Source: Review copyPublication: 27th May 2021 from Atlantic BooksPP: 128ISBN-13: 978-1838952563 My thanks to the publishers and to Midas PR for an advance copy for review When his girlfriend throws him out during the pandemic, Bambi has to go to his Uncle’s house in lock-down Lagos. He arrives during a blackout, and is surprised toContinue reading “This Baby is Mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite #QuickReads @midaspr and @readingagency”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
QUICK READS – Help adult literacy by reading a book! @readingagency @midasPR #QuickReads
You may already know about Quick Reads, an initiative that is currently celebrating its 15th anniversary. Since its inception, over five million copies of Quick Reads titles have been distributed since the life-changing programme began in 2006. The idea is straightforward. One in six adults in the UK – approximately 9 million people – findContinue reading “QUICK READS – Help adult literacy by reading a book! @readingagency @midasPR #QuickReads”
In the Blood (D.I.Lukas Mahler #3) by Margaret Kirk @HighlandWriter @orion_crime
Source: Review copyPublication: 29 April 2021 from OrionPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1409188698 My thanks to Margaret Kirk and the publisher for a review copy Some cases are personal… Tied to a derelict pier on Orkney, the bloated remains of a man bob in the waves, under the shadow of forbidding Sandisquoy House. The locals know him asContinue reading “In the Blood (D.I.Lukas Mahler #3) by Margaret Kirk @HighlandWriter @orion_crime”
The Pact by Sharon Bolton @AuthorSJBolton @TrapezeBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 27 May 2021 from TrapezePP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1409198307 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review A golden summer, and six talented friends are looking forward to the brightest of futures – until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, and a woman and two children are killed. 18-year-old Megan takesContinue reading “The Pact by Sharon Bolton @AuthorSJBolton @TrapezeBooks”
The Stars Tennis Balls written and read by Stephen Fry @stephenfry @PRHAudio
Source: Review copy, NetgalleyPublication: 7th October 2010 from Random House AudioLength: 9 hrs 52 minsASIN: B0046BVP44 My thanks to the publisher for this review copy For Ned, 1980 seems a blissful year. Handsome, charming, popular and talented, his life is progressing smoothly, effortlessly, happily. And when he meets the lovely Portia Fendeman his personal jigsawContinue reading “The Stars Tennis Balls written and read by Stephen Fry @stephenfry @PRHAudio”
The Killing Kind by Jane Casey @JaneCaseyAuthor @fictionpubteam @HarperCollinsUK
Source: Review copyPublication: 27 May 2021 from Harper CollinsPP: 480ISBN-13: 978-0008404925 My thanks to Harper Collins for an early copy for review He tells you you’re special… As a barrister, Ingrid Lewis is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no one has ever come close to John Webster. After Ingrid defended Webster against aContinue reading “The Killing Kind by Jane Casey @JaneCaseyAuthor @fictionpubteam @HarperCollinsUK”
The Perfect Lie by Joanne Spain @SpainJoanne @QuercusBooks @Millsreid11
Source: Review copyPublication: 13 May 2021 from QuercusPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1529407242 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review He jumped to his death in front of witnesses. Now his wife is charged with murder. Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily withContinue reading “The Perfect Lie by Joanne Spain @SpainJoanne @QuercusBooks @Millsreid11”
One Half Truth by Eva Dolan (DI Zigic and DS Ferreira, #6) @eva_dolan @BloomsburyRaven
Source: Review copyPublication: 13 May from Raven BooksPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1408886557 My thanks to Bloomsbury Raven for an early copy for review When the police are called to the report of a late-night shooting, they expect it to be drugs or gang-related. They don’t expect to find a young student executed on his way home. JordanContinue reading “One Half Truth by Eva Dolan (DI Zigic and DS Ferreira, #6) @eva_dolan @BloomsburyRaven”
The Great Silence (Skelfs #3) by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 19 June (e-book) 19 August p/backPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193836 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review purposes The discovery of a human foot in an Edinburgh park, the inexplicable circumstances of a dying woman, and the missing daughter of Jenny’s violent ex-husband present the Skelf women with their mostContinue reading “The Great Silence (Skelfs #3) by Doug Johnstone @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks”
The Dinner Guest by B.P. Walter
Source: Review copyPublication: 1 April 2021 from One More ChapterPP: 416ISBN-13: 978-0008446086 My thanks to the publisher for a review copy Four people walked into the dining room that night. One would never leave. Matthew: the perfect husband. Titus: the perfect son. Charlie: the perfect illusion. Rachel: the perfect stranger. Charlie didn’t want her atContinue reading “The Dinner Guest by B.P. Walter”
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