Pick of the Month [August 2017]

I read 16 books in August and 2017 continues to be a great year for reading new release crime fiction. All three of my top reads for August are newly published in 2017. Despite the genre-branding, these books couldn't be more different: 

The Force by Don Winslow is an epic cop drama set in New York, 

Read my review of The Force here

Castle Danger - Woman on Ice by Anthony Neil Smith is a character-centric tale of self discovery set in a small town full of atmosphere, 

Read my review of Castle Danger - Woman on Ice here

and then there's The Pictures by Guy Bolton which has to be one of the best audio books I've listened to this year set in Hollywood 1939, it's a book all about glitz, glamour, movie studios, power, and murder. 

Read my review of The Pictures here

With such a solid bunch of books it was hard (as usual) to pick the best of the bunch but The Force narrowly wins out through sheer size and the capacity to completely envelope the reader into a crooked cops world.