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”
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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”
BLOODY SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL REVEALS FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020
The annual McIlvanney judges lunch was a virtual Bank Holiday breakfast this year with Karen Robinson in London, Stuart Cosgrove in Glasgow and James Crawford in Edinburgh. All were impressed by the variety and diversity of the finalists, with titles of dark humour, historical research, ambitious and innovative writing which demonstrate the sheer range ofContinue reading “BLOODY SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL REVEALS FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020”
The Innocent Dead by Lin Anderson (Rhona MacLeod #15) @Lin_Anderson @panmacmillan
Source: Review copyPublication: 6th August 2020 from MacMillanPP: 416ISBN-13: 978-1529033649 My thanks to the publisher for a review copy of this book Mary McIntyre’s disappearance tore the local community apart, inflicting wounds that still prove raw for those who knew her. So when the present-day discovery of a child’s remains are found in a peatContinue reading “The Innocent Dead by Lin Anderson (Rhona MacLeod #15) @Lin_Anderson @panmacmillan”
The Diver and the Lover by Jeremy Vine @CoronetBooks @hodderbooks @JennyPlatt90
Source: Review copyPublication: 3 September 2020 from CoronetPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1529308433 My thanks to the publisher for a review copy of this novel Soaked in sunlight, love and the mysteries surrounding a famous artist The Diver and the Lover is a novel inspired by true events. It is 1951 and sisters Ginny and Meredith have travelledContinue reading “The Diver and the Lover by Jeremy Vine @CoronetBooks @hodderbooks @JennyPlatt90”
Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh @SSCav @OrionBooks @Orion_Crime
Source: Review copyPublication: 3rd September 2020 from OrionPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1409185864 My thanks to the publishers, Orion, for a review copy of this book. Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each other. Who do YOU believe? ‘911 what’s your emergency?’ ‘My dad’s dead. My sister Sofia killed him. She’s still in the house. PleaseContinue reading “Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh @SSCav @OrionBooks @Orion_Crime”
The Hit List by Holly Seddon @hollyseddon @alexxlayt @trapezebooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 28th August 2020 from TrapezeNarrators: Stephanie Racine, Damian Lynch, Chris Reilly, Tuppence Middleton, Perdita WeeksLength: 11 hours 13 minutesASIN: B08BTXYS1X Congratulations, someone wants you dead. When Marianne’s husband, Greg, is knocked off his bike and killed on the way to work, she must unpick the life he left behind. Numb with grief,Continue reading “The Hit List by Holly Seddon @hollyseddon @alexxlayt @trapezebooks”
IMPERFECT WOMEN by Araminta Hall @AramintaHall @orionbooks @FrancescaPear
Source: Review copyPublication: 20th August 2020 from OrionPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1409196082 Nancy, Eleanor and Mary met at college and have been friends ever since, through marriages, children and love affairs. Eleanor is calm and driven, with a deep sense of responsibility, a brilliant career and a love of being single and free – despite her softContinue reading “IMPERFECT WOMEN by Araminta Hall @AramintaHall @orionbooks @FrancescaPear”
Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew @OneNightStanzas @HodderBooks @JennyPlatt90
Source: Review copyPublication: 20th August 2020 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1529327359 My thanks to publishers Hodder & Stoughton for a review copy ‘What if I told you,’ he said, ‘that I believe my mother’s life to be in danger?’ Robertson Bennet returns to Edinburgh after a 25-year absence in search of his parents andContinue reading “Cover Your Tracks by Claire Askew @OneNightStanzas @HodderBooks @JennyPlatt90”
