwin ****
Hard Bite by Anonymous-9 *****
Bite Harder by Anonymous-9 ****
Brothers in Blood by Amer Anwar ****
Bolivar: American Liberator by Marie Arana *****
Mazurka by Campbell Armstrong
Concept of Ghosts by Campbell Armstrong
The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp ***
The Long Firm by Jake Arnott ****
The Devil’s Garden by Ace Atkins ***
Elsie and Mairi Go To War by Diane Atkinson
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson ****
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson *****
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson ***.5
Kill the Next One by Federico Axat ***.5
Tollesbury Times Forever by Stuart Aylis ***.5

B
Time for Bed by David Baddiel
Lunenburg by Keith Baker **.5
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman ****.5
City Without Stars by Tim Baker ***
The Small Back Room by Nigel Balchin ****
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency by James Bamford
A Song of Stone by Iain Banks
The Business by Iain Banks
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Saturday’s Child by Ray Banks ****
Beyond Hitler’s Grasp by Michael Bar-Zohar ***
Darkhouse by Alex Barclay *****
England England by Julian Barnes
Dead Doubles by Trevor Barnes
Haggard Hawk by Marcus Barr
City of Bohane by Kevin Barry **.5
Dog Day by Alicia Giménez Bartlett ***
Hunting Eichmann by Neal Bascomb ****
The Day of the Jack Russell by Colin Bateman ****
Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman
Empire State by Colin Bateman
Driving Big Davie by Colin Bateman
Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men by Colin Bateman
Maid in the Mist by Colin Bateman
Mohammed Maguire by Colin Bateman
Shooting Sean by Colin Bateman
Frozen Out by Quentin Bates **.5
Snap by Belinda Bauer ****
The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer ****.5
Blacklands by Belinda Bauer ***.5
Darkside by Belinda Bauer ****
Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer *****
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell ****.5
Gay Berlin by Robert Beachy
The Sellout by Paul Beatty *****
Slumberland by Paul Beatty ****
The Devil Doesn’t Want Me by Eric Beetner ****.5
Dig Two Graves by Eric Beetner ****.5
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Badfellas by Tonino Benacquista ***
Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
Crete: The Battle and the Resistance by Antony Beevor
Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor
The Spanish Civil War by Antony Beevor
Russia: Revolution and Civil War by Antony Beevor
Paris by Antony Beever and Artemis Cooper
Billy Boyle by James Benn ***
The First Wave by James R Benn ***
Behind the Battle by Ralph Bennett **
Zugzwang by Ronan Bennett ***
City of Thieves by David Benioff ****.5
The Big Kiss-Off of 1944 by Andrew Bergman ****.5
The Piccadilly Murder by Anthony Berkeley ***.5
Hotel Brasil by Frei Betto ****.5
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes ****
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes ***.5
The Past is Myself by Christabel Bielenberg
Alamein by John Bierman and Colin Smith
The Burning Gates by Parker Bilal ****.5
The Golden Scales by Parker Bilal ***.5
Dogstar Rising by Parker Bilal ****
The Ghost Runner by Parker Bilal ****
Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank Bill ****.5
The Burning Girl by Mark Billingham ***
Lifeless by Mark Billingham
HHhH by Laurent Binet ***
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Bingham *****
The Dead House by Harry Bingham ****.5
The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths by Harry Bingham *****
Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham ****.5
Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham ****.5
The Deepest Grave by Harry Bingham
Dirty Old Town by Nigel Bird ****
Southsiders by Nigel Bird ***
Operation Jubilee by Patrick Bishop
Paris 44 by Patrick Bishop
The Last Goodnight by Howard Blum ***
Holy Orders by Benjamin Black ***
The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black ***.5
Elegy for April by Benjamin Black ****
Murder in the Marais by Cara Black ***
Paying For It by Tony Black ***
Five Little Rich Girls by Lawrence Block ***
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza by Lawrence Block ***
The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep by Lawrence Block
The Delicate Storm by Giles Blunt
Death by Hollywood by Steven Bochco
The Nuremberg Enigma by Yves Bonavero **.5
Blood on the Tongue by Stephen Booth
Stone Cold by CJ Box ***
Open Season by CJ Box ***.5
Agent X by Noah Boyd **
Waiting for Sunrise by William Boyd ***
Restless by William Boyd ****
Gravesend by William Boyle ****
Rock, Paper, Tiger by Lisa Brackman ***
A June of Ordinary Murders by Conor Brady ***.5
Kaddish in Dublin by John Brady ****.5
A Stone of the Heart by John Brady ****.5
Unholy Ground by John Brady ****.5
Moscow 1941 by Rodric Braithwaite
Red Memory by Tania Branigan
Snapshots by Paul Brazill ****.5
The Point by Gerard Brennan *****
On Leaving a Prague Window by David Brierley ***
The Smoke by Tony Broadbent ***
Deep Down Dead by Steph Broadribb ***
The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier ***
Pandaemonium by Christopher Brookmyre ****
All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye by Christopher Brookmyre ****
One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night by Christopher Brookmyre
Boiling a Frog by Christopher Brookmyre
A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away by Christopher Brookmyre
Quite Ugly One Morning by Christopher Brookmyre
Not the End of the World by Christopher Brookmyre
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown *****
Hill Country by R. Thomas Brown ****
Halo in Blood by Howard Browne (John Evans) ****
The Dramatist by Ken Bruen ****.5
London Boulevard by Ken Bruen ****
The Guards by Ken Bruen
Devil’s Food by Anthony Bruno ****
Margin of Error by Edna Buchanan ***
Miami, It's Murder by Edna Buchanan
Battle of Wits by Stephen Budiansky
South of no North by Charles Bukowski ****
The Most Dangerous Enemy by Stephen Bungay
Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett ***
The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke ***
The Spy Who Came in From The Co-op by David Burke ***
Slaughter’s Hound by Declan Burke ***.5
Absolute Zero Cool by Declan Burke *****
Crime Always Pays by Declan Burke ****.5
The Big O by Declan Burke ****
Dixie City Jam by James Lee Burke ***
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke **
Sunset Limited by James Lee Burke
Bitterroot by James Lee Burke
Heartwood by James Lee Burke
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet ***
Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett ***.5
My Kind of Justice by Col Bury ***.5
Manchester 6 by Col Bury ***.5
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher ***
Storm Front by Jim Butcher *****
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
The Hot Country by Robert Olen Butler ***
Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II by Prit Buttar ***.5
Rubble by Jeff Byles **
California Thriller by Max Byrd ***

