A Pretty Good Thriller, Part One of the Heartlands Trilogy.

A young boy is left for dead on a lonely road in the outskirts of Amsterdam and a burnt out car containing two bodies is found nearby.

This nameless child holds the key to exposing an intricate web of crime and corruption that stretches across the globe.

Karl Malden and Michael Douglas star as homicide officers in San Francisco in this 1970’s series that ran for 119 episodes.

I’d never watched it until recently but it certainly stands up well even after 50 years.

In my opinion it’s a series well worth watching.

An Ok movie. Seen much worse. Starring George Kennedy (Poseidon Adventure) and Richard Crenna (Colonel Trautman Rambo) this cult classic sees a Cruise ship on its final voyage colliding with another vessel, but not just any vessel, this one they’ve colluded with is a Nazi wartime ship and, although the survivors from the collision board this ship, it soon becomes an uncomfortable ride for them all.

It’s an Ok movie this. Adapted from the novella of the sane name by Stephen King, this stars Tom Hiddleston as Charles Krantz (Chuck) & Mark Hammil as Albie Krantz, Chuck’s Grandfather whom, along with his Grandmother Sarah Krantz (Mia Sara) bring Chuck up after his parents and unborn sister are killed in a car crash.

Told in three separate acts and in reverse order, this is a heartwarming tale of how, maybe, Chuck’s impending death affects the rest of the world.

“Harrowing Horror, Plentiful Twists & Atmospheric prose keep the pages turning”

It’s a pretty decent read, keeps you engrossed for the most part but, soon as you get near the end and find out, you get that “Oh No Not that again!” Feeling. Also, the ending doesn’t do the book justice.

Another Very Good book in the series, The fifth instalment of Detective Washington Poe and his sidekick Tilly Bradshaw.

This time, Poe’s go to pathologist and friend Estelle Doyle has been framed for the murder of her wealthy Father whilst a killer is ok the loose, claiming victims even though he gives them warning of their imminent deaths and being nowhere near the crime scenes.

It’s left to Poe & Bradshaw to figure out who this mystery killer is, as well as helping to prove Estelle Doyle is innocent of murder.

Pretty Good this. A Christmas present from my second eldest, an author I’ve heard a lot about but never owned any of his books, until now but will definitely look out for more of his work after enjoying this one.

A Very Good series starring James Nesbitt and Ruth Jones.

Nesbitt stars as Simon Greene, a wealthy financial investor whose daughter Paige is missing, his wife gets shot during their search for her. Jones stars as Elena Ravenscroft, a private investigator who is currently on the case of a missing boy, Henry Thorpe.

Their journeys soon bring them together and the investigation hots up…

This is an all time classic horror, not based on the James Herbert novel (also a classic) but from the pen of John Carpenter and Debra Hill, the duo who bought us Halloween.

Antonio Bay residents are preparing to celebrate the town’s centenary when a mysterious fog begins to appear…

This book was a pure cover buy. Never heard of the author or the book title but that cover is so appealing.

Almost finished, on the final short story and overall it’s very underwhelming. Very Average writing and I won’t be bothering with any more of her work.

Sorry Celia.