Source: Review copyPublication: 4 August 2022 from Pan MacmillanPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1529084511 My thanks to Philippa McEwan and Pan Macmillan for an early copy for review Devastated by a recent pandemic brought in by outsiders, the villagers of Blackrig in the Scottish Highlands are outraged when they find that the nearby estate plans to reopen itsContinue reading “The Party House by Lin Anderson @Lin_Anderson @panmacmillan @PipsMcE”
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Power Play (Joe Dempsey/Michael Devlin #3) by Tony Kent @TonyKent_Writes @eandtbooks @AmyGreaves63
Source: Review copyPublication: 4 August 2022 (this edition)PP: 496ISBN-13: 978-1783964918 My thanks to Elliott & Thompson for an advance copy for review A plane explodes over the Atlantic Ocean, killing hundreds of passengers, including controversial US presidential candidate Dale Victor. It appears to be a clear-cut case of terrorism. But as criminal barrister MichaelContinue reading “Power Play (Joe Dempsey/Michael Devlin #3) by Tony Kent @TonyKent_Writes @eandtbooks @AmyGreaves63”
The 6.20 Man by David Baldacci @davidbaldacci @laurasherlock21 @panmacmillan
Source: Review copyPublication: 4 August 2022 from MacMillanPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1529061956 My thanks to Laura Sherlock and Macmillan for an advance copy for review A journey that took him to hell . . . Having survived combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and been decorated with medals, Travis Devine mysteriously leaves the Army under aContinue reading “The 6.20 Man by David Baldacci @davidbaldacci @laurasherlock21 @panmacmillan”
From The Ashes (DI Eve Hunter Book #3) by Deborah Masson @deborah_masson @RandomTTours @HJ_Barnes
Source: Review copyPublication: 18 August 2022 p/back from Penguin. Out now in e-bookPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-0552178259 My thanks to Random Things Tours and Penguin for an advance copy for review purposes As the house burns, the hunt for a killer begins… In the dead of night someone starts a fire in a home for underprivilegedContinue reading “From The Ashes (DI Eve Hunter Book #3) by Deborah Masson @deborah_masson @RandomTTours @HJ_Barnes”
Where Demons Hide by Douglas Skelton (Rebecca Connolly #4) @Douglas_Skelton1 @IsisAudio @PolygonBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 1 August 2022 from Isis AudioNarrator: Sarah BarronListening Time: 10 hours 20 minutesASIN: B09ZBJRY1G My thanks to RC Blog Tours and Isis Publishing for an advance copy for review Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death. When her body is found in the centre of a pentagram on a lonely moor, Rebecca isContinue reading “Where Demons Hide by Douglas Skelton (Rebecca Connolly #4) @Douglas_Skelton1 @IsisAudio @PolygonBooks”
BLOODY SCOTLAND PITCH PERFECT SESSION SEEKS ASPIRING CRIME WRITERS @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald
Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival first launched Pitch Perfect in 2012. The winner was Joseph Knox whose book went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller. In 2016 the winner was Alison Belsham who travelled all the way from London to participate and found herself an agent and a publisher: ‘I stumbled across aContinue reading “BLOODY SCOTLAND PITCH PERFECT SESSION SEEKS ASPIRING CRIME WRITERS @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald”
All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood @imranmahmood777 @BloomsburyRaven
Source: Review copyPublication: 21 July 2022 from Raven BooksPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1526647559 When Amy Blahn was murdered on a London office rooftop, Layla Mahoney was there. She held Amy as she died. But all she can say when police arrest her is that ‘It was Michael. Find Michael and you’ll find out everything you needContinue reading “All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood @imranmahmood777 @BloomsburyRaven”
The Island of Lost Girls by Alex Marwood @AlexMarwood1 @TheCrimeVault @BooksSphere
Source: Review copyPublication: 7 July from SpherePP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1408725498 My thanks to Sphere for an advance copy for review Sun-drenched glamour and obscene wealth hide the darkest of secrets and lost girls in this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller. 1985For twelve-year-old Mercedes, La Kastellana is the place she calls home. It is an island untouched by the modernContinue reading “The Island of Lost Girls by Alex Marwood @AlexMarwood1 @TheCrimeVault @BooksSphere”
The Woman on the Bridge by Holly Seddon @hollyseddon @orionbooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 7 July 2022 from OrionPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1409195528 My thanks to Orion for an advance copy for review. How far would you go to save a perfect stranger? Maggie is trapped. Dumped on her wedding day, rejected by her family and hounded by a man determined to make her suffer. Charlotte is desperate.Continue reading “The Woman on the Bridge by Holly Seddon @hollyseddon @orionbooks”
Confidence by Denise Mina (Anna and Fin #2) @DameDeniseMina @HarvillSecker @vintagebooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 7 July 2022 from Harvill SeckerPP: 304ISBN-13: 978-1787301740 My thanks to Harvill Secker for an advance copy for review DECEPTION. THEFT. MURDER. ALL YOU NEED IS CONFIDENCE. When amateur film-maker Lisa Lee vanishes from a Scottish seaside town, journalists Anna and Fin find themselves at the centre of an internet frenzy toContinue reading “Confidence by Denise Mina (Anna and Fin #2) @DameDeniseMina @HarvillSecker @vintagebooks”
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