One of the reasons I love Orenda Books is because they bring us the best literary fiction from across the globe. Tasting Sunlight is from Germany and is a case exactly on point. I am more than ready for the joy of discovering an author who, in the words of his agent, ‘can bring theContinue reading “COVER REVEAL: TASTING SUNLIGHT BY EWALD ARENZ trs Rachel Ward @EwaldArenz @FwdTranslations @OrendaBooks”
Monthly Archives: January 2022
The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan @CenturyBooksUK
My thanks to Century Publishing for an early copy for review Source: Review copyPublication: 3 February 2022 from CenturyPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1529135367 By the time you read this, I’ll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend getaway. Their husbands will be joiningContinue reading “The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan @CenturyBooksUK”
The Second Cut by Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00 @CanongateBooks @NormanTweets
It’s glorious, so well written and full of spirit and humanity. Stylish and yet squalid, The Second Cut is chock-full of life, vivid, gleaming characters and a brilliant witty spirit.
Anatomy of a Heretic by David Mark @davidmarkwriter @HoZ_Books @AriesFiction
Anatomy of a Heretic is utterly riveting storytelling. Dark, brutal, and gloriously repellent in its descriptions, this is a grotesque and fabulous read that immerses you in deadly intrigue.
#CoverReveal Little Drummer by Kjell Ola Dahl @ko_dahl @OrendaBooks
It is my absolute pleasure to reveal the cover for Kjell Ola Dahl’s newset Nordic Noir novel in the Oslo Detectives series. I am really excited for this one. Kjell Ola Dahl’s books are always sharply topical and he combines global subject matter with drama and compassion. It sounds like Little Drummer, once again translatedContinue reading “#CoverReveal Little Drummer by Kjell Ola Dahl @ko_dahl @OrendaBooks”
The Heretic by Liam McIlvanney @LiamMcIlvanney @HarperFiction @KillerReads @fictionpubteam
‘a smasher of a book. It crackles and zings with the life and spirit of Glasgow, good, bad and truly terrible; with the violence that belongs in that city’s history, could we only contain it there.’
Quicksand of Memory by Michael J Malone @michaeljmalone1 @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: Out now in e-book and in paperback on 14 April 2022PP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193966 My thanks to Orenda Books and Michael J. Malone for an advance copy for review Scarred by their pasts, Jenna and Luke fall in love, brimming with hope for a rosy future. But someone has been watching, with chillingContinue reading “Quicksand of Memory by Michael J Malone @michaeljmalone1 @OrendaBooks”
The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by C.S.Robertson @HodderBooks @CraigRobertson_
Source: Review copyPublication: 20 January 2022 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1529367645 Death is not the end. For Grace McGill, it’s only the beginning. When people die alone and undiscovered, it’s her job to clean up what’s left behind – whether it’s clutter, bodily remains or dark secrets. When an old man lies undetected inContinue reading “The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill by C.S.Robertson @HodderBooks @CraigRobertson_”
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett @JaniceHallett @ViperBooks
‘An exciting and innovative book for bibliophiles with a sense of fun. It is a terrific mystery; a great exercise in misdirection and a novel that both delights and satisfies.’
Demon by Matt Wesolowski @concretekraken @Orenda Books
This is in so many ways a heart-breaking story but we see so clearly how much more heart-breaking we have made it through our own desire to have a perspective on something we really know so little about.
Live and Deadly 