Anxious People
★★★★☆
An unreliable narrator talks of an inept bank robber who first fails to rob a bank, then takes hostages at a real-estate viewing, and finally disappears, without a trace
In Ascension
★★☆☆☆
A Dutch marine biologist is part of a team which investigates a new undersea formation, and the findings tie in with a space mission
The City & the City
★★★★★
Police have to solve a crime in the city-state of Beszel, a bizarre place which shares streets and neighbourhoods with the equally bizarre city state of Ul Qoma
We have always lived in the Castle
★★★★☆
A psychological horror novel which defined the genre, taking gothic horror to the next level
Maltese Falcon
★★☆☆☆
Private eye Sam Spade finds himself surrounded by several parties all vying to get hold of a jewel encrusted bird
Crooked House
★★★☆☆
The wealthy Aristide Leonides is dead, poisoned through his medicine. But who has poisoned him?
Hallowe'en party
★★★☆☆
A young girl is killed during a hallowe'en party, and Poirot is summoned to investigate
The Couple Next Door
★★★★☆
A small baby goes missing while under the care of the seemingly perfect "couple next door"
The Keeper of Lost Causes
★★★★☆
A police detective is assigned a cold case to keep him occupied, and has breakthroughs using exceptional detecting skills
Shadow of the Wind
★★★★★
A mystery, thriller, romance and detective story which will have you gripped from the beginning to the end
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
★★★★☆
Three children in a slum on the outskirts of a sprawling Indian metropolis start investigating why their friends go missing
The Housemaid
★★★☆☆
Millie, a young woman with a troubled past on the verge of penury, is hired as a housemaid by the wealthy Winchester family, but there is something off about the employers
