Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.
Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations
About Robert Crouch
Are you an author?
Help us improve our Author Pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
Author Updates
-
-
Blog post13th August 2019. 5 stars.
The Body on the Beach immediately transported me into the gentle world of seaside town, Fethering, on the Sussex coast. Filled with sharply observed characters, traditional values and a lifestyle befitting a community of retired people, it comes as something of a shock when Carole Seddon discovers a body while walking her dog on the beach.
She gets an even bigger shock when the police arrive later and the body’s gone.
Cue new neig -
Blog postTwo recent news stories have added to my fear that we’re not planning properly for the future in this country of ours.
Image courtesy of BBC News
Imagine for a moment, you live in Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, perhaps in a new development. It’s peaceful place, with beautiful countryside nearby to walk the dog, including Toddbrook Reservoir, its calm waters lapping against a mighty dam that towers above the village.
Then the rain comes and comes and comes. Torrents -
Blog post6th August 2019. 5 stars.
LJ Ross has delivered another terrific and highly entertaining episode in the DCI Ryan series. This time it’s a cold case investigation, triggered by the memories of a 10 year old girl, Samantha, who’s the daughter of the ringmaster of the circus that’s just pulled into town.
Samantha turns out to be a delightful character and rather a handful as the team battle -
Blog post3rd August 2019. 4 stars.
I enjoyed the wit, humour and characters in this cosy mystery, where the village busybody is murdered and dumped in a chest freezer. As she has upset so many people, the suspects include most of the village, though several characters do their best to jump to the front of the queue.
The story is told by Kat Latcham, who’s returned to Much Winchmoor after a disastr -
Blog postNo Accident is the first novel in the Kent Fisher series of murder mysteries.
It taught me a lot, including the following five lessons.
#1 – I could create original crime fiction
Years of rejection can erode your self-confidence and make you believe there’s a conspiracy against you out there. Equally, you could take the view that you’re free to develop ideas, knowing publishers probably won’t be interested.
Publishing articles in national magazines taught me yo -
Blog post25th July 2019 5 stars.
My thoughts
I love novels where it gets personal. And it doesn’t get more personal than hunting down the man who killed your twin sister.
When the killings begin again, with the same hallmarks as three years ago, private eye Sloane Monroe knows Sinnerman is back. She sends him a message to say she’s coming for him and the stakes go through the roof as both hunter and hunted become obsessed with each other.
S -
Blog post16th July 2019 4 stars.
My thoughts
I thoroughly enjoyed my first outing with Detective Chief Superintendent Palmer as his team piece together a baffling crime puzzle. While I haven’t read the first six books in the series, in no way did it spoil my understanding or enjoyment.
At the heart of the story is a direct, no-nonsense style that’s easy going and addictive, giving pace without sacrificing quality or content. I was drawn straight in -
Blog post13th July 2019. 3 stars.
My thoughts
I was drawn to this novel for two reasons – I lean towards the cosy end of the crime market and the publisher suggests this is a novel for fans of Faith Martin and LJ Ross. As a huge fan of the latter, I thought I would try Murder by the Minster.
After a slow start the story grew on me, though I don’t think I’m the target reader. The novel has too much description for my liking, which slows the pace. The police pro -
Blog post5th July 2019 – Songs that changed my life
Sometimes you listen to a song and it has a special significance, a deeper resonance. It touches you in a way that makes your spine tingle.
That was my criteria for selecting songs for my appearance on the Martina Mercer show on Hailsham FM recently. We had two hours of conversation, punctuated by my favourite songs. (Click here if you’d like to listen to the show and some great songs).
River of Dreams by Barclay James Harvest -
Blog post3rd July 2019. 3 stars.
My thoughts
The story started with such promise as a serial killer mystifies the police with his bizarre and seemingly random murders. Then the name of disgraced detective, Washington Poe, is found carved into the chest of one of the victims and the stage is set for a maverick cop to pursue a maverick killer.
But the thrills faded fast as the story and investigation slowed and became pedestrian, almost grinding to a
Books By Robert Crouch
No Accident (The Kent Fisher Mysteries Book 1)
Jul 24, 2017
$4.50
$14.32
Get it by Wednesday, Aug 28
No More Lies (The Kent Fisher Mysteries Book 4)
May 9, 2019
$4.56
$13.19
Get it by Wednesday, Aug 28
Fisher's Fables
Nov 25, 2016
$2.99
$7.50
Get it by Wednesday, Aug 28
More Buying Choices
$7.50
(2 Used & New offers)
Out of Print--Limited Availability.
More Information
Anything else? Provide feedback about this page