Claude Whelan, Regent Park's First Desk has insurmountable problems. He's charged with protecting a lame duck prime minister, but he's under fire himself. There's the self-publicising MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote and who might just be looking to take the PM's job from him. The MP's wife is a columnist for one of the tabloids who's having a go at Whelan in print and who will do anything to promote her husband's interests. Then there's the PM's favourite Muslim who's running for mayor despite having a very dark secret himself. As if this wasn't enough, Whelan's deputy, Lady Di Taverner is watching for his every stumble - and it's not so that she can catch him and help him to safety. [[London Rules by Mick Herron|Full Review]]
<!-- James -->
|-
| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|
[[image:James_Righteous.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/154628673X?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=154628673X]]
|}
<!| style="vertical-align: top; text- Herron -->*[[imagealign:Herron_London.jpg|left;"|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1473657377/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21[[A Righteous Killer: Blood Murder Betrayal by Ellace James]]===
[[image:3.5star.jpg|link===Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[London Rules by Mick Herron:Category:Children's Non-Fiction|Children's Non-Fiction]]===
[[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Thrillers|Thrillers]]
Claude WhelanIn the crazy world of Arthur Brown, Regent Park's First Desk has insurmountable problemshe can be standing at the altar giving his dutifully prepared sermon one minute, and wasting bad guys with his guns the next. HeWhat's charged with protecting a lame duck prime ministerinspired this? Two low-lifes, but he's under fire himself. There's way from the top of the self-publicising MP crime ladder in this particular city, who orchestrated the Brexit vote stole millions from a shady casino, and who might just be looking to take stashed the PM's job from himmoney in his basement. The MP's wife is a columnist Two other lowlifes, working for one of the tabloids drug lord whoowns the casino, come for the money, kill Arthur's having a go at Whelan in print family, and who will do anything to promote her husbandleave him so badly knifed on his floor that he's interests. Then there's the PM's favourite Muslim whotaken for dead when he's running for mayor despite having a very dark secret himselfdiscovered. As if this wasn't enough, WhelanBut he's deputynot dead, Lady Di Taverner and nor is watching for his every stumble God- given hope to redress the balance in his town, and it's not so that she can catch him to right some very big wrongs. Yes, truly is he the god of hell fire, and help him he will take some men to safety. burn… [[London Rules A Righteous Killer: Blood Murder Betrayal by Mick HerronEllace James|Full Review]]<br>|}
<!-- James: remove 31/1 -->
|summary= The romantic in me was immediately drawn to this book. Venice in 1945 at the close of the war is enticement enough. Add a backdrop of partisans, Mussolini and the desperate fight of the losing SS and my interest is certainly piqued, but present the aforementioned along with the mystery of a young woman found floating in the Venice Lagoon in the dead of night and resistance is futile.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184983816X</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Marjorie Orr
|title=By the Light of a Lie
|rating=4
|genre=Crime
|summary=Tire Thane was devastated when her best friend, Erica, was killed in a hit-and-run accident (if, indeed, it was an accident) but she really couldn't understand why she should have been in Hammersmith. She'd left her getting into a taxi at 11 o'clock the night before outside the theatre in St Martin's Lane and she was on her way home to Hampstead to review papers ready for a court appearance the following morning. Then she died three hours later and miles out of her way. The police didn't seem likely to pursue the case on the grounds that it had probably been an accident, but being an investigative journalist made Tire suspicious and she wasn't going to leave her friend unavenged.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0956258727</amazonuk>
}}