It is my absolute pleasure to be showcasing Craig Russell’s Hyde as part of the blog tour for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021. Tomorrow night we’ll find out who has won, and all this week bloggers have been showcasing the shortlisted books. You can check out theContinue reading “Hyde by Craig Russell @TheCraigRussell @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald”
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Five Minds by Guy Morpuss @guymorpuss @ViperBooks
Source: Review copy and purchased Audible versionPublication: 2nd September 2021 from Viper/Hachette AudioNarration: Narrated by Joe JamesonListening time: 10 Hours 46 minutesASIN: B096VZKKD7 One body. Five minds. One killer. The Earth’s growing population has finally been controlled. Lifespans are limited to 80 years, except for those who make an extreme choice: to become a commune.Continue reading “Five Minds by Guy Morpuss @guymorpuss @ViperBooks”
Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah @KiaAbdullah @HQStories
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 September 2021 from HQPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-0008433635 My thanks to HQ for an advance copy for review. ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is.Continue reading “Next of Kin by Kia Abdullah @KiaAbdullah @HQStories”
The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin @beathhigh @canongatebooks @Normantweets
My thanks to the Canongate and Jamie Norman for an advance copy for review Source: Review copyPublication: 2 September 2021 from Canongate BooksPP: 288ISBN-13: 978-1838854102 If the truth’s in the shadows, get out of the light . . . Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he’sContinue reading “The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin @beathhigh @canongatebooks @Normantweets”
Terms of Restitution by Denzil Meyrick @lochlomonden @PolygonBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 September 2021 from PolygonPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1846975837 My thanks to Polygon Books for an advance copy for review GANGLAND BOSS ZANDER FINN DISAPPEARED AFTER THE BRUTAL MURDER OF HIS SON. He fled to London, seeking salvation by walking away from his money, his career and his legacy. But when his old second-in-commandContinue reading “Terms of Restitution by Denzil Meyrick @lochlomonden @PolygonBooks”
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris @headlinepg @tinderpress
Source: Own copyPublication: 21 June 2021 from Tinder PressPP: 368ISBN-13: 978-1472274373 In the dying days of the American Civil War, newly freed brothers Landry and Prentiss find themselves cast into the world without a penny to their names. Forced to hide out in the woods near their former Georgia plantation, they’re soon discovered by theContinue reading “The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris @headlinepg @tinderpress”
My Name is Jensen by Heidi Amsinck @HeidiAmsinck1 @MuswellPress @brownlee_donald
Source: Review copyPublication: 31 August 2021 from Muswell PressPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1838110185 My thanks to Muswell Press and Fiona Brownlee for an advance copy for review Guilty. One word on a beggar’s cardboard sign. And now he is dead, stabbed in a wintry Copenhagen street, the second homeless victim in as many weeks. Dagbladet reporterContinue reading “My Name is Jensen by Heidi Amsinck @HeidiAmsinck1 @MuswellPress @brownlee_donald”
The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (C.I.Gamache #17) @HodderBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 August 2021 from Hodder & StoughtonPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-1529379389 My thanks to Hodder and Stoughton for an advance copy for review When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Université de l’Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head ofContinue reading “The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny (C.I.Gamache #17) @HodderBooks”
End of Summer by Anders de la Motte translated by Neil Smith @AndersdelaMotte @ZaffreBooks @ClareJKelly
Source: Review copyPublication: 19 August 2021 from ZaffrePP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1785768231 My thanks to Zaffre Books for the opportunity to review You can always go home. But you can never go back . . . Summer 1983: Four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call himContinue reading “End of Summer by Anders de la Motte translated by Neil Smith @AndersdelaMotte @ZaffreBooks @ClareJKelly”
Emily Noble’s Disgrace by Mary Paulson Ellis @mspaulsonellis @MantleBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 19 August 2021 from MantlePP: 384ISBN-13: 978-1529036176 My thanks to Mantle for an early copy for review. The case is unexceptional, that is what I know. A house full of stuff left behind by a dead woman, abandoned at the last . . . When trauma cleaner Essie Pound makes a gruesomeContinue reading “Emily Noble’s Disgrace by Mary Paulson Ellis @mspaulsonellis @MantleBooks”
