Source: Review copyPublication: 9 October e-book; 9 December p/backPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193928 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Estranged brothers are reunited over plans to develop the tower block where they grew up, but the desolate estate becomes a stage for reliving the events of one life-changing summer, forty yearsContinue reading “Fall by West Camel @west_camel @OrendaBooks”
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Survivor’s Guilt by Michael Wood (D.C.I. Matilda Darke #8) @MichaelHWood @OneMoreChapter
Source: Review copyPublication: 28 October 2021 from One More ChapterPP: 464ISBN-13: 978-0008460655 My thanks to One More Chapter for an advance copy for review A TEAM TORN APART Nine months ago DCI Matilda Darke survived a bullet to the head. The brutal attack claimed dozens of lives, including those she loved most, and the nightmaresContinue reading “Survivor’s Guilt by Michael Wood (D.C.I. Matilda Darke #8) @MichaelHWood @OneMoreChapter”
The Reacher Guy by Heather Martin @drheathermartin @TheReacherGuy @RandomTTours
Source: Own copyPublication: 21 October 2021(p/back) from ConstablePP: 528ISBN-13: 978-1472134240 Jack Reacher is only the second of Jim Grant’s great fictional characters: the first is Lee Child himself. Heather Martin’s detailed biography elucidates the complex, ever-shifting relationship between the three. Lee Child is the enigmatic powerhouse behind the best-selling Jack Reacher novels. With millions ofContinue reading “The Reacher Guy by Heather Martin @drheathermartin @TheReacherGuy @RandomTTours”
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles @HutchHeinemann @amortowles
Source: Review copyPublication: 21 October 2021 from CornerstonePP: 592ISBN-13: 978-1786332523 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. With his mother long gone,Continue reading “The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles @HutchHeinemann @amortowles”
The Quiet People by Paul Cleave @PaulCleave @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: e-book 25 September; P/back 25 November 2021 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193942 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Suspicion is cast on two successful crime writers, when their seven-year-old son goes missing. Are they trying to show that they can commit the perfect crime? A memserisingly twisty,Continue reading “The Quiet People by Paul Cleave @PaulCleave @OrendaBooks”
Bad Apples by Will Dean @willrdean @PointBlankCrime (Tuva Moodyson #4) @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 7 October 2021 from Point BlankPP: 357ISBN-13: 978-1786079817 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review It only takes one… A murder A resident of small-town Visberg is found decapitated A festival A grim celebration in a cultish hilltop community after the apple harvest A race against timeContinue reading “Bad Apples by Will Dean @willrdean @PointBlankCrime (Tuva Moodyson #4) @RandomTTours”
You Need Me by Sharon Bairden @sbairden @RedDogTweets
Source: Review copyPublication: 12 October 2021 from Red Dog PressPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1914480249 My thanks to Red Dog Press for an early copy for review ‘Your secret didn’t die with me.’ The mysterious note tucked inside the pages of a recently returned book leaves librarian, Morag McLaughlin, chilled to the bone. She knows it wasContinue reading “You Need Me by Sharon Bairden @sbairden @RedDogTweets”
Reprieve by James Han Mattson @BloomsburyBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 5th October 2021 from BloomsburyPP: 416ISBN-13: 978-1526635563 Most people didn’t make it to Cell Six, he said. Most called out the safe word – reprieve – after the first Cell. It was that intense. When Bryan, Jaidee, Victor and Jane team up to compete at a full-contact escape room, it seemsContinue reading “Reprieve by James Han Mattson @BloomsburyBooks”
Bloody Scotland exceeds expectations and returns for longer in 2022 (yaay!) @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald
Brilliant news! The Bloody Scotland hybrid festival which ran from 17-19 September 2021 and closed its virtual doors on 30 September outperformed targets and has prompted organisers to extend their run for next year. Bloody Scotland 2022 will now start in the historic city of Stirling on Thursday 15 September with the torchlight procession andContinue reading “Bloody Scotland exceeds expectations and returns for longer in 2022 (yaay!) @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald”
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