Venetian Vespers by John Banville; The Psychiatrist by Emma Curtis; Dark Horse by Felix Francis; The Black Wolf by Louise Penny; The Protocols of Spying by Merle Nygate; The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves; Silent Bones by Val McDermid; The Afterparty by Ruth Kelly; The Silent Ones by Anna McPartlin - review by Natasha Cooper

Natasha Cooper

October 2025 Crime Round-up

  • John Banville, 
  • Emma Curtis, 
  • Felix Francis, 
  • Louise Penny, 
  • Merle Nygate, 
  • Ann Cleeves, 
  • Val McDermid, 
  • Ruth Kelly, 
  • Anna McPartlin
 

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