Last year saw the first ever Capital Crime Festival, a festival that organisers wanted to be inclusive and with a strong sense of community, held in central London. They largely succeeded in that, I think. We’re all hoping that there will be a second festival in October and there’s a note about that at theContinue reading “CAPITAL CRIME BOOK CLUB NEWS! @LizzieCurle @David_Headley @adamhamdy”
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Blacktop Wasteland by S.A.Cosby @blacklionking73 @lararosetamara @headlinepg
Source: Review copyPublication: 4th August 2020 from HeadlinePP: 304ISBN-13: 978-1472273710 Beauregard “Bug” Montage: honest mechanic, loving husband, devoted parent. He’s no longer the criminal he once was – the sharpest wheelman on the east coast, infamous from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida. But when his respectable life begins to crumble,Continue reading “Blacktop Wasteland by S.A.Cosby @blacklionking73 @lararosetamara @headlinepg”
Written in Blood by Chris Carter @SimonSchusterUK @AnneCater
Source: Review copyPublication: 23 July 2020 from Simon & SchusterPP: 496ISBN-13: 978-1471179570 A serial killer will stop at nothing… The Killer His most valuable possession has been stolen. Now he must retrieve it, at any cost. The Girl Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like all theContinue reading “Written in Blood by Chris Carter @SimonSchusterUK @AnneCater”
Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Children’s House #4) trs Victoria Cribb @YrsaSig @victoriacribb @HodderBooks @HodderFiction
Source: Review copyPublication: 23 July 2020 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1473693395 On a jagged, bleak lava field just outside Reykjavik stands the Gallows Rock. Once a place of execution, it is now a tourist attraction. Until this morning, when a man was found hanging from it… The nail embedded in his chest proves itContinue reading “Gallows Rock by Yrsa Sigurdardottir (Children’s House #4) trs Victoria Cribb @YrsaSig @victoriacribb @HodderBooks @HodderFiction”
A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @Orendabooks
Source: Review copyPublication: Out in e-book on 17 July 2020 from Orenda Books and paperback in Sept.PP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193362 Film star Amelie Hart is the darling of the silver screen, appearing on the front pages of every newspaper. But at the peak of her fame she throws it all away for a regular guy withContinue reading “A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @Orendabooks”
Playdate by Alex Dahl @alexdahlauthor @hoz_books
Source: Review copyPublication: 9th July 2020 from Head of ZeusPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1789544077 It was meant to be your daughter’s first sleepover.Now it’s an abduction. Lucia Blix went home from school for a playdate with her new friend Josie. Later that evening, Lucia’s mother Elisa dropped her overnight things round and kissed her little girl goodnight.Continue reading “Playdate by Alex Dahl @alexdahlauthor @hoz_books”
The Resident by David Jackson @Author_Dave @ViperBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 16 July 2020 from ViperPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1788164344 THERE’S A SERIAL KILLER ON THE RUN AND HE’S HIDING IN YOUR HOUSE Thomas Brogan is a serial killer. With a trail of bodies in his wake and the police hot on his heels, it seems like Thomas has nowhere left to hide. That isContinue reading “The Resident by David Jackson @Author_Dave @ViperBooks”
We Know You Know by Erin Kelly @mserinkelly @HodderBooks @HodderFiction @HodderPublicity
Source: Review copyPublication: 9th July 2020 from Hodder PaperbacksPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1444797305 A lifetime ago, a patient escaped Nazareth mental asylum. They covered their tracks carefully. Or so they thought. Thirty years ago, Marianne Smy committed a crime then fled from her home to leave the past behind. Or so she thought. Now, Marianne has beenContinue reading “We Know You Know by Erin Kelly @mserinkelly @HodderBooks @HodderFiction @HodderPublicity”
The Shadow Friend by Alex North @writer_north @MichaelJBooks @Ells85
Source: Review copyPublication: 9th July 2020 from Michael JosephPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1405939287 The victim was his friend. So was the murderer. Twenty-five years ago, troubled teenager Charlie Crabtree committed a shocking and unprovoked murder. For Paul Adams, it’s a day he’ll never forget. He’s never forgiven himself for his part in what happened to his friendContinue reading “The Shadow Friend by Alex North @writer_north @MichaelJBooks @Ells85”
Dark Waters by G.R. Halliday (D.I. Monica Kennedy #2) @gr_halliday @HarvillSecker @mia_qs
Source: Review copyPublication: 16th July 2020 from Harvill and SeckerPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1787301436 THREE MISTAKES. TWO MURDERS. ONE MORE VICTIM TO GO . . . Annabelle has come to the Scottish Highlands to escape. But as she speeds along a deserted mountain road, she is suddenly forced to swerve. The next thing she remembers is wakingContinue reading “Dark Waters by G.R. Halliday (D.I. Monica Kennedy #2) @gr_halliday @HarvillSecker @mia_qs”
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