C
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain *****
A Killing Winter by Tom Callaghan ****
Vinnie Got Blown Away by Jeremy Cameron ****
The Dance of the Seagull by Andrea Camilleri ***.5
August Heat by Andrea Camilleri ***
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri ****
Target London: Under Attack From V-Weapons During WWII by Christy Campbell ***
Mapping Murder by David Canter
Ghost Mountain Boys by James Campbell *****
A Night of Long Knives by Rebecca Cantrell ***
A Trace of Smoke by Rebecca Cantrell ***
Indian Country by Philip Caputo
The Goodbye Kiss by Massimo Carlotto ****
Anglo Republic by Simon Carswell ****
Prime Cut by Alan Carter ***
Written in Dead Wax by Andrew Cartmel
The Run-out Groove by Andrew Cartmel
Attack and Delay by Andrew Cartmel
The Treacherous Strand by Andrea Carter ***.5 
Crossword Ends in Violence (5) by James Cary ***.5
Let The Dead Speak by Jane Casey ****.5
After the Fire by Jane Casey ****
The Reckoning by Jane Casey ***.5
The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey *****
The Kill by Jane Casey ***
Cruel Acts by Jane Casey
The Cutting Place by Jane Casey
Hotel Lux by Maurice Casey
The Defence by Steve Cavanagh ****
Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha ****.5
The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre ****.5
The Mobster's Lament by Ray Celestin
Sunset Swing by Ray Celestin
Dead Man's Blues by Ray Celestin
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler *****
Geek Sublime by Vikram Chandra ***.5
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
Island of Barbed Wire by Connery Chappell
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovey by Raymond Chandler
The High Window by Raymond Chandler
The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Death With an Ocean View by Nora Charles
Sweetwater by Paul Charles
The Dust of Death by Paul Charles **.5
Down Among the Dead Men by Ed Chatterton ****
A Dark Place to Die by Ed Chatterton ****
The Waiter by Ajay Chowdhury
The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie ***.5
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie ***.5
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Clear and Present Danger by Tom Clancy
Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy
The Cardinal of the Kremlin by Tom Clancy
The Science of Paul by Aaron Philip Clark ****
Brodeck’s Report by Phillipe Claudel *****
Cemetery Lake by Paul Cleave ***.5
The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves ****
Dead Water by Ann Cleeves ****
Blue Lightning by Ann Cleeves ****
Red Bones by Ann Cleeves ***.5
White Nights by Ann Cleeves **** 
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves ****.5
The Seagull by Ann Cleeves
The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves
Corpus by Rory Clements ***
Kursk by Lloyd Clark ***
Lamentation by Joe Clifford ***.5
The Deal by Michael Clifford ***
Ghost Town by Michael Clifford ****.5
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline *****
Broken Wings by John Clive
Resistance by Matthew Cobb *****
Back Spin by Harlan Coben
Monkey Wrench by Liza Cody
Bucket Nut by Liza Cody
The Avengers by Rich Cohen
Policeman's Lot by Harry Cole
Walking the Perfect Square by Reed Farrel Coleman *****
Screwed by Eoin Colfer ***.5
Plugged by Eoin Colfer ****
The Eighty Five Billion Euro Man by Donal Conaty ***
The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly *****
The Black Box by Michael Connelly ***
Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly **.5
The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly ***.5
The Black Echo by Michael Connelly
The Black Ice by Michael Connelly
Angels Flight by Michael Connelly
Echo Park by Michael Connelly
A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly
The Poet by Michael Connelly
The Overlook by Michael Connelly
The Narrows by Michael Connelly
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly
Void Moon by Michael Connelly
City of Bones by Michael Connelly
Lost Light by Michael Connelly
Trunk Music by Michael Connelly
The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly
The Wrath of Angels by John Connolly ****
The Reapers by John Connolly ***
The Whisperers by John Connolly *****
A Game of Ghosts by John Connolly ****.5
The Killing Kind by John Connolly
Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
Dark Hollow by John Connolly
The Nameless Ones by John Connolly
No Sale by Patrick Conrad ****
The Rocksburg Railroad Murders by K.C. Constantine ****.5
Bone Island Mambo by Tom Corcoran ****
GUBU Nation by Damian Corless ***
Hitler's Scientists by John Cornwell
Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell ***.5
Isle of Dogs by Patricia Cornwell
Dead Organised by Andrea Corr
Spy's Fate by Arnaldo Correa
The Dunbar Case by Peter Corris ***
Love, Sex and War by John Cosgrove ****.5
Zen and the Art of Murder by Elizabeth Cosin
The Curse of the Pogo Stick by Colin Coterill ***
Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Coterill ****.5
Love Songs from a Shallow Grave by Colin Cotterill *****
Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill ***
The Coroner’s Lunch by Colin Cotterill ****.5
Killed at the Whim of a Hat by Colin Cotterill **
Disco for the Departed by Colin Cotterill ****
The Merry Misogynist by Colin Cotterill ***
Outerborough Blues by Andrew Cotto ****.5
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
Jpod by Douglas Coupland
Microserfs by Douglas Coupland
All Families Are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland
Under the Frangipani by Mia Couto ***
Looking For Trouble by Virginia Cowles
LA Requiem by Robert Crais ****
The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin ****
The German Occupation Of The Channel Islands by Charles Greig Cruickshank
The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley ****
The Korean War by Bruce Cumings
The Trinity Six by Charles Cumming ***.5

D
Nazis in the Metro by Didier Daeninckx **.5
The Few by Nadia Dalbuono ***
The Dangerous Edge by Robert Daley
The Anarchy by William Dalrymple
Devil Dogs by Saul David
The Force by Saul David
The Serbian Dane by Leif Davidsen ***
Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson ****
Takeover by Bart Davis
I Will Have Vengeance by Maurizio De Giovanni ****
Blood Curse by Maurizio de Giovanni ***
Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver **.5
The Blue Nowhere by Jeffrey Deaver
The Entitled by Frank Deford
A Berlin Family, 1899-1945 by Len Deighton
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy by Len Deighton
London Match by Len Deighton
Berlin Game by Len Deighton
Mexico Set by Len Deighton
Last Bus to Woodstock by Colin Dexter
The Wench is Dead by Colin Dexter
The Jewel That Was Ours by Colin Dexter
The Dead of Jericho by Colin Dexter
Service of All the Dead by Colin Dexter
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn by Colin Dexter
Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter ****
Paris Trout by Pete Dexter ***.5
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt ****
Streets of Darkness by AA Dhand ****
And Then You Die by Michael Dibdin **.5
Long Finish by Michael Dibden
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
The Battle of the Atlantic by Jonathan Dimbleby
Blood Moon by Gary Disher **
Winston’s War by Michael Dobbs ****
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ****
Ireland's Generals in the Second World War by Richard Doherty
Watch Her Disappear by Eva Dolan *****
After You Die by Eva Dolan *****
Long Way Home by Eva Dolan *****
Tell No Tales by Eva Dolan ****
Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan ***
The Cleanup by Sean Doolittle ***.5
The Formula by Luke Dormehl ***.5
Hurricane Punch by Tim Dorsey ***.5
Florida Roadkill by Tim Dorsey
Hammerhead Ranch Hotel by Tim Dorsey
Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey
Orange Crush by Tim Dorsey
The Woman Who Walked into the Sea by Mark Douglas-Home ***
The Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-Home *****
The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Home ****
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John Dower ****.5
The American Envoy by Garbhan Downey ***
Masaryk Station by David Downing ****
Potsdam Station by David Downing ****
Stettin Station by David Downing ***.5
Silesian Station by David Downing ****.5
Zoo Station by David Downing ***
Lehrter Station by David Downing ***.5
Spies in the Sky by Taylor Downing ***.5
Secret Warriors by Taylor Downing ***
Auslander by Paul Dowswell ***
The Guts by Roddy Doyle ***.5
A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle
The Commitments by Roddy Doyle
The Snapper by Roddy Doyle
The Van by Roddy Doyle
The Roads of Earth by Allen Drury
Calendar Girl by Stella Duffy
Herr Hempel at the German Legation in Dublin, 1937-1945 by John Duggan
Birth Marks by Sarah Dunant ***
Exposure by Helen Dunmore *****
Only a Game? by Eamon Dunphy ****

E
The Red Coffin by Sam Eastland **.5
The Elegant Lie by Sam Eastland **.5 
The Perfect Crime by Les Edgerton ***.5
The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle by David Edmonds
The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel ***
Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan *****
All the Lonely People by Martin Edwards ***.5
The Cipher Garden by Martin Edwards
Corridors of Death by Ruth Dudley Edwards ****
The Circle by Dave Eggers ***.5
A History of the World in 47 Borders by John Elledge
The Death Season by Kate Ellis ***
Princes Gate by Mark Ellis ***.5
Stalin’s Gold by Mark Ellis ***
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis ****
The Saints of New York by RJ Ellory ***.5
Because the Night by James Ellroy ***
Because The Night by James Ellroy
Suicide Hill by James Ellroy
Blood on the Moon by James Ellroy
White Jazz by James Ellroy
Crime Wave by James Ellroy
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy
Stark by Ben Elton
Popcorn by Ben Elton
The Blast from the Past by Ben Elton
The Elements of Murder by John Emsley
The Rainy City by Earl Emerson ***.5
Sign of the Cross by Anne Emery ***
The Gallery of Miracles and Madness by Charlie English
November 1942 by Peter Englund
The Nine Lives of John Ogilby by Alan Ereira
The Road to Berlin by John Erickson
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskins ****.5
Whiskey River by Loren Estleman ****.5
Motor City Blue by Loren Estleman ***
Every Brilliant Eye by Loren D. Estleman
Don’t Mess With Mrs In-Between by Liz Evans **.5
The Good Thief’s Guide to Amsterdam by Chris Ewan ****
The Good Thief’s Guide to Paris by Chris Ewan ****
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich ****
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich
Seven Up by Janet Evanovich
Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
To The Nines by Janet Evanovich
Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich
Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich

