Book Review: Where Memories Lie

Title	Where Memories Lie: A Novel (Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Novels)
Author	Deborah Crombie
Rating
Tags	mystery, series, london, police procedural
	Deborah Crombie, like Laurie King, is one of the most reliably good writers. I have never disliked one of her books, and one, Dreaming of the Bones, I thought was of the highest literary quality. Her series is set in London. The two main characters are Gemma James and Duncan Kincaid, both in the police. Their relationship has developed over the course of the series, and each has a son from a previous marriage. This novel switches back and fortth between scenes with different characters in different time periods. Gradually the pieces come together in a powerful and satisfying novel. Highly recommended.
Publication	William Morrow (2008), Hardcover, 304 pages
Publication date	2008
ISBN	0061287512 / 9780061287510

Book Review: Friend of the Devil

Title	Friend of the Devil
Author Robinson, Peter	Peter Robinson
Rating
Tags	mystery, series, england, police procedural
Your review	This is the 17th in Peter Robinson's excellent Alan Banks series. Banks is a Chief Inspector in Eastvale, a small English town not far from Leeds. The series is rather dark in tone, but one rather expects that in a murder related series. While Banks is the main character, it is something of an ensemble piece, with a number of interesting characters that grow over the course of the series. Annie Cabot is the lead female character, and it is her emotional life that is a major plot point in this particular entry in the series. Excellent series, this book is a well-done part of it.
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Publication	William Morrow (2008), Hardcover, 384 pages
Publication date	2008
ISBN	0060544376 / 9780060544379