Source: Review copyPublication: 21st March 2019 from Tramp PressPP: 326ISBN-13: 978-1999700874 The myths don’t have a clue what to do with women. They have nothing to say about us whatsoever. We need to build our own f**king mythology. When Ivy League university student Karen wakes up after a frat party on the lawn of aContinue reading “The Red Word by Sarah Henstra @AnneCater @TrampPress #TheRedWord #SarahHenstra #blogtour”
Monthly Archives: June 2019
THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2019 LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR & THE SHORTLIST FOR THE INAUGURAL McILVANNEY DEBUT PRIZE 2019
I went to Bloody Scotland and I was just knocked out….this event was so friendly, so supportive I was honestly overwhelmed’William McIlvanney – speaking on BBC Scotland, 2012 Three years ago the Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award was renamed the McIlvanney Prize in memory of William McIlvanney who is often described as theContinue reading “THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2019 LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR & THE SHORTLIST FOR THE INAUGURAL McILVANNEY DEBUT PRIZE 2019”
In Defence of Crime Fiction – a rant @EdBookFest
I have had enough. Barely a month goes by these days without someone having a pop at crime fiction. Now that’s fair enough. It is the most popular genre and as such it’s not unreasonable for critics to have a shot at analysing and critiquing its inner workings. But that tends not to be whatContinue reading “In Defence of Crime Fiction – a rant @EdBookFest”
Lost You by Haylen Beck @HaylenBeck @stuartneville @HarvillSecker @DeadGoodBooks #LostYou
Source: Review copy: NetgalleyPublication: 27 June 2019 from Harvill SeckerPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1911215615 Libby would do anything for her three-year-old son Ethan. And after all they’ve been through, a holiday seems the perfect antidote for them both. Their hotel is peaceful, safe and friendly, yet Libby can’t help feeling that someone is watching her. Watching Ethan.Continue reading “Lost You by Haylen Beck @HaylenBeck @stuartneville @HarvillSecker @DeadGoodBooks #LostYou”
The Lies We Tell by Niki McKay (Madison Attalee#2) @NikiMackayBooks @orion_crime @Tr4cyF3nt0n
Source: Review CopyPublication: 27 June 2019 from OrionPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1409174653 Miriam Jackson is a famous radio presenter. Married to a successful film director, she has created the perfect life for herself. Then her daughter goes missing. Miriam is desperate to find her before her husband finds out and her perfect life crumbles around her. SoContinue reading “The Lies We Tell by Niki McKay (Madison Attalee#2) @NikiMackayBooks @orion_crime @Tr4cyF3nt0n”
The Whisper Man by Alex North @writer_north @jennyplatt90 @michaeljbooks
Source: Review copy #NetgalleyPublication: 13 June 2019 from Michael JosephPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-0241367490 If you leave a door half-open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken . . . Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a much-needed fresh start.Continue reading “The Whisper Man by Alex North @writer_north @jennyplatt90 @michaeljbooks”
The Body Lies by Jo Baker @JoBakerWriter @AlisonBarrow @Doubledaybooks @AnneCater #bookreview #TheBodyLies #blogtour
Source: Review copyPublication: 13 June 2019 from DoubledayPP: 288ISBN-13: 978-0857526434 When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote countryside, it’s meant to be a fresh start, away from the big city and the scene of a violent assault she’s desperate to forget. But when one of her students starts sendingContinue reading “The Body Lies by Jo Baker @JoBakerWriter @AlisonBarrow @Doubledaybooks @AnneCater #bookreview #TheBodyLies #blogtour”
Joe Country by Mick Herron @johnmurrays #Mick Herron #JoeCountry
Source: Review copy #NetgalleyPublication Day: 20 June 2019 from John MurrayPP: 352 ISBN-13: 978-1473657441 ‘We’re spies,’ said Lamb. ‘All kinds of outlandish shit goes on.’ Like the ringing of a dead man’s phone, or an unwelcome guest at a funeral . . . In Slough House memories are stirring, all of them bad. Catherine StandishContinue reading “Joe Country by Mick Herron @johnmurrays #Mick Herron #JoeCountry”
Tidelines Book Festival 26 – 29 September 2019 @TidelinesFest #MakingWaves #TidelinesBookFest
I was delighted to attend the launch of the Tidelines Book Festival this evening. Now in it’s 7th year, this is a local book festival that I have watched grow from strength to strength, ably guided by a fabulous group of committed volunteers. This year’s festival looks fascinating and has secured some stellar names. TheContinue reading “Tidelines Book Festival 26 – 29 September 2019 @TidelinesFest #MakingWaves #TidelinesBookFest”
A Modern Family by Helga Flatland trs Rosie Hedger @HelgaFlatland @Rosie_Hedger @OrendaBooks #AModernFamily
Source: Review copyPublication: 13 June from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1912374458 When Liv, Ellen and Håkon, along with their partners and children, arrive in Rome to celebrate their father’s seventieth birthday, a quiet earthquake occurs: their parents have decided to divorce. Shocked and disbelieving, the siblings try to come to terms with their parents’ decision asContinue reading “A Modern Family by Helga Flatland trs Rosie Hedger @HelgaFlatland @Rosie_Hedger @OrendaBooks #AModernFamily”
Live and Deadly 