F
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada *****
Money Shot by Christa Faust ****
The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay Faye ****
When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson ****
The Spring of Kasper Meier by Ben Fergusson ***
Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris *****
Pilgrim Soul by Gordon Ferris ****
Bitter Water by Gordon Ferris ***
The Hanging Shed by Gordon Ferris ****
The We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Talk to Me About England by Paul Ferris
The Arms Maker of Berlin by Dan Fesperman ***
The Woman That Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde ****
One of Our Thursday’s is Missing by Jasper Fforde ***.5
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
Lost in the a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
Crimea by Orlando Figes ***.5
Cadaver Blues by J.E. Fishman ***.5
The War Magician by David Fisher
In The Wind by Barbara Fister ****.5
The Fatal Touch by Conor Fitzgerald ***.5
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ***
Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh *****
The Exterminators by Bill Fitzhugh ****
Keep Away From Those Ferraris by Pat Fitzpatrick *****
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan *****
The Fires by Joe Flood *****
Information: A Very Short Introduction by Luciano Floridi ****
Mirage by Ken Follett
The Distant Laughter by Brian Forbes
Shockwave by Colin Forbes
Where the Iron Crosses Grow: The Crimea 1941–44 by Robert Forczyk ***
Slow Burn by G.M. Ford ***
Fury by G.M. Ford ***
Who In Hell Is Wanda Fuca? by G.M. Ford
Mr Midshipman Hornblower by C.S. Forester ***.5
The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth
The Devil's Alternative by Frederick Forsyth
Don’t Look Back by Karin Fossum ****.5
Calling Out For You by Karin Fossum ****
Black Seconds by Karin Fossum ****
Seventy Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler ***.5
Bryant and May – The Burning Man by Christopher Fowler ****
London Bridge is Falling Down by Christopher Fowler
Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler
Crimson Lake by Candice Fox ****.5
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin *****
Wolf Winter by Clare Francis
Flashman’s Lady by George MacDonald Fraser ***.5
Flashman by George Macdonald Fraser ****The General Danced at Dawn by George Macdonald Fraser ***
Royal Flash by George Macdonald Fraser ***.5
A Long Silence by Nicolas Freeling **
Love in Amsterdam by Nicolas Freeling
The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A Freeman ***
Go With Me by Castle Freeman ****.5
The Trespasser by Tana French *****
Broken Harbour by Tana French ***
Greenwich Killing Time by Kinky Friedman ****
God Bless John Wayne by Kinky Friedman
Before the Deluge by Otto Friedrich ****
The Liar by Stephen Fry
Making History by Stephen Fry
Convergence by Jack Fuller
Night Soldiers by Alan Furst ****
Kingdom of Shadows by Alan Furst ****
The Spies of Warsaw by Alan Furst ***
The Foreign Correspondence by Alan Furst *****
Dark Star by Alan Furst ****.5
The World at Night by Alan Furst
Blood of Victory by Alan Furst
Dark Voyage by Alan Furst
Under Occupation by Alan Furst

G
The Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis
Strange Police by Reg Gadney
Buried Strangers by Leighton Gage ***
Blood of the Wicked by Leighton Gage ****.5
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Ashes by Sergios Gakas ****.5
The Great Crash 1929 by JK Galbraith ***
Invasion Rabaul by Bruce Gamble ***.5
The Twilight Warriors by Robert Gandt ***.5
Casual Rex by Eric Garcia ***.5
The Silence of the Rain by Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza ****
A Negro and an Ofay by Danny Gardner ***.5
The Thousand-Mile War by Brian Garfield
The Panda Theory by Paschal Garnier ***.5
X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos Who Helped Defeat the Nazis by Leah Garrett
The Long Home by William Gay ***
The Imitation of Patsy Burke by John J Gaynard ****
A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill ****
A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill ***.5
Summertime, All the Cats are Bored by Philippe Georget ***
The Apprentice by Tess Gerritsen
Vodka Doesn’t Freeze by Liah Giarrantano ****
The Missing Ones by Patricia Gibney ***
Blah, Blah, Black Sheep by Maggie Gibson
Neuromancer by William Gibson *****
Spook Country by William Gibson ****
The Peripheral by William Gibson *****
Burning Chrome by William Gibson
Count Zero by William Gibson
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson
Virtual Light by William Gibson
Idoru by William Gibson
All Tomorrow's Parties by William Gibson
Pattern Recognition by William Gibson
The Barbed-Wire University by Midge Gillies ***
The Emergency by Brian Girvin
The Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse by Victor Gischler ***
The Deputy by Victor Gischler *****
The Pistol Poets by Victor Gischler ****.5
Gun Monkeys by Victor Gischler ***
A Death in Tuscany by Michele Giuttari ***
Thumbprint by Friedrich Glauser ****
The Information by James Gleick ***
Graveland by Alan Glynn *****
Bloodland by Alan Glynn ****
Winterland by Alan Glynn *****
Intelligence by Marshall Goldberg
The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard
The Real Odessa: How Peron Brought the Nazi War Criminals to Argentina by Uki Goñi
Future Crimes by Marc Goodman ***.5
The Bellini Card by Jason Goodwin ***
Dead Skip by Joe Gores ****
The Day the Music Died by Ed Gorman ***
The Holiday Murders by Robert Gott ****
Tilt-a-Whirl by Chris Grabenstein ****
City of the Dead by Sara Gran ***.5
Incompetence by Rob Grant ***
Colony by Rob Grant
Backwards by Rob Grant
The Lost Years: The Emergency in Ireland 1939-45 by Tony Gray
The Yard by Alex Grecian ***
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene ****
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths ***
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths ****
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths **
Moskva by Jack Grimwood ****
Playing for Pizze by John Grisham
The Irish Experience During the Second World War by Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon
The One Man by Andrew Gross ****.5
The Sleepwalkers by Paul Grossman ***
Epiphany Jones by Michael Grothaus ***.5
Criminal Summer by Luigi Guicciardi ***
The Build Up by Philip Gwynne ***

