Source: Review copyPublication: 12 November 2020PP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193324 When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moralès begins a straightforward search for the boat’s missing captain, Angel Roberts – a rare female in a male-dominated world. But Moralès finds himself blocked at every turn – byContinue reading “The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard trs David Warriner @Rbouchard72 @OrendaBooks @givemeawave #Orentober”
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The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton @Stu_Turton @BloomsburyRaven
Source: Review copyPublication: 1st October 2020 from Raven BooksPP: 576ISBN-13: 978-1408889640 It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, ArentContinue reading “The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton @Stu_Turton @BloomsburyRaven”
STONE COLD TROUBLE by Amer Anwar @ameranwar @dialoguebooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 24 September 2020 from Dialogue BooksPP: 464ISBN-13: 978-0349700342 Set in the heart of West London’s Asian community, this is the latest instalment in the unmissable ZAQ & JAGS series . . . Trying – and failing – to keep his head down and to stay out of trouble, ex-con Zaq Khan agreesContinue reading “STONE COLD TROUBLE by Amer Anwar @ameranwar @dialoguebooks”
The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn trs Rosie Hedger @OrendaBooks @annecater @rosie_hedger
Source: Review copyPublication: 17th September 2020 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193386 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review When the tenant of a house that university professor Nina owns with her doctor husband goes missing after an uncomfortable visit, Nina starts her own investigation … with deeply disturbing results. The long-awaitedContinue reading “The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn trs Rosie Hedger @OrendaBooks @annecater @rosie_hedger”
A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @Orendabooks
Source: Review copyPublication: Sept 17th 2020 from Orenda Books PP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1913193362 Film star Amelie Hart is the darling of the silver screen, appearing on the front pages of every newspaper. But at the peak of her fame she throws it all away for a regular guy with an ordinary job. The gossip columns areContinue reading “A Song of Isolation by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @Orendabooks”
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman @Backmanland @MichaelJBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 20 August 2020 from Michael JosephPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-0718186616 My thanks to the publisher for an advance copy of this book In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you’ll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank…Two hours later, chaos has descended.Continue reading “Anxious People by Fredrik Backman @Backmanland @MichaelJBooks”
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman @richardosman @EllieeHud @VikingBooksUK
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”
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”
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”
