Source: Review copyPublication: 1ST July 2021 from Faber and FaberPP: 176ISBN-13: 978-0571355556 There was no reason to assume anything out of the ordinary was going on.Strange noises in the apartment.Impulsive behaviour.Intense dreams.It wasn’t like everything went wrong all at once.Shoplifting.Fighting.Blackouts.There must be a reasonable explanation for all this. I’m old enough to have read thisContinue reading “Come Closer by Sarah Gran @FaberBooks”
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The Watchman (Ben Bracken #5) by Rob Parker @robparkerauthor @lume_books @Lovebookstours
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 June 2021 from Lume BooksPP: 296ISBN-13: 978-1839012884 My thanks to the author and Lume Books for an advance copy for review One last mission for an old friend. What could go wrong? It’s sold as an in-and-out jaunt to The Big Apple, to pick up a harmless envelope. But when BenContinue reading “The Watchman (Ben Bracken #5) by Rob Parker @robparkerauthor @lume_books @Lovebookstours”
Dream Girl by Laura Lippman @LauraMLippman @FaberBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 1st July 2021 from Faber and FaberPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-0571369249 My thanks to the publisher for an early copy for review How can a woman who never existed come back to haunt you? Gerry Anderson has been having trouble sleeping. He’s unwell – bed-bound – and has only his night nurse and hisContinue reading “Dream Girl by Laura Lippman @LauraMLippman @FaberBooks”
False Witness by Karin Slaughter @SlaughterKarin @HarperCollinsUK @FictionPubTeam @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 June 2021 from Harper CollinsPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-0008303501 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review You thought no one saw you. You were wrong. Leigh and her sister Callie are not bad people – but one night, more than two decades ago, they did something terrible. AndContinue reading “False Witness by Karin Slaughter @SlaughterKarin @HarperCollinsUK @FictionPubTeam @RandomTTours”
No Honour by Awais Khan @AwaisKhanAuthor @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 19 June 2021 in e-book; 19 August 2021 in paperbackPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193782 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review A young woman defies convention in a small Pakistani village, with devastating results for her and her family. A stunning, immense beautiful novel about courage, family and the meaningContinue reading “No Honour by Awais Khan @AwaisKhanAuthor @OrendaBooks”
Cover Reveal The Quiet People by Paul Cleave @PaulCleave @OrendaBooks
Whoop! Whoop! Yes it’s a new author joining #TeamOrenda and I could not be more excited! Paul Cleave is an award winning New Zealand writer with an incredible track record and now he’s joining the best book team there is! Paul’s first outing with Orenda Books will be with his highly acclaimed book, The QuietContinue reading “Cover Reveal The Quiet People by Paul Cleave @PaulCleave @OrendaBooks”
This Is How We Are Human by Louise Beech @Louise_Writer @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 10 June 2021 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193713 My thanks to the publisher for an early copy for review When the mother of an autistic young man hires a call girl to make him happy, three lives collide in unexpected and moving ways … changing everything. A devastatingly beautiful, rich and thought-provokingContinue reading “This Is How We Are Human by Louise Beech @Louise_Writer @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours”
True Crime Story by Joseph Knox @josephknox__ @DoubledayUK @RandomTTours
Source: Review CopyPublication: 17 June 2021 from DoubledayPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-0857527707 My thanks to the publisher for an early copy for review In the early hours of Saturday 17 December 2011, Zoe Nolan, a nineteen-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for threeContinue reading “True Crime Story by Joseph Knox @josephknox__ @DoubledayUK @RandomTTours”
Truth or Dare (D.I. Helen Grace #10) by M.J.Arlidge @mjarlidge @orion_crime @Tr4cyF3nt0n
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 June 2021 from OrionPP: 367ISBN-13: 978-1409188452 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review A crimewave sweeps through the city and no one is safe. An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a country park. What connects all these crimes without causes,Continue reading “Truth or Dare (D.I. Helen Grace #10) by M.J.Arlidge @mjarlidge @orion_crime @Tr4cyF3nt0n”
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides @AlexMichaelides @orionbooks @wnbooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 10 June 2021 from Weidenfeld and NicolsonPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1409181668 St Christopher’s College, Cambridge, is a closed world to most. For Mariana Andros – a group therapist struggling through her private grief – it’s where she met her late husband. For her niece, Zoe, it’s the tragic scene of her best friend’s murder.Continue reading “The Maidens by Alex Michaelides @AlexMichaelides @orionbooks @wnbooks”