H
Brenner and God by Wolf Haas **.5
The Alchemy of Air by Thomas Hager ****
The Demon Under the Microscope by Thomas Hager ***
Strong Medicine by Arthur Hailey
The Winter of Her Discontent by Kathryn Miller Haines ***
Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall ***.5
Tropical Freeze by James W. Hall ***.5
Hard Aground by James W. Hall
Client by Parnell Hall **.5
A Nail Through the Heart by Tim Hallinan ***
Hand in the Fire by Hugo Hamilton ***
Headbanger by Hugo Hamilton ***
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett ****
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett *****
Perestroika Christi by John Hands
Hanns and Rudolf by Thomas Harding ***.5
The House by the Lake by Thomas Harding
The Abrupt Physics of Dying by Paul Hardisty ****
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway ****
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper *****
Munich by Robert Harris
Archangel by Robert Harris
Enigma by Robert Harris
Fatherland by Robert Harris
The Ghost by Robert Harris
Manhattan Nocturne by Colin Harrison
The Big Thaw by Donald Harstad
Then Came The Evening by Brian Hart ****
Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart ****.5
Redemption Road by John Hart *****
The Lost Man by Jane Harper *****
The Dry by Jane Harper ****.5
A Brief History of Neoliberalism by David Harvey ****
Rough Treatment by John Harvey ***.5
Darkness and Light by John Harvey
Gone to Ground by John Harvey
The Third Rail by Michael Harvey **.5
Legion of the Damned by Sven Hassel ****.5
The Korean War by Max Hastings ***.5
Operational Pedestal by Max Hastings
Codebreakers Victory by Hervie Haufler
Heartbreak and Vine by Woody Haut ****.5
White Merc With Fins by James Hawes
The Way Back to Florence by Glenn Haybittle *****
Tokyo by Mo Hayder
Industry and Ideology: I.G. Farben in the Nazi Era by Peter Hayes
Queen of Spies by Paddy Hayes
The Chelsea Girl Murders by Sparkle Hayter
Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey ****
Another Case in Cowtown by Mel Healy ***
The Dead Detective by William Heffernan ***
Cross of Iron by Willi Heinrich *****
The Hitman’s Guide to Housecleaning by Hallgrimur Helgason ***.5
A Life In Secrets by Sarah Helm ****
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway ***
Freeze My Margarita by Lauren Henderson ****
Strawberry Tattoo by Lauren Henderson
The Black Rubber Dress by Lauren Henderson
Dead White Female by Lauren Henderson
Too Many Blondes by Lauren Henderson
A Very Unlikely Death by Hannah Hendy
The Secret State by Peter Hennessey
Joe Country by Mick Herron ***.5
London Rules by Mick Herron ****
Spook Street by Mick Herron ****.5
Real Tigers by Mick Herron *****
Dead Lions by Mick Herron ****.5
Slow Horses by Mick Herron ****
Nobody Walks by Mick Herron
Reconstruction by Mick Herron
The Secret Hours by Mick Herron
Bad Actor by Mick Herron
Real Tigers by Mick Herron
Devastation Road by Jason Hewitt ****
Map of the Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey by Rachel Hewitt ***
Razor Girl by Carl Hiaasen ***
Star Island by Carl Hiassen ***
Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen
Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen
Strip Tease by Carl Hiaasen
Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen
Nature by Carl Hiaasen
The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto ***.5
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino *****
Cogan’s Trade by George V Higgins ***
Defending Billy Ryan by George V. Higgins
Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith ***.5
Satan’s Lambs by Lynn Hightower ***
Midnight Fugue by Reginald Hill ****.5
Killing the Lawyers by Reginald Hill
Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier ****.5
The Big Gold Dream by Chester Himes ***
Hiroshima Boy by Naomi Hirahara ***
The Borrowed by Chan Ho-Kei *****
The Alibi Man by Tami Hoag ***
The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonio Hodgson *****
The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman ****
Sicily ‘43 by James Holland ***.5
Fortress Malta by James Holland
Dead Harvest by Chris F Holm ****
Clinch by Martin Holmen ****.5
The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes ***.5
The Killing of Strangers by Jerry Holt **
The Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt ***
Wise Gals by Nathalia Holt
Djinn Rummy by Tom Holt
M*A*S*H by Richard Hooker ****
The Portable Door by Tom Holt ***
About a Boy by Nick Hornby
Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal by James D. Hornfischer ***
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz ****
Closed for Winter by Jorn Lier Horst ****.5
Dregs by Jorn Lier Horst ***.5
Japan 1941 by Eri Hotta ****
We Die Alone by David Howarth *****
Only Thieves and Killers by Paul Howarth *****
30 For a Harry by Richard Hoyt ***.5
Trotsky's Run by Richard Hoyt
All the Dead Voices by Declan Hughes ****
The Colour of Blood by Declan Hughes
In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B Hughes ****
The Detainees by Sean Hughes
Irish Secrets: German Espionage in Wartime Ireland 1939-1945 by Mark Hull
Black Sheep by Arlene Hunt ***.5
Vicious Circle by Arlene Hunt
Gently Floating by Alan Hunter ***
Angels Passing by Graham Hurley ****.5
The Price of Darkness by Graham Hurley ****
One Under by Graham Hurley
A Dangerous Man by Charlie Huston ****
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston ****
Caught Stealing by Charlie Huston *****
The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston *****
Gunshot Road by Adrian Hyland *****
Diamond Dove by Adrian Hyland *****

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IQ by Joe Ide ****.5
Black Cross by Greg Iles ***
The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason ****.5
Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason ***.5
Reykjavik Nights by Arnaldur Indridason ****
Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indridason ***
Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason ***
Outrage by Arnaldur Indridson ****
Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason ***
Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason *****
The Draining Lake by Arnaldur Indridason
Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason
Voices by Arnaldur Indridason
The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason
Traitors by Josh Ireland ****
The Victory Lab by Sasha Issenberg ****.5
Evil Things by Katja Ivar ****
Deep as Death by Katja Ivar ***
Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo ***.5

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Operation Paperclip by Annie Jacobsen *****
Easy Streets by Bill James ***
Devices and Desires by P.D. James
Dead Man’s Time by Peter James ***
Not Dead Enough by Peter James
Season of Darkness by Maureen Jennings **.5
Good Son by You-Jeung Jeung
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson ***
The Silver Stain by Paul Johnston ****
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson ***
To Steal Her Love by Matti Joensuu ****.5
Snow Blind by Ragnar Jónasson ***.5
Flight from Berlin by David John ***
Kitty's Salon by Nigel Jones, Urs Brunner and Julia Schrammel
Most Secret War by R.V. Jones
Growing Up Dead in Texas by Stephen Graham Jones
August Snow by Stephen Mack Jones ****
Shaman Pass by Stan Jones ***.5
White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones ****.5
White Death by Tobias Jones ***.5
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson ****
Echobeat by Joe Joyce ****.5
Echoland by Joe Joyce ***
The Quest for C by Alan Judd
A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger

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How the Hippies Saved Physics by David Kaiser
A Cold Red Sunrise by Stuart Kaminsky ****.5
People Who Walk in Darkness by Stuart Kaminsky **.5
The Devil Met a Lady by Stuart Kaminsky ****
Leaving Berlin by Joseph Kanon ***.5
Defectors by Joseph Kanon ***
Istanbul Passage by Joseph Kanon ******
The Good German by Joseph Kanon ****
The Berlin Exchange by Joseph Kannon
The Rabbit Factory by Marshall Karp ****
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean ***.5
Chatter by Patrick Fadden Keefe
A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller **.5
Death Toll by Jim Kelly ***.5
Breakfast with Anglo by Simon Kelly ***.5
The Big Picture by Douglas Kennedy
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent *****
Arctic Convoys by David Kenyon
The Business of Dying by Simon Kernick
A Philosophical Investigation by Philip Kerr ***
Dead Meat by Philip Kerr ****
Metropolis by Philip Kerr ****
Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr ****.5
Prussian Blue by Philip Kerr ****
The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr ****
A Man Without Breath by Philip Kerr ***
Field Grey by Philip Kerr *****
Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr ***.5
If the Dead Rise Not by Philip Kerr ****
The Other Side of Silence by Philip Kerr ****
March Violets by Philip Kerr
The Pale Criminal by Philip Kerr
A German Requiem by Philip Kerr
Little Criminals by Gene Kerrigan *****
The Rage by Gene Kerrigan *****
Dark Times in the City by Gene Kerrigan ***
The Liberator by Alex Kershaw ***.5
The End: Germany 1944-1945 by Ian Kershaw ***.5
Hitler, The Germans and the Final Solution by Ian Kershaw
Dunkirchen 1940 by Robert Kershaw
Black Ice by Hans Werner Kettenbach ***
The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan ***
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan ***
The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan ****
The Game Must Go On by John Kilma
The Devil I know by Claire Kilroy ****
Grind Joint by Dana King *****
The Plotters by Un-su Kim ****
Worst Enemies by Dana King ****.5
Death in the City of Light by David King ***
Crime at Christmas by C.H.B. Kitchin ***
Wine and War by Don and Petie Kladstrup
Damnation Street by Andrew Klavan ****
The Game Must Go On by John Klima ***
Sirens by Joseph Knox *****
Whisky Sour by J.A. Konrath
Tonight I Said Goodbye by Michael Koryta ****
The End of the World in Breslau by Marek Krajewski **
Death in Breslau by Marek Krajewski ***
Kill Your Boss by Shane Kuhn
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov ***
Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher ***
Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin and Ezekiel Kwaymullina ****.5

