Source: Review copyPublication: 18th April 2019 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 720ISBN-13: 978-1473642010 On a lonely moor in the northeast of England, the body of a young woman is discovered near the site of a vanished church. In the south, a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound. To the southeast, the ruins of a prioryContinue reading “A Book of Bones (Charlie Parker #17) by John Connolly @jconnollybooks @HodderBooks #ABookofBones”
Monthly Archives: April 2019
Breakers by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @orendabooks #Breakers #mustread
Source: Review copyPublication: 16th May from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1912374670 A toxic family … a fight for survival… Seventeen-year-old Tyler lives in one of Edinburgh’s most deprived areas. Coerced into robbing rich people’s homes by his bullying older siblings, he’s also trying to care for his little sister and his drug-addict mum. On a job,Continue reading “Breakers by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @orendabooks #Breakers #mustread”
Canal Pushers by Andy Griffee @AndyGriffee @OrphansPublish #CanalPushers #Bookreview #Debut
Source: Review copyPublication: 2nd May 2019 from Orphans PublishingPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1903360316 Jack Johnson, newly divorced ex-journalist with a talent for trouble, takes a stranger on board his new narrow boat … and is soon caught up in a hunt for a serial killer, tangling with organised crime and on the run from the media. NewContinue reading “Canal Pushers by Andy Griffee @AndyGriffee @OrphansPublish #CanalPushers #Bookreview #Debut”
Fallen Angel by Christopher Brookmyre @cbrookmyre @GraceEVincent @LittleBrownUK #FallenAngel #blogtour
Source: Review copyPublication: 25 April 2019 from Little, BrownPP: 304ISBN-13: 978-1408710838 ONE FAMILY, TWO HOLIDAYS, ONE DEVASTATING SECRET To new nanny Amanda, the Temple family seem to have it all: the former actress; the famous professor; their three successful grown-up children. But like any family, beneath the smiles and hugs there lurks far darker emotions.Continue reading “Fallen Angel by Christopher Brookmyre @cbrookmyre @GraceEVincent @LittleBrownUK #FallenAngel #blogtour”
The Ringmaster by Vanda Symon @vandasymon @OrendaBooks @AnneCater
Source: Review copyPublication: 18TH April from Orenda BooksPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1-912374-65-6 Death is stalking the South Island of New Zealand… Marginalised by previous antics, Sam Shephard, is on the bottom rungof detective training in Dunedin, and her boss makes sure she knows it. She gets involved in her first homicide investigation, when auniversity student is murderedContinue reading “The Ringmaster by Vanda Symon @vandasymon @OrendaBooks @AnneCater”
Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News by Emily Maitlis @maitlis @MichaelJBooks #bookreview #nonfiction
Source: Review copy Publication: 18th April 2019 from Michael Joseph PP: 352 ISBN-13: 978-0241362853 Emily Maitlis has a really uplifting writing style which makes this book a joy to read. Coupled with a sense of self-doubt and a humour that is sometimes wry and which she occasionally turns on herself, this makes Airhead a delightfulContinue reading “Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News by Emily Maitlis @maitlis @MichaelJBooks #bookreview #nonfiction”
The Absolution by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir trs Victoria Cribb @YrsaSig @HodderBooks Children’s House#3
Source: Purchased copyPublication: 18th April 2019 FROM Hodder & StoughtonPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1473621602 All he wants is for them to say sorry. The police find out about the crime the way everyone does: on Snapchat. The video shows the terrified victim begging for forgiveness. When her body is found, it is marked with a number 2…Continue reading “The Absolution by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir trs Victoria Cribb @YrsaSig @HodderBooks Children’s House#3”
Twisted by Steve Cavanagh @SSCav @OrionCrime @OrionBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #WhoIsJTLeBeau #blogtour
Source: Purchased copy Publication: 4TH April 2019 from Orion PP: 352 ISBN-13: 978-1409170709 BEFORE YOU READ THIS BOOKI WANT YOU TO KNOW THREE THINGS: 1. The police are looking to charge me with murder.2. No one knows who I am. Or how I did it.3. If you think you’ve found me. I’m coming for youContinue reading “Twisted by Steve Cavanagh @SSCav @OrionCrime @OrionBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #WhoIsJTLeBeau #blogtour”
Alex Gray’s New Crimes debut authors revealed and final call for McIlvanney Prize entries and the NEW crime fiction debut prize @BloodyScotland @brownlee_donald @AlexinCrimeland
Best-selling crime writer Alex Gray created the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival with fellow author, Lin Anderson, in order to celebrate the best of crime writing and to support aspiring crime writers. As the Festival celebrates 8 years Alex reveals her debut selections for this years New Crimes panel and reflects on the successContinue reading “Alex Gray’s New Crimes debut authors revealed and final call for McIlvanney Prize entries and the NEW crime fiction debut prize @BloodyScotland @brownlee_donald @AlexinCrimeland”
Our Life in a Day by Jamie Fewery @jamiefewery @orionbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #OurLifeinaDay #blogtour #bookreview
Source: Review copy, NetgalleyPublication: E-book 27 December 2018 from Orion; Paperback 18 April 2019PP: 288ISBN-13: 978-1409178163 The rules are simple: choose the most significant moments from your relationship – one for each hour in the day. You’d probably pick when you first met, right? And the instant you knew for sure it was love? MaybeContinue reading “Our Life in a Day by Jamie Fewery @jamiefewery @orionbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #OurLifeinaDay #blogtour #bookreview”
Live and Deadly 