Source: Purchased audiobookNarrator: John BanksListening time: 11 hours and 18 minutesASIN: B09NWD4QRN I swear I’m one bad mood away from calling it black magic and going home…. Detective Sergeant Washington Poe can count on one hand the number of friends he has. And he’d still have his thumb left. There’s the insanely brilliant, guilelessly innocentContinue reading “The Botanist by M.W. Craven (Poe and Bradshaw #5) @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault @BethWright26”
Category Archives: Mystery
Life Sentence by A.K. Turner @AnyaLipska @ClareJKelly @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n
Mortuary technician Cassie Raven believes the last thoughts of the dead linger like static in the air…
The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan @CenturyBooksUK
My thanks to Century Publishing for an early copy for review Source: Review copyPublication: 3 February 2022 from CenturyPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1529135367 By the time you read this, I’ll have killed one of your husbands. In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumbria moors, three women arrive for a weekend getaway. Their husbands will be joiningContinue reading “The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan @CenturyBooksUK”
The Heretic by Liam McIlvanney @LiamMcIlvanney @HarperFiction @KillerReads @fictionpubteam
‘a smasher of a book. It crackles and zings with the life and spirit of Glasgow, good, bad and truly terrible; with the violence that belongs in that city’s history, could we only contain it there.’
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett @JaniceHallett @ViperBooks
‘An exciting and innovative book for bibliophiles with a sense of fun. It is a terrific mystery; a great exercise in misdirection and a novel that both delights and satisfies.’
Bitter Flowers by Gunnar Staalesen trs Don Bartlett @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copy:Publication: ebook out now; p/back 20 jan 2022PP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193089 Fresh from rehab, Norwegian PI Varg Veum faces his most complex investigation yet, when a man is found drowned, a young woman disappears, and the case of a missing child is revived. The classic Nordic Noir series continues… PI Varg Veum has returnedContinue reading “Bitter Flowers by Gunnar Staalesen trs Don Bartlett @OrendaBooks”
The Midnight Lock (Lincoln Rhyme #15) by Jeffery Deaver @JefferyDeaver @HarperFiction @FictionPubTeam
Source: Review copyPublication: 25 November from Harper CollinsPP: 448ISBN-13: 978-0008303846 My thanks to Harper Collins for an advance copy for review A killer without limitsHe comes into your home at night. He watches you as you sleep. He waits. A city in turmoilHe calls himself ‘The Locksmith’. No door can keep him out. No securityContinue reading “The Midnight Lock (Lincoln Rhyme #15) by Jeffery Deaver @JefferyDeaver @HarperFiction @FictionPubTeam”
Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurðardóttir trs Quentin Bates @lilja1972 @graskeggur @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: e-book 28 August Paperback 28 October 2021 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1913193881 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live inContinue reading “Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurðardóttir trs Quentin Bates @lilja1972 @graskeggur @OrendaBooks”
The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (Two Rivers #2) @AnnCleeves @panmacmillan @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 September 2021 from MacMillanPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1509889686 My thanks to Pan MacMillan for an advance copy for review North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. WhatContinue reading “The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves (Two Rivers #2) @AnnCleeves @panmacmillan @RandomTTours”
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”