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The Hidden Child by Camilla Lackberg ****.5
The Human Flies by Hans Olav Lahlum ***.5
Kamikazi by Raymond Lamont-Brown ***
Tretjak by Max Landorff ***.5
The Carrier by Preston Lang ***.5
Mucho Mojo by Joe Lansdale *****
Rusty Puppy by Joe R. Lansdale ***.5
A Fine Dark Line by Joe Lansdale *****
The Thicket by Joe Lansdale *****
Edge of Dark Water by Joe Lansdale *****
Devil Red by Joe Lansdale ****.5
Vanilla Ride by Joe Lansdale *****
Leather Maiden by Joe Lansdale ****
Honky Tonk Samurai by Joe Lansdale ***
The Bottoms by Joe Lansdale
Two Bear Mambo by Joe Lansdale
Sunset and Sawdust by Joe Lansdale
Freezer Burn by Joe Lansdale
Bad Chili by Joe Lansdale
Lost Echoes by Joe Lansdale
Rumble Tumble by Joe Lansdale
Captain Outrageous by Joe Lansdale
The Drive-In: A Double Feature Omnibus by Joe Lansdale
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ****.5
The Blood Spilt by Asa Larsson ****
The Savage Altar by Asa Larsson ****
Burma: The Forgotten War by Jon Latimer
The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie
Fires of London by Janice Law ****
Down into Darkness by David Lawrence
Friends and Traitors by John Lawton ****
A Little White Death by John Lawton ****
Riptide by John Lawton *****
Then We Take Berlin by John Lawton ***.5
A Lily of the Field by John Lawton ****.5
Black Out by John Lawton ****
Old Flames by John Lawton ***
Sweet Sunday by John Lawton
The Honorable Schoolboy by John Le Carre ****
Call for the Dead by John Le Carre ****
A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carre ****.5
Agent Running in the Field by John Le Carre
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre
Smiley's People by John Le Carre
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History by Penny Le Couteur and Jay Burreson
Soft Target by Stephen Leather
Death in Shanghai by MJ Lee **.5
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane ***.5
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane ****.5
Blood from a Stone by Donna Leon ***
A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon
Maximum Bob by Elmore Leonard ***
Raylan by Elmore Leonard ***.5
Up in Honey’s Room by Elmore Leonard **
Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard
Split Images by Elmore Leonard
Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard
Be Cool by Elmore Leonard
Elixir by Theresa Levitt
Ultra Goes to War by Ronald Lewin
The Big Short by Michael Lewis ***.5
The Last Llanelli Train by Robert Lewis ***
Bad Traffic by Simon Lewis ****
Nazi Hunter: The Wiesenthal File by Alan Levy ****
The Eye of Jade by Diane Wei Liang ***
Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limon ****
Slicky Boys by Martin Limon **.5
Ghost Month by Ed Lin **
Incensed by Ed Lin **.5
The Barber Surgeon’s Hairshirt by Douglas Lindsay ***
We Are the Hanged Man by Douglas Lindsay *****
The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay ****.5
The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945 by Oliver Lindsay
The Falcon and the Snowman by Robert Lindsey ****
The Sugar House by Laura Lippman ***.5
Where the Devil Can’t Go by Anya Lipska ***.5
The Big Goodbye by Michael Lister ***
The Man in the Rubber Mask by Robert Llewellyn Who Killed Palomino Molero? by Mario Vargas Llosa ***
Pleasantville by Attica Locke ****
Changing Places by David Lodge
Small World by David Lodge
Nice Work by David Lodge
The Safe Word by Karen Long ***
T-Force by Sean Longden ***.5
Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke ****
City of Heretics by Heath Lowrance ***.5
The Last Detective by Peter Lovesey ***
Keystone by Peter Lovesey ***
Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943 by Keith Lowe
Ghost Cities by Siang Lu
Day After Day by Carlo Lucarelli ***.5
Almost Blue by Carlo Lucarelli ***.5
Via Delle Oche by Carlo Lucarelli ****
The Damned Season by Carlo Lucarelli ***
Carte Blanche by Carlo Lucarelli ****
The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko ****
Tropical Heat by John Lutz ***
The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz ****
All God’s Children by Arthur Lyons ***

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Cold Granite by Stuart Macbride
The Green Ripper by John D. Macdonald ***.5
The Instant Enemy by Ross Macdonald ****.5
After the Reich by Giles MacDonogh ***.5
Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre ****.5
Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre ****
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintrye ***
SAS: Rogue Heroes by Ben Macintyre
Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre
Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
Colditz by Ben Macintyre
The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter by Malcom Mackay ***
Midnight in Berlin by James MacManus **
Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie **
Death on the Marias by Adrian Magson ***.5
Sweet Money by Ernesto Mallo *****
Needle in a Haystack by Ernesto Mallo ****
Blood Tears by Michael J Malone *****
Nice Try by Shane Maloney ***.5
The Brush Off by Shane Maloney ****.5
Stiff by Shane Maloney ***
The Long Long Dances by Eric Malpass
The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell **
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell
Before the Frost by Henning Mankell
Software Takes Command by Lev Manovich ****.5
Boyos by Richard Marinick
Dark Winter by David Mark ***.5
Original Skin by David Mark ***
The Bomber by Liza Marklund ***.5
Exposed by Liza Marklund ****
Enter a Murderer by Ngaio Marsh ***.5
The Somme Stations by Andrew Martin ***.5
The Address Book by Deirdre Mask
Chickenhawk by Robert Mason ****
The Last Four Days of Paddy Buckley by Jeremy Massey ***
Zen Attitude by Sujata Massey ***
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey ***.5
A Death in Bordeaux by Allan Massie ***
Last Call by Paula Matter **.5
Tightrope by Simon Mawer *****
Infinite Detail by Tim Maughan *****
Runaway by Peter May ***.5
Entry Island by Peter May ***
The Black House by Peter May ***
Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seicho Mataumoto
An Impeccable Spy by Owen Matthews
Hitler's Empire by Mark Mazower
Big Data by Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier **.5
Austral by Paul McAuley ****.5
Cop Hater by Ed McBain ***.5
Frank Sinatra in a Blender by Matthew McBride ***
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy ****.5
Irregulars by Kevin McCarthy ****.5
Peeler by Kevin McCarthy ****
The Divided City by Luke McCallin ****.5
The Man From Berlin by Luke McCallin ****
The Pale House by Luke McCallin *****
Oyster Blues by Michael McCelland
The Steam Pig by James McClure ****
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye by Horace McCoy ***.5
Inspector Mallon by Donal McCracken ***
Trick of the Dark by Val McDermid ***.5
Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid ****.5
Out of Bounds by Val McDermid ****
The Vanishing Point by Val McDermid **.5
Head Games by Craig McDonald ***
The Builders by Frank McDonald and Kathy Sheridan ***
Fletch by Gregory McDonald ***
Last Orders by Caimh McDonnell ***
Angels in the Moonlight by Caimh McDonnell ****
A Man With One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell ****
The Day That Never Comes by Caimh McDonnell *****
The Innocent by Ian McEwan ****
Dirty Sweet by John McFetridge ****
Black Rock by John McFetridge ****.5
A Little More Free by John McFetridge ****
One or The Other by John McFetridge ***.5
The Big Gamble by Michael McGarrity
Black Wattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin ***.5
Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin ****.5
Hurt by Brian McGilloway ***
Little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway ****
The Nameless Dead by Brian McGilloway *****
Gallows Lane by Brian McGilloway ***.5
Borderlands by Brian McGilloway
Bogmail by Patrick McGinley ***.5
A Savage Hunger by Claire McGowan ***
The Silent Dead by Claire McGowan ****.5
The Dead Ground by Claire McGowan ****.5
The Lost by Claire McGowan ***.5
Landscape and Society in Contemporary Ireland by Brendan McGrath ***.5
White Heat by M.J. McGrath *****
The Boy in the Snow by MJ McGrath **.5
The Cypher Bureau by Eilidh McGinness ***
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad by Iain MacGregor
The Quaker by Liam McIlvanney ****
All the Colours of the Town by Liam McIlvanney ***
The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney *****
Laidlaw by William McIlvanney *****
Strange Loyalties by William McIlvanney *****
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
How It Ended by Jay McInerney
The Secret Listeners by Sinclair McKay **.5
The Dog of the North by Elizabeth McKenzie
There’s Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly by Adrian McKinty *****
Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty ****.5
Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinty ****
The Sun is God by Adrian McKinty ***.5
In The Morning I’ll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty *****
I Hear Sirens in the Street by Adrian McKinty ****
The Cold, Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty *****
Falling Glass by Adrian McKinty ***.5
Dead I May Well Be by Adrian McKinty *****
Fifty Grand by Adrian McKinty *****
Bombs over Dublin by Sean McMahon ***
The Polka Dot Girl by Darragh McManus ****
Even Flow by Darragh McManus ****
Code Breaker by Marc McMenamin ***
Orchid Blue by Eoin McNamee ***
Basin and Range by John McPhee ****
The Rúin by Dervla McTiernan **** 
The Scholar by Dervla McTiernan ***
Ivan's War: The Red Army 1939-45 by Catherine Merridale
Cobra by Deon Meyer ****
Thirteen Hours by Deon Meyer ****.5
Devil’s Peak by Deon Meyer ****.5
7Days by Deon Meyer *****
Whisky in Small Glasses by Denzil Meyrich**.5
Convoy by Martin Middlebrook
The City, The City by China Mieville ***.5
Kiss Me Quick by Danny Miller ***
Norwegian by Night by Derek B Miller ****
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller *****
‘Rommel?’ ‘Gunner Who?’ by Spike Milligan ****
Peace Work by Spike Milligan
Where Have All the Bullets Gone? by Spike Milligan
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall by Spike Milligan
Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall by Spike Milligan
Monty: His Part in My Victory by Spike Milligan
Goodbye Soldier by Spike Milligan
The Information Officer by Mark Mills **.5
Entanglement by Zygmunt Miloszewski ***
Checkmate in Berlin by Giles Milton
Garnethill by Denise Mina ***
Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 by Rana Mitter ****.5
Washington Shadow by Aly Monroe ***.5
The Maze of Cadiz by Aly Monroe ***.5
Icelight by Aly Monroe ****.5
Black Bear by Aly Monroe ***.5
Solo Hand by Bill Moody ***.5
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore *****
Fool by Christopher Moore ***.5
Missing in Rangoon by Christopher G. Moore ***.5
Old Dogs by Donna Moore ****
Go to Helena Handbasket by Donna Moore *****
The Dirtiest Race in History by Richard Moore ****
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore ****
Berlin at War by Roger Moorhouse ***.5
The Forgers by Roger Moorhouse
The Secrets of Rue St Roch by Janet Morgan ****.5
Bahamarama by Bob Morris
The Cleansing Flames by R.N. Morris ***
A Gentle Axe by R.N. Morris ****
The Cutting Crew by Steve Mosby ****
Carnaval of Spies by Robert Moses
Black Betty by Walter Mosley *****
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley ****.5
The Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley ***.5
A Red Death by Walter Mosley ****
Fear Itself by Walter Mosley
Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley
The Buenos Aires Quintet by Manuel Vazquez Montalban ***.5
Leningrad: Siege and Symphony by Brian Moynahan
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee ***.5
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee ****
A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee *****
The Lightning Men by Thomas Mullen ****
Dark Town by Thomas Mullen ****.5
The Spy Who Loved by Clare Mulley ****.5
Code Girls by Liza Mundy ****.5
Money to Burn by Katy Munger ****.5
Legwork by Katy Munger
Better off Dead by Katy Munger
Bad to the Bone by Katy Munger
Out of Time by Katy Munger
Dance Dance Dance by Murakami
Banksters by David Murphy and Martina Devlin ***

