Andrew Taylor

Recent crime novels | 17 July 2010

Michael Ridpath, best known for his excellent financial thrillers, explores new territory in Where the Shadows Lie, which combines elements of the American cop crime novel with J. R. R. Tolkein and post-credit-crunch Iceland.

  • Where the Shadows Lie

    Michael Ridpath

    Corvus, pp. 352

  • Death in Bordeaux

    Allan Massie

    Quartet, pp. 260

  • Nemesis

    Lindsey Davis

    Century, pp. 304

  • The Inspector and Silence

    H

    Mantle, pp. 288

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