Review: Fives and Twenty Fives

Sally Scott|Published

This story looks at the aftermath of the Iraq War on the lives of three US marines

Review: Sins of the Flesh

Sally Scott|Published

A compelling, oddly and wryly funny at times, nightmare whodunit, which is never predictable

Review: Goodhouse

Sally Scott|Published

A compelling thriller, which ends on a note where a sequel seems in the offing

Review: Burn

Sally Scott|Published

A rushed wrap to a disappointing tale, not really worthy of James Patterson’s name

Book review: Reconstructing Amelia

Sally Scott|Published

I was captivated, angered and horrified in turn

Review: Just One Evil Act

Sally Scott|Published

Elizabeth George is a highly acclaimed writer, skilled in creating plots where, mostly likeable, but dysfunctional, characters are up against a slew of fascinating ...

Review: Unlucky 13

Sally Scott|Published

I can’t say I was gripped and it seemed a little underdeveloped, as far as plot and characters go

Review: The Doll Maker

Sally Scott|Published

by Richard Montanari (Sphere)

Review: The Tudor Conspiracy

Sally Scott|Published

The author has a wonderfully descriptive bent. A real charmer. Sensually evocative it is not!

Review: It Happens in the Dark

Sally Scott|Published

Sudden death is considered live theatre in New York

Review: Cop Town

Sally Scott|Published

Karin Slaughter’s violent exposé of 1970s Atlanta, as the background to a complicated crime spree, is a page-turning gut-wrencher of note

Doctor Sleep

Sally Scott|Published

What a skilled storyteller! A warped story indeed

Review: The Reef Guide

Sally Scott|Published

The Reef Guide is a wonderful achievement and an excellent research book for any marine fan

Review: The First Horseman

Sally Scott|Published

Plaudits for an author who is so richly descriptive, London of Tudor times is almost tangible

Review: Loss of Innocence

Sally Scott|Published

This book should please female readers sick of flaky heroines

Review: Terminus

Sally Scott|Published

A punchy, apocalyptic nightmare of a story. Sci-fi thrill-seekers will love it

Review: Wolf

Sally Scott|Published

A shocking and disturbing thriller. Now there’s a nice recommendation!

Review: Respect

Sally Scott|Published

An upsetting but well-developed tale of a teenager trying to escape the criminal element of UK council estates

Review: Stay Alive

Sally Scott|Published

An all-action, fast-paced crime drama, where nearly everyone seems to be dogged by violence and on the run from something or someone

Review: Don’t Stand So Close To Me

Sally Scott|Published

by Luana Lewis (Bantam Press, R270)

Review: Visitation Street

Sally Scott|Published

One for the book shelf, to recommend to friends and read again

Review: Silencer

Sally Scott|Published

Compelling and always paced at break-neck, this is a one-sitting read which might well leave you exhausted

Review: The Edge of Normal

Sally Scott|Published

Short, sharp chapters and the fact that we know who the perpetrator is, from the outset, give this psychological thriller a cutting edge

Review: Children of the Revolution

Sally Scott|Published

A satisfactory, if slow moving at times detective tale with a climax I could see coming a mile off

Review: Hey Jo – A Rock and Roll Fairytale

Sally Scott|Published

No more drugs for Rolling Stone ex-wife, writes Sally Scott