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Arabesk by Barbara Nadel ****
A Private Business by Barbara Nadel ****
Last Rights by Barbara Nadel ***
Deep Waters by Barbara Nadel ****.5
The Dirty Dozen by E.M. Nathanson
Last Human by Doug Naylor
Red Dwarf by Doug Naylor
The Big Mango by Jake Needham ***.5
The Devil’s Star by Jo Nesbo ***
Borkmann’s Point by Hakan Nesser ***
Ghost Money by Andrew Nette ***.5
Ratlines by Stuart Neville *****
Collusion by Stuart Neville ****.5
The Twelve by Stuart Neville ****
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz ***
Calumet City by Charlie Newton ****
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen ****
Rain Falls on Everyone by Clár Ni Chonghaile *****
Home Run by John Nichol and Tony Rennell
Killer Country by Mike Nicols ***.5
Birds in a Cage by Derek Niemann ****
Second to Last in the Sack Race by David Nobbs
The Cucumber Man by David Nobbs
The Girl Without Skin by Mads Peder Nordbo ***.5
The Methods of Sergeant Cluff by Gil North ****.5
Holding by Graham Norton ***
The Algeria Hotel: France, Memory, and the Second World War by Adam Nossiter
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent ***.5
Unravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent ****.5
Present Darkness by Malla Nunn ****
Let the Dead Lie by Malla Nunn ****
A Beautiful Place to Die by Malla Nunn ****.5
Blessed are the Dead by Malla Nunn *****

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Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian ***.5
Istanbul Puzzle by Laurence O’Bryan ***
Taken by Niamh O’Connor ***
MI5 and Ireland, 1939-1945 by Eunan O'Halpin
Snapshots by Michael O’Higgins ****
Agents of Sympathy by Frank O'Neill
Infomocracy by Malka Older
Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler ***.5
Black Water by Cormac O’Keeffe ****
When the Doves Disappeared by Sofi Oksanen *****
The Sentinel by Mark Oldfield ***
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje ****
The Rise and Fall of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger by Sean O’Riain *****
Penance by Dan O’Shea ****
Old School by Dan O’Shea ****
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
Sleeping Dogs by Mark O’Sullivan ****.5
Crocodile Tears by Mark O’Sullivan ****.5
Natural Causes by James Oswald ****
Shinjuku Shark by Arimasa Osawa **
Enough is Enough by Fintan O’Toole ****
Ship of Fools by Fintan O’Toole ****
The Blood Strand by Chris Ould ****.5
The Killing Bay by Chris Ould ****
The Bombers and The Bombed by Richard Overy ***.5
Horse's Arse by Charlie Owen
Dead Count Bounce by Damien Owens

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Havana Fever by Leonardo Padura ***
Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich ****.5
Deadlock by Sara Paretsky ***
Bloody January by Alan Parks ****
Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Error by Matt Parker
African Sky by Tony Park ***
Stop Me by Richard Jay Parker ***
Mortal Stakes by Robert B. Parker ****
The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B Parker ****.5
Night Passage by Robert B. Parker ***
Potshot by Robert B. Parker
Playmates by Robert B. Parker
A Game of Birds and Wolves by Simon Parkin ***
Man and Boy by Tony Parsons
The Horseman’s Song by Ben Pastor ****
The Road to Ithaca by Ben Pastor ****.5
A Dark Song of Blood by Ben Pastor ***.5
Tin Sky by Ben Pastor ***
Liar Moon by Ben Pastor ****
Lumen by Ben Pastor ***.5
Design for Dying by Renee Patrick ****.5
Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi
Death of a Nationalist by Rachel Pawel ***
1974 by David Peace ****.5
Tokyo Year Zero by David Peace ***.5
A Firing Offense by George Pelecanos ****
Suckerman by George Pelecanos
The Harbour Master by Daniel Pembrey ***
Still Life by Louise Penny ***.5
The Detective Branch by Andrew Pepper ****
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin
Dance for the Dead by Thomas Perry
The Dying Detective by Leif G.W. Persson ****
Mrs D’Silva Detective Instincts and the Shaitan of Calcutta by Glen Peters ***
To Die in Beverly Hills by Gerald Petievich ****
Red Ribbons by Louise Phillips ***.5
Victoire by Roland Philipps
The Ice Harvest Scott Phillips ****
Every Shallow Cut by Tom Piccirilli ***
Traitors by Chapman Pincher
Piggyback by Tom Pitts ****.5
Galveston by Nic Pizzolatto ****.5
Roll With It by Nick Place ***.5
The Man With the Poison Gun by Serhii Plokhy ****.5
Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii Plokhy
Visitation Street by Ivy Pochoda *****
The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollack ****
A Spy's Life by Henry Porter
Brandenburg by Henry Porter
The Night Watch by Terry Pratchett ****.5
Mort by Terry Pratchett ****.5
Snuff by Terry Pratchett ****
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett ****
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett ****.5
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett ****
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett ***
The Colour of Money by Terry Pratchett
The Truth by Terry Pratchett
Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
Making Money by Terry Pratchett
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Jingo by Terry Pratchett
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Johnny and the Dead by Terry Pratchett
Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett
Truckers by Terry Pratchett
Wings by Terry Pratchett
Diggers by Terry Pratchett
Only You Can Save Mankind by Terry Pratchett
Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Interesting Times by Terry Pratchett
The Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman *****
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Long War by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott ****
For the Good of the State by Anthony Price
The Whites by Richard Price ***.5
The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust by Heather Pringle
Werewolf by Matthew Pritchard ***.5
The Vanished by Bill Pronzini ****.5
The Day Aberystwyth Stood Still by Malcolm Pryce ****
From Aberystwyth With Love by Malcolm Pryce ****
The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Aberystwyth by Malcolm Pryce ****
The Dark Edge of Night by Mark Pryor
The Cretan Runner by George Psychoundakis

