I've long had an interest in psychology, particularly abnormal psychology. The mind is a fascinating thing, but it has far more spectacular effects when things go wrong. The same is true of crime thrillers, which are a lot more entertaining when things don't work out too well for the police. So a combination of abnormal psychology and crime thriller was always going to appeal to me. Karen Taylor is a psychologist working on a paper on Dangerous Severe Personality Disorder, which she believes may cause people to commit violent crimes. As part of her research, she has returned to the Isle of Wight where she spent may happy family holidays as a child, to ...  Read the complete review

Inspired by having already read a Cooper novel a few months ago, I picked up No Escape from the library last month. I've been getting into crime novels lately, though mainly American ones as I can't say I've been very taken by the British versions, and I'm pleased to say that Cooper is a top crime writer for our country (even though I don't think myself to be 'patriotic' at all these days!). No Escape was published this year and falls within the crime genre. On the front of the book, the quote 'One of the most accomplished crime writers in the country' distinguishes Cooper as an author amidst the hundreds of others out there. It doesn't matter ...  Read the complete review