BOOKS: NEW RELEASES.Byline: HENRY SUTTON SCARPETTA by Patricia Cornwell (Little, Brown pounds 18.99) **** Rushed into the shops before Christmas, this is Cornwell's latest stab at the year end's top slot, and it doesn't disappoint. Much to Benton's dismay, wife Scarpetta's in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. to meet her stalker, the murderer Oscar Bane BANE. This word was formerly used to signify a malefactor. Bract. 1. 2, t. 8, c. 1. , and dispel some internet gossip. THE WATCHER by Brian Freeman (Headline pounds 19.99) *** Back comes Lieutenant Jonathan Stride for another stab at a 30-year-old cold case with personal connections. New evidence suggests a known voyeur voy·eur n. 1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point. 2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects. might hold the key, but Freeman, a rising star in the crime firmament, keeps you guessing until the very end. A SECRET ALCHEMY by Emma Darwin (Headline pounds 17.99) *** An inspired, fictional retelling of the suspicious deaths of Edward V and his younger brother, amid the powerful, familial tussles of the War Of The Roses. Darwin wears her research well and the characters really come alive. STAR RATINGS: ***** Must read at all costs **** Good *** Average ** Poor * Save your money |
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