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The Messenger by Megan Davis @MeganDavis931 @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n

Source: Review copyPublication: 30th March 2023 from Zaffre BooksPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-1838778576 My thanks to Zaffre Books and Compulsive Readers for an advance copy for review Wealthy and privileged, Alex has an easy path to success in the Parisian elite his father mingles with. But the two have never seen eye to eye. Desperate to escapeContinue reading “The Messenger by Megan Davis @MeganDavis931 @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n”

The Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen @Mullenwrites @AbacusBooks @LittleBrownUK

Source: Review copyPublication: 4 April 2023 from AbacusPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1408715048 My thanks to Abacus Books for an advance copy for review In a world where a global event has blinded every person on the planet, one detective seeks a murderer who should not, cannot, exist. Seven years ago, everyone in the world went blind inContinue reading “The Blind Spots by Thomas Mullen @Mullenwrites @AbacusBooks @LittleBrownUK”

The Fascination by Essie Fox @essiefox @OrendaBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 22nd June 2023 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1914585524 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Victorian England. A world of rural fairgrounds and glamorous London theatres. A world of dark secrets and deadly obsessions… Twin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that TillyContinue reading “The Fascination by Essie Fox @essiefox @OrendaBooks”

Cast A Cold Eye (Jimmy Dreghorn #2) by Robbie Morrison @robbiegmorrison @panmacmillan

Source: Review copyPublication: 13 April 2023 from Pan MacmillanPP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1529054064 Glasgow, 1933 Murder is nothing new in the Depression-era city, especially to war veterans Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid. But the dead man found in a narrowboat on the Forth and Clyde Canal, executed with a single shot to theContinue reading “Cast A Cold Eye (Jimmy Dreghorn #2) by Robbie Morrison @robbiegmorrison @panmacmillan”

Murder Under The Tuscan Sun @RandomTTours @MsTamarCohen @HJ_Barnes

Source: Review copyPublication: 30 March 2023 from PenguinPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1529176575 My thanks to Transworld and Random Things Tours for an advance copy for review, and my apologies for the lateness of this post! In a remote castle high up in the Tuscan hills secrets are simmering among its glamorous English residents: The ailing gentleman art-dealerContinue reading “Murder Under The Tuscan Sun @RandomTTours @MsTamarCohen @HJ_Barnes”

Beautiful Shining People by Michael Grothaus @MichaelGrothaus @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 16 March 2022 from Orenda BooksPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1914585647 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review It’s our world, but decades into the future… An ordinary world, where cars drive themselves, drones glide across the sky, and robots work in burger shops. There are two superpowers and a digitalContinue reading “Beautiful Shining People by Michael Grothaus @MichaelGrothaus @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours”

Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman trs Ian Giles

Source: Review copy and owned copyPublication: 21 July 2022 from ZaffrePP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1838775933 The landline rings as Agneta is waving off her grandchildren. Just one word comes out of the receiver: ‘Geiger’. For decades, Agneta has always known that this moment would come, but she is shaken. She knows what it means. Retrieving her weaponContinue reading “Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman trs Ian Giles”

End of Story by Louise Swanson @LouiseWriter @HodderBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 23 March 2023 from Hodder BooksPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1529396102 Too much imagination can be a dangerous thing. It has been five years since writing fiction was banned by the government. Fern Dostoy is a criminal. Officially, she has retrained in a new job outside of the arts but she still scrawls in aContinue reading “End of Story by Louise Swanson @LouiseWriter @HodderBooks”

Grace – Tonight ITV1 8pm @ITV @itvstudios @RiotComms

If you’re anything like me and you raced through Unforgotten because it was so good – even better than you thought it could be – then you’ll be hankering after another seriously good police drama to watch. Wait no more, because Grace is back and this one is a belter! Based on the best sellingContinue reading “Grace – Tonight ITV1 8pm @ITV @itvstudios @RiotComms”

Reservoir by Livi Michael @livimichael @saltpublishing @RichardsonHelen

Source: Review copyPublication: 15 March 2023 from Salt PublishingPP: 160 ISBN-13: 978-1784632908 My thanks to Salt Publishing and Helen Richardson for an advance copy for review At the International Conference Centre in Geneva, Hannah Rossier, formerly Annie Price, comes face to face with Neville Weir, someone from her childhood whom she never expected, or wanted,Continue reading “Reservoir by Livi Michael @livimichael @saltpublishing @RichardsonHelen”