Source: Purchased copy Publication: 25 January 2018 from Orion THE SERIAL KILLER ISN’T ON TRIAL. HE’S ON THE JURY… To your knowledge, is there anything that would preclude you from serving on this jury?’ Murder wasn’t the hard part. It was just the start of the game. Joshua Kane has been preparing for thisContinue reading “Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh @SSCav @Orion_Crime #Thirteen #ThatBookThatHook”
Monthly Archives: January 2018
Stars of Scottish Crime to get Bloody in Kolkata @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald
Some of Scotland’s finest crime writers are set to bring a slice of tartan noir to India. Val McDermid, Graeme Macrae Burnet and Abir Mukherjee will be championing contemporary Scottish crime fiction at the prestigious Kolkata Literary Festival (KLF), where they will also launch Bloody Scotland, a thrilling anthology of dark Scottish tales, publishedContinue reading “Stars of Scottish Crime to get Bloody in Kolkata @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald”
Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar by Olga Wojtas @OlgaWojtas @SarabandBooks #MissBlainesPrefect
Source: Review Copy Publication: 25th January 2018 from Contraband Fifty-something Shona is a proud former pupil of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, but has a deep loathing for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which she thinks gives her alma mater a bad name. Impeccably educated and an accomplished martial artist, linguist andContinue reading “Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar by Olga Wojtas @OlgaWojtas @SarabandBooks #MissBlainesPrefect”
London Rules by Mick Herron (Slough House #5) @JohnMurrayBooks #LondonRules
Source: Netgalley Publication: 1st February 2018 from John Murray Books London Rules might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one. Cover your arse. Regent’s Park’s First Desk, Claude Whelan, is learning this the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he’s facing attack from all directions himself: from theContinue reading “London Rules by Mick Herron (Slough House #5) @JohnMurrayBooks #LondonRules”
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton @stu_turton @BloomsburyRaven @GoldsboroBooks #SevenDeaths
Source: Netgalley Publication: 8th February 2018 from Raven Books ‘Somebody’s going to be murdered at the ball tonight. It won’t appear to be a murder and so the murderer won’t be caught. Rectify that injustice and I’ll show you the way out.’ It is meant to be a celebration but it ends inContinue reading “The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton @stu_turton @BloomsburyRaven @GoldsboroBooks #SevenDeaths”
The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin @HodderBooks @VeroNorton #TheWickedCometh
Source: Netgalley Publication: 1st Feb 2018 from Hodder Books ‘We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because we ARE the bad sort . . .’ ‘This newspaper has taken note that the past month has been remarkable for the prevalence of cases where men, women and children are declaredContinue reading “The Wicked Cometh by Laura Carlin @HodderBooks @VeroNorton #TheWickedCometh”
The Photographer by Craig Robertson @CraigRobertson_@simonschusterUK @simonschusterPR
Source: Netgalley Publication: 25 January 2018 from Simon & Schuster The sergeant took some from each box and spread them around the floor so they could all see. Dozens upon dozens of them. DI Rachel Narey’s guess was that there were a few hundred in all. Photographs. Many of them were in crowd scenes,Continue reading “The Photographer by Craig Robertson @CraigRobertson_@simonschusterUK @simonschusterPR”
Fear by Dirk Kurbjuweit @orionbooks @DirkKurbjuweit
Source: Netgalley Publication: 25 January 2018 from Orion You’d die for your family. But would you kill for them? Family is everything. So what if yours was being terrorised by a neighbour – a man who doesn’t listen to reason, whose actions become more erratic and sinister with each passing day? And those youContinue reading “Fear by Dirk Kurbjuweit @orionbooks @DirkKurbjuweit”
This Is How It Ends by Eva Dolan @Eva_Dolan @BloomsburyRaven
Source: Netgalley Publication: 25 January 2018 from Raven Books This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end? Continue reading “This Is How It Ends by Eva Dolan @Eva_Dolan @BloomsburyRaven”
Close to Home by Cara Hunter @PoppyN @CaraHunterBooks @VikingBooks @DIAdamFawley #FindDaisy #blogtour
Source: Review copy Publication: Penguin on 14 December 2017 HOW CAN A CHILD GO MISSING WITHOUT A TRACE? HOW CAN A CHILD VANISH WITHOUT A TRACE? Last night, 8-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a summer party at her home. No one at the party noticed her leave. Even her parents aren’t sure of theContinue reading “Close to Home by Cara Hunter @PoppyN @CaraHunterBooks @VikingBooks @DIAdamFawley #FindDaisy #blogtour”
Live and Deadly 