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|author= Lesley Pearse
|title= The Woman in the Wood
|rating= 3.5
|genre= Crime
|summary=
Lesley Pearse compares her writing process to the art of gardening: 'A seed of a plot drops into my head, I plant it with a few chapters, spend a great deal of time thinking it through, and once the green shoots come through, I water it with care. Hopefully several months later something beautiful has grown.' Certainly she carefully cultivates her characters, meticulously researches the locations for her books and is an expert at creating a fast paced plot with heart in the mouth moments. She delivers staggering surprises as her brave protagonists battle terrifying odds and draw on inner hidden strengths to triumph over adversity. Invariably her well-crafted novels, whether they be historical fiction, family sagas or crime stories are captivating best sellers. Consequently as an avid Lesley Pearse fan I had high expectations for her latest novel. Whilst it delivered on some levels, it regrettably didn't leave me in disbelief at the denouement.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405921056</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Martin Walker
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178470055X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Chris Ould
|summary= Between the Scando-noir and the Highlands-and-Islands crime, it was only a matter of time until a series featuring a life-weary detective set in Greenland, Iceland, or thereabouts appeared. And here we are, with a series based in the Faroes.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783297069</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Guy Bolton
|title=The Pictures
|rating=4.5
|genre=Crime
|summary=It's the spring of 1939: in Hollywood ''The Wizard of Oz'' is in production at MGM and it's important that nothing interrupts shooting or causes bad publicity for the actors or the studio. The police department recognises that it's good for Hollywood that all goes smoothly and it's Detective Jonathan Crane's job to see that the crimes and misdemeanours of the stars are swept under the proverbial carpet. The studio rewards him handsomely for this and there's perhaps a little bit of antagonism within LAPD that Craine's got it easy and wouldn't know how to investigate a case if it came up and slapped him, but in Craine's mind all that's going to change.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1786070391</amazonuk>
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