Source: Review copyPublication: 1st October 2020 from Raven BooksPP: 576ISBN-13: 978-1408889640 It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, ArentContinue reading “The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton @Stu_Turton @BloomsburyRaven”
Monthly Archives: September 2020
STONE COLD TROUBLE by Amer Anwar @ameranwar @dialoguebooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 September 2020 from Dialogue BooksPP: 464ISBN-13: 978-0349700342 Set in the heart of West London’s Asian community, this is the latest instalment in the unmissable ZAQ & JAGS series . . . Trying – and failing – to keep his head down and to stay out of trouble, ex-con Zaq Khan agreesContinue reading “STONE COLD TROUBLE by Amer Anwar @ameranwar @dialoguebooks”
The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn trs Rosie Hedger @OrendaBooks @annecater @rosie_hedger
Source: Review copyPublication: 17th September 2020 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193386 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review When the tenant of a house that university professor Nina owns with her doctor husband goes missing after an uncomfortable visit, Nina starts her own investigation … with deeply disturbing results. The long-awaitedContinue reading “The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn trs Rosie Hedger @OrendaBooks @annecater @rosie_hedger”
A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @Orendabooks
Source: Review copyPublication: Sept 17th 2020 from Orenda Books 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 with an ordinary job. The gossip columns areContinue reading “A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @Orendabooks”
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman @Backmanland @MichaelJBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 20 August 2020 from Michael JosephPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-0718186616 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy of this book In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you’ll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank…Two hours later, chaos has descended.Continue reading “Anxious People by Fredrik Backman @Backmanland @MichaelJBooks”
BLOODY SCOTLAND McIlvanney Prize #blogtour @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @FrancineElena
I’m delighted to have the opportunity to showcase one of the authors who has been shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year 2020. I reviewed Francine Toon’s Pine at the start of the year and you can see my review here. The judges said of Pine: ‘an impressiveContinue reading “BLOODY SCOTLAND McIlvanney Prize #blogtour @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @FrancineElena”
Capital Crime Book Club – Unboxed! @CapitalCrime @LizzieCurle @David_Headley @adamhamdy
To say I was excited when I received my very first Capital Crime Book Club Subscription Box would be an understatement. You sign up for a box of 2 crime and thrillers to be delivered every month and Capital Crime selects what you’re going to get. They’d e-mailed a couple of days in advance toContinue reading “Capital Crime Book Club – Unboxed! @CapitalCrime @LizzieCurle @David_Headley @adamhamdy”
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman @richardosman @EllieeHud @VikingBooksUK
Source: Review copyPublication: 3rd September 2020 from VikingPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-0241425442 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy of this book for review purposes In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the ThursdayContinue reading “The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman @richardosman @EllieeHud @VikingBooksUK”
Truth Be Told by Kia Abdullah @KiaAbdullah @HQStories
Source: Review copyPublication 3rd September 2020 from HQPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-0008314729 My thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read this novel in advance of publication ARE YOU READY TO START THIS CONVERSATION? Kamran Hadid feels invincible. He attends Hampton school, an elite all-boys boarding school in London, he comes from a wealthy family, andContinue reading “Truth Be Told by Kia Abdullah @KiaAbdullah @HQStories”
A TOMB WITH A VIEW The Stories and Glories of Graveyards by Peter Ross @PeterAlanRoss @headlinepg @Bookywookydooda
Source: Review copyPublication: 3rd September 2020 from HeadlinePP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1472267795 My thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in advance of publication Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning writer Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards. Who are London’s outcast dead and why isContinue reading “A TOMB WITH A VIEW The Stories and Glories of Graveyards by Peter Ross @PeterAlanRoss @headlinepg @Bookywookydooda”
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