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Broken Dreams by Nick Quantrill ***
The Late Greats by Nick Quantrill ***.5
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey ***.5
The Dutch Shoe Mystery by Ellery Queen ***
Smoked by Patrick Quinlan ***.5
Our Friends in Berlin by Anthony Quinn ****
Silence by Anthony Quinn ****
Disappeared by Anthony Quinn ****.5
The Blood Dimmed Tide by Anthony Quinn ***.5
Border Angels by Anthony Quinn ***.5
Hour of the Cat by Peter Quinn ****
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn ****
The Ultimate Rush by Joe Quirk

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Rosa by Jonathan Rabb ****.5
Murderer in the Ruins by Cay Rademacher ***
Standing in Another Man’s Grave by Ian Rankin ****.5
East of Hounslow by Khurrum Rahman ****
Even Dogs in the Wild by Ian Rankin ****
The Complaints by Ian Rankin ****
Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin ****.5
The Black Book by Ian Rankin
The Falls by Ian Rankin
Witch Hunt by Ian Rankin
Resurrection Men by Ian Rankin
The Naming of the Dead by Ian Rankin
Exit Music by Ian Rankin
Let it Bleed by Ian Rankin
Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin
Saints of the Shadow Bible by Ian Rankin
A Heart Full of Headstone by Ian Rankin
The Greatest Show on Earth by Robert Rankin
The Garden of Unearthly Delights by Robert Rankin
The Most Amazing Man That Ever Lived by Robert Rankin
The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn ***
He Died With His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond ****
Dust Devils by James Reasoner ***
Peepshow by Leigh Redhead ***.5
Bird Dog by Philip Reed ****.5
The Samaritan’s Secret by Matt Beynon Rees ***.5
The Grave in Gaza by Matt Beynon Rees *****
The Collaborator of Bethlehem by Matt Benyon Rees *****
Auschwitz by Laurence Rees
Flat Crazy by Ben Rehder
Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs ***
Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs
From Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell ***
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb by Richard Rhodes
The Silver River by Ben Richards
Don't Step on the Lines by Ben Richards
Throwing the House out the Window by Ben Richards
A Sweetheart Deal by Ben Richards
Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath ***
Taroko Gorge by Jacob Ritari ***.5
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins
Half asleep in Frog Pyjamas by Tom Robbins
The Real-Town Murders by Adam Roberts ****.5
The Irish Sports Pages by Les Roberts ***
Dead Set by Kel Robertson ****
Einstein on the Run by Andrew Robinson
Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson ****
The Hanging Valley by Peter Robinson ***.5
Not Safe After Dark by Peter Robinson
Cold is the Grave by Peter Robinson
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson
Gallows View by Peter Robinson
Hard Bounce by Todd Robinson ****.5
The Fall of the Ottomans by Eugene Rogan
Bitch Factor by Chris Rogers
The Red Right Hand by Joel Townsley Rogers ***
The Detour by Andromeda Romano-Lax ****
Red Joan by Jennie Rooney *****
Empires of the Sun by Alexander Rose
Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose
The Informant by Andrew Rosenheim ****
Hitler in Los Angeles by Steven J Ross ****.5
The Untouchables by Shane Ross and Nick Webb ***
Wasters by Shane Ross and Nick Webb ***
The Spy Who Changed the World by Mike Rossiter ****.5
Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli
Assembly of the Dead by Saeida Rouass ****
Straight Man by Richard Russo ***
Trail of Blood by S.J. Rozan ***
A Bitter Feast by S.J. Rozan
Dataclysm by Christian Rudder **
The Only Game by Patrick Ruell
The Deep Dark Sleep by Craig Russell ***.5
Lennox by Craig Russell ****
The Long Glasgow Kiss by Craig Russell ****.5
Dead Men and Broken Hearts by Craig Russell
Journey to Death by Leigh Russell **.5
The City in Flames by Michael Russell ***.5
The City in Darkness by Michael Russell ****
City of Lies by Michael Russell ****
The City of Strangers by Michael Russell *****
The City of Shadows by Michael Russell *****
The City Under Siege by Michael Russell
The City Underground by Michael Russell
The Spies of Shilling Lane by Jennifer Ryan
Dead Man’s Land by Robert Ryan ****
The Last Sunrise by Robert Ryan ***
Early One Morning by Robert Ryan ****
A House of Ghosts by W.C. Ryan ****
The Constant Soldier by William Ryan ****.5
The Twelfth Department by William Ryan ****
The Bloody Meadow by William Ryan ***.5
The Holy Thief by William Ryan *****

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The Secrets in Their Eyes by Eduardo Sacheri ****.5
The Eye of the Cricket by James Sallis *****
Moth by James Sallis ****.5
Willnot by James Sallis ***.5
Salt River by James Sallis *****
Cripple Creek by James Sallis ***.5
Cypress Grove by James Sallis ****
The Killer is Dying by James Sallis ***
The Long-Legged Fly by James Sallis *****
Black Hornet by James Sallis ****
The Lady Tasting Tea by David Salsburg
The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Samson ***
Certain Prey by John Sandford
East West Street by Philippe Sands
The Ratline by Philippe Sands
Bulldog Drummond by Sapper **
Behind the Night Bazaar by Angela Savage ***.5
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L Sayers *****
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L Sayers ***
A Thousand Suns by Alex Scarrow
A Private Venus by Giorgio Scerbanenco ****
The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel ***
The Numbers Game of Alan Schwarz ****
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel ****
The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott ***
A Treachery of Spies by Manda Scott
The Killing of Emma Gross by Damien Seaman ****.5
Dunkirk by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Exit Berlin by Tim Sebastian ***.5
The Spy in Question by Tim Sebastian
Silent City by Alex Segura **.5
The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong *****
Home Run by Gerald Seymour
The Journeyman Tailor by Gerald Seymour
Mangrove Squeeze by Laurence Shames ****
The Naked Detective by Laurence Shames
Welcome to Paradise by Laurence Shames
Scavenger Reef by Laurence Shames
Virgin Heat by Laurence Shames
Indecent Exposure by Tom Sharpe
Porterhouse Blue by Tom Sharpe
Grantchester Grind by Tom Sharpe
Blott on the Landscape by Tom Sharpe
A Book of Scars by William Shaw ****.5
A Song from Dead Lips by William Shaw ****
A House of Knives by William Shaw ****
Sympathy For the Deveil by Willian Shaw
Koko Takes a Holiday by Kieran Shea ***
A Dark Redemption by Stav Sherez ****
Eleven Days by Stav Sherez *****
The Intrusions by Shav Sherez ****.5
Bound by Secrecy by Vamba Sherif ***
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly ****.5
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
Turtles All the Way Down by Gaye Shortland
Mind That 'Tis My Brother by Gaye Shortland
Buffalo Jump by Howard Shrier ***.5
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute ****.5
My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir ***.5
Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir ***
Homicide by David Simon *****
The Signal in the Noise by Nate Silver ****
Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon ***
The Abominable Man by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö ***
Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo  ****
The Laughing Policeman by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo *****
The Man on the Balcony by Majs Sjowall and Pers Wahloo ****
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke by Maj Sjowall and Pers Wahloo ****
Roseanna by Maj Sjowall and Pers Wahloo ****
The Fire Engine That Disappeared by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo ***
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse ***
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter ****.5
The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter ***
The Darkest Summer by Bill Sloan ***
Singapore Burning by Colin Smith
Tokyo Station by Martin Cruz Smith ****
Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith ***
Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith ****
Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith
Salty by Mark Haskell Smith ***
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith ***.5
Station X by Michael Smith
Only Forward by Michael Marshall Smith
Spares by Michael Marshall Smith
Choke on Your Lies by Anthony Neil Smith ****
Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith *****
Ishmael Toffee by Roger Smith *****
Mixed Blood by Roger Smith *****
Capture by Roger Smith ***.5
The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith ***
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith ***
The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel
Longitude by Dava Sobel
The Gigolo Murder by Mehmet Murat Somer ****
Pale Horses by Nate Southard *****
The Confession by Jo Spain ***.5
Loitering With Intentby Muriel Spark ***.5
Black Delta Night by Jessica Speart ***
Bird Brained by Jessica Speart
Border Prey by Jessica Speart
Tortoise Soup by Jessica Speart
Gator Aide by Jessica Speart
Hitler and the King by John Hall Spencer
I, The Jury by Mickey Spillane***.5
Red Plenty by Francis Spufford *****
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
Ten Days to D-Day by David Stafford ****
Dead To Me by Cath Staincliffe *****
Beautiful, Naked and Dead by Josh Stallings ****
A Deadly Trade by Michael Stanley ***
Point Blank by Richard Stark****
Nazi on the Run by Gerald Steinacher **.5
Automate This by Christopher Steiner ***.5
The Vienna Assignment by Olen Steinhauer ****
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Johnny Porno by Charlie Stella *****
Rough Riders by Charlie Stella ****.5
Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling
Heavy Weather by Bruce Sterling
Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling
The Blinds by Adam Sternbergh *****
Death of a Doxy by Rex Stout ****
The Atrocity Archive by Charles Stross ***.5
Land of Dreams by Vidar Sundstol ****
The Last Time We Spoke by Fiona Sussman ***.5
Grift Sense by James Swain ****
A Thousand Falling Crows by Larry Sweazy ****.5
Once in Another World Brendan John Sweeney *****
Severance Package by Duane Swiercynski ****.5
Secret Dead Men by Duane Swierczynski *****
Fun and Games by Duane Swierczynski ****
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski *****
The Wheelman by Duane Swierczynski *****
Canary by Duane Swierczynski ***
The Great Crime of Grapplewick by Eric Sykes
Anita and Me by Meera Syal
The Dark Angel by Dominique Sylvain ***
Overkill by Vanda Symon ***.5
The Battle of Midway by Craig L Symonds *****

