"Every marriage has its secrets." When Aaron's wife, Allison, dies his grief is soon overtaken by stumbling across a huge secret she's been keeping. At first he assumes - understandably - that it was an affair, but when it turns out that she was investigating murders of teenage girls, it's not long before his need … Continue reading Come With Me – Ronald Malfi
When the police find a list of names in a dead woman's shoe, there first seems to be nothing linking them. But, does Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell) - the only name with a question mark - know more than he's letting on? As he starts his own investigation, he's haunted by dark tragedies in his past. … Continue reading The Pale Horse (mini series)
When their father is murdered, the three Locke siblings and their mother move back to his childhood home. For some mysterious reason, he'd never taken them to see their ancestral seat, but lost and grieving, the family grab at the chance to learn anything about him. And Keyhouse - the family obviously enjoying a pun … Continue reading Locke and Key (season 1)
"Villains have all the fun - everyone knows that - and this anthology takes you on a wild ride through the dark side!" The idea of this collection really appealed to me: a series of short stories set in 'famous' worlds, but giving the author a chance to explore the baddie's point of view. I … Continue reading Urban Enemies- various
One question that was frequently asked after the first Avengers movie was "why is this character fighting alone? Where are the other Avengers?" Here, we kick off with just that: the gang back together, kicking Hydra butt. There's little love for this middle-est of movies, but I enjoyed it fine at the time and more than … Continue reading Avengers: The Age of Ultron (2015)
"His name was Richard Williams and he worked in public relations." Peter Grant's 'thing' with London spirit, Mr Punch - teased since the earlier books introduced him and had him do horrible things to partner, Leslie - is coming to a head. Or, at least, taking a different path. What's going on with Abigail's talking … Continue reading Lies Sleeping – Ben Aaronovitch
"As I cross the courtyard to the execution shed I pass a tangle of bloody feathers." Reading the latest few Laundry Files books in quick succession has worked really well, as they form an ongoing story leading us to the state we find ourselves at the start of The Labyrinth Index - look away now if you're … Continue reading The Labyrinth Index – Charles Stross
"It's twenty past ten at night and I'm being escorted through the glass-fronted atrium of a certain office building in central London." Following straight on from events in The Nightmare Stacks, I'm delighted to say we have Bob Howard back as main narrator! Welcome back, Bob 🙂 It really makes a difference - I've been a … Continue reading The Delirium Brief – Charles Stross
"A vampire is haunting Whitby; it's traditional." If you've not read any of the Laundry Files before, this might not be the best place to start. It's not the worst, either, since we've got a new PoV character in Alex Schwartz, but you'll miss a lot of background. For instance, Alex's unfortunate infection with V-syndrome, … Continue reading The Nightmare Stacks – Charles Stross
Once upon a time a little graphic novel series, Sandman, told of the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar, growing bored of the job and deciding to decamp to Los Angeles - where else?! He opens up a nightclub and sets about living life to the full, encouraging the mortals around him to do the same. Neil … Continue reading Lucifer (season 1)
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