There was so much I didn’t manage to get to Granite Noir. I’d have loved to make Val McDermid being interviewed by our First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. I really wanted to hear Tina Baker discuss Make Me Clean and I’m really sorry to have missed Louise Swanson/Beech talking about her new book, End of Story.Continue reading “Granite Noir Part Two 23- 26 January 2023 @APARachel @GraniteNoirFest”
Monthly Archives: February 2023
Paris Requiem by Chris Lloyd @chrislloydbcn @Orion Books
You have a choice which way you go in this war…’ Paris, September 1940. After three months under Nazi Occupation, not much can shock Detective Eddie Giral. That is, until he finds a murder victim who was supposed to be in prison. Eddie knows, because he put him there. The dead man is not theContinue reading “Paris Requiem by Chris Lloyd @chrislloydbcn @Orion Books”
Granite Noir 23- 26 January 2023 @APARachel @GraniteNoirFest
Ah, Aberdeen, it has been far too long! I love the Granite Noir Festival because it is intelligently programmed and offers a huge amount for both adults and children over the course of 4 days. I’m going to give you a flavour of the Festival and of the sessions I attended, but make no mistake,Continue reading “Granite Noir 23- 26 January 2023 @APARachel @GraniteNoirFest”
Expectant by Vanda Symon (Sam Shephard #5) @VandaSymon @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 16 February 2023 from Orenda BooksPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1914585579 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review A killer targeting pregnant women. A detective expecting her first baby… The shocking murder of a heavily pregnant woman throws the New Zealand city of Dunedin into a tailspin, and the devastating crimeContinue reading “Expectant by Vanda Symon (Sam Shephard #5) @VandaSymon @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours”
The Institution by Helen Fields @ @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 March 2023 from Avon BooksPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-0008533472 My thanks to Avon Books for an advance copy for review Dr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch a killer. On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital, a scream shatters the night. The next morning, a nurse’s body is foundContinue reading “The Institution by Helen Fields @ @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK”
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi @HodderBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 16 February 2023 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 304ISBN-13: 978-1529384048 Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily everContinue reading “The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi @HodderBooks”
God’s Country by Kerry Hadley-Pryce @Kerry2001 @saltpublishing @RichardsonHelen
Source: Review copyPublication: 15th February 2023 from Salt PublishingPP: 160ISBN-13: 978-1784632656 In this delicious tale a funeral provides the impetus for aclaustrophobic narrative packed with threat and paranoia.Guy Flood returns to the Black Country with his girlfriend, Alison, to attend hisidentical twin brother’s funeral. The reasons he left, and the secrets he leftbehind, slowly becomeContinue reading “God’s Country by Kerry Hadley-Pryce @Kerry2001 @saltpublishing @RichardsonHelen”
The Lost Girls by Kate Hamer @kate_hamer @FaberBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 16 February 2023 from Faber & FaberPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-0571336715 My thanks to Faber and Faber for an advance copy for review Lost, she narrowly escaped disaster. Beth is desperate to return to normality. After a years-long ordeal, her daughter is finally home and safe. But Carmel has questions she can’t ignore aboutContinue reading “The Lost Girls by Kate Hamer @kate_hamer @FaberBooks”
Make Me Clean by Tina Baker @TinaBakerBooks @ViperBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 16 February 2023 from Viper BooksPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1800811805 My thanks to Viper Books for an advance copy for review Maria is a good woman and a good cleaner. She cleans for Elsie, the funny old bird who’s losing her marbles, with the terrible husband. She cleans for Brian, the sweet man withContinue reading “Make Me Clean by Tina Baker @TinaBakerBooks @ViperBooks”
The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride @StuartMacBride @TransworldBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 16 February 2023 from TransworldPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1787634923 My thanks to Transworld for an early copy for review It was supposed to be an easy job. All Detective Constable Edward Reekie had to do was pick up a dying prisoner from HMP Grampian and deliver him somewhere to live out his last fewContinue reading “The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride @StuartMacBride @TransworldBooks”
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