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A Death in Vienna by Frank Tallis ****
Black Irish by Stephan Talty ***.5
The Spy Who Was Left Out in the Cold by Tim Tate
The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor ***.5
Night Life by David C Taylor ****.5
Dresden by Frederick Taylor ****
White Dog by Peter Temple *****
Truth by Peter Temple ****
Bad Debts by Peter Temple
An Iron Rose by Peter Temple
Shooting Stars by Peter Temple
The Broken Shore by Peter Temple
In The Evil Day by Peter Temple
The Quarry by Johan Theorin ***.5
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey **
Snow Falcon by Craig Thomas
Ostland by David Thomas *****
An Underworld at War by Donald Thomas
The Spanish Civil War by Hugh Thomas
The People’s Manifesto by Mark Thomas ****
Death on Demand by Paul Thomas ****
Briarpatch by Ross Thomas ***.5
The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson ****.5
The Getaway by Jim Thompson ***.5
War Behind Enemy Lines by Julian Thompson
The Killing of Polly Carter by Robert Thorogood ***
Season of the Witch by Arni Thorarinsson **.5
Black Roses by Jayne Thynne ***
The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942-1944 by Ian W. Toll ****
Red Square by Edward Topol and Fridrikh Neznansky ****
After Hours by Edwin Torres
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles *****
The Mahjong Spies by John Trenhaile
Rome ’44: The Battle for the Eternal City by Raleigh Trevelyan ***.5
The Main by Trevanian ****.5
Winter War by William Trotter ****.5
Dark As My Heart by Antti Tuomainen ***
Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten ****
The Berlin Blockade by Ann and John Tusa
The Herring Seller’s Apprentice by L.C. Tyler **

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Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson by Jackie Ui Chionna
Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth ****
Without the Moon by Cathi Unsworth **.5
Topaz by Leon Uris

V
The Lime Pit by Jonathan Valin ****
The Music Lovers by Jonathan Valin ***
Ten Dead Comedians by Fred Van Lente ***
Bed of Nails by Antonin Varenne ****
The Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas ***.5
Have Mercy on Us All by Fred Vargas ***
The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vasquez ****
The Pacific Campaign by Dan van der Vat
The Informers by Juan Gabriel Vásquez ***
The Good Assassin by Paul Vidich ***.5
Water-Blue Eyes by Domingo Villar ***
The Last Winter of Dani Lancing by P.D. Viner ****
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic **** 
In Search of Klingsor by Jorgi Volpi ****
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut *** 
Pavel and I by Dan Vyleta ****

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Black Diamond by Martin Walker **.5
Blizzard of Glass by Sally M Walker ***
The Shape of Snakes by Minette Walters
Finnegan’s Week by Joseph Wambaugh ****
The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh *****
A Deadly Thaw by Sarah Ward ***.5
In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward ***.5
Or The Bull Kills You by Jason Webster ***
Science and the Swastika by Adrian Weale
Too Big to Know by David Weinberger ***.5
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig ***.5
Nobody’s Perfect by Donald Westlake ***.5
The Fugitive Pigeon by Donald Westlake ***
Sanibel Flats by Randy Wayne White
Mosquito by Rowland White
Harold Shipman: Prescription for Murder by Brian Whittle and Jean Ritchie *****
Night Moves by Randy Wayne White ***
Codebreakers by James Wyllie and Michael McKinley ***.
Spitting on a Soldier’s Grave by Robert Widders **.5
Dietrich and Riefenstahl by Karin Wieland ***
The Shark Infested Custard by Charles Willeford ***
Miami Blues by Charles Willeford ***
The Interrogator by Andrew Williams ***
Down Among the Dead Men by Michelle Williams **.5
That Neutral Island by Clair Wills
The Midnight Swimmer by Edward Wilson ****
The Darkling Spy by Edward Wilson ****.5
The Envoy by Edward Wilson *****
The Whitehall Mandarin by Edward Wilson ***
The Girl in Berlin by Elizabeth Wilson ***
The Lost Time Cafe by Elizabeth Wilson
An Empty Death by Laura Wilson ****.5
A Capital Crime by Laura Wilson *****
A Willing Victim by Laura Wilson ****.5
The Riot by Laura Wilson ***.5
Stratton’s War by Laura Wilson ***
Instruments of Darkness by Robert Wilson ***.5
The Company of Strangers by Robert Wilson
A Small Death in Lisbon by Robert Wilson
Eureka Street by Robert McLiam Wilson *****
Winter Frost by R.D. Wingfield ****
Frost at Christmas by R.D. Wingfield ****
A Killing Frost by R.D. Wingfield *****
A Touch of Frost by R.D. Wingfield
Hard Frost by R.D. Wingfield
Night Frost by R.D. Wingfield
Isle of Joy by Don Winslow ****
The Force by Don Winslow *****
Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear **.5
The Last Policeman by Ben Winters ****
Countdown City by Ben Winters ***.5
World of Trouble by Ben H Winters ****
The Real Cruel Sea by Richard Woodman
The Ones You Do by Daniel Woodrell *****
Tomato Red by Daniel Woodrell ****
Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell *****
I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woodrich *****
The Low Road by Chris Womersley ****
The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk *****
The Attention Merchants by Tim Wu ****
The Master Switch by Tim Wu ****
Chasing Venus by Andrea Wulf ***.5

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A Loyal Character Dancer by Qui Xiaolong ***
Death of a Red Heroine by Qui Xiaolong ***

Y
Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama ***.5
Villain by Shuichi Yoshida *****
Parade by Shuichi Yoshida ***
Stasi Child by David Young ****
Stasi Wolf by David Young **.5
The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu ****

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1812: Napoleon's Fatal March on Moscow by Adam Zamoyski ****
Pariah by Dave Zeltserman ****
Small Crimes by Dave Zeltserman *****
Killer by Dave Zeltserman *****
The Swiss, The Dead and The Gold by Jean Ziegler ***
The Whispers of Nemesis by Anne Zouroudi ***
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ***