Jack Palabane Thrillers: Black Widow: A Jack Parlabane Thriller (Series #2) (Paperback)

from runner56

This is the first book I have read by Chris Brookmyre and it most certainly will not be my last. It is a first class mystery/thriller and the writing, plotting and characterization are of the highest order. The story revolves around consultant/surgeon Diana Jager, her relationship with husband Pe...

from pgchuis

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. Diana Jager is a successful surgeon who made a lot of enemies five years ago after writing an anonymous blog focussing on sexism in the health service. The blog was hacked and her identity and hence the identities of some of the ot...

from martinhughharvey

I've discovered a superb mystery writer/series! I suspect I started with the most current of the Jack Parlane series but no matter - seems to be standalone. Jack is a journalist and somewhat of a has-been and down on his luck and acting the part well. Unusually, he doesn't seem to be very influen...

from libgirl69

Picked this up after a long reading gap with this series. Parlabane is a favourite character of mine. It was a good read but didn't quite gel for me. Was sad about the divorce and the chapters being told from the Widows perspective and then Jack's was a faint bit irritating. The book ended well t...

from AHS-Wolfy

Diana Jager is a gifted surgeon with a blot on her past so she finds herself languishing in the backwater of an Inverness hospital. She used to run a blog highlighting sexism within the medical profession and she was very scathing about some of her colleagues. So when she managed to upset the IT ...