short stories – Live and Deadly

A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @MichaelJBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 29 September 2022 from Michael JosephPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0241582633 A creak of the floorboard, a shiver down your spine, the feeling that you’re not alone . . . Join a group of survivors who wash up on a deserted island only to make a horrifying discovery. Meet a cold-hearted killer who befriends aContinue reading “A Sliver of Darkness by C.J. Tudor @cjtudor @MichaelJBooks“

Marple : 12 New Short Stories from 12 best-selling authors @HarperCollinsUK

Source: Review copyPublication: 15 September 2022PP: 384ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0008467319 This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. · Naomi Alderman · LeighContinue reading “Marple : 12 New Short Stories from 12 best-selling authors @HarperCollinsUK”

England’s Finest by Christopher Fowler @Peculiar @DoubledayUK @damppebbles #EnglandsFinest #blogtour

Source: Review copyPublication: 31 Oct. 2019 from Doubleday PP: 336ISBN-13: 978-0857525697 The Peculiar Crimes Unit has solved many extraordinary cases over the years, but some were hushed up and hidden away. Until now. Arthur Bryant remembers these lost cases as if they were yesterday. Unfortunately, he doesn’t remember yesterday, so the newly revealed facts couldContinue reading “England’s Finest by Christopher Fowler @Peculiar @DoubledayUK @damppebbles #EnglandsFinest #blogtour”

Sour Fruit by Eli Allison @AnneCater @EliAllison3 @Unbounders #SourFruit #repost #Guestpost #shortstory

Source: Review copy Publication: 16th August 2018 from Unbound Digital Pp: 288 ISBN-13: 978-1912618026 Onion is snatched. Which is proper shit because she still had nearly twenty quid left on her Angry Slut Teen Clothing gift card and now she was never going to get those flamingo-pink leather chaps she’d been eyeing up. She wakesContinue reading “Sour Fruit by Eli Allison @AnneCater @EliAllison3 @Unbounders #SourFruit #repost #Guestpost #shortstory”

I Am; an anthology of creative writing from the Ceartas Advocacy Group @CeartasAdvocacy @SBairden @womenslibrary #GiveMeAVoice #Ceartas #IAm #Advocacy

Source: Launch copy Publication: 15th February 2018 Ceartas have published “I Am…” an anthology of the work created by some of the individuals who use their services. Ceartas provide independent advocacy to people over the age of 16 living in East Dunbartonshire. Thanks to generous funding from Big Lottery Scotland, Investing in Ideas,Continue reading “I Am; an anthology of creative writing from the Ceartas Advocacy Group @CeartasAdvocacy @SBairden @womenslibrary #GiveMeAVoice #Ceartas #IAm #Advocacy”

MIND ON THE GUTTER

I have been thinking quite a lot recently about writing and how we support it. I know that we all buy lots of books and that helps – as does going to festivals, book launches etc. But what if you are a poet, or a new writer looking for a publisher? How do we supportContinue reading “MIND ON THE GUTTER”

Granite Noir Friday 23 February 2018 @GraniteNoirFest

Me, far too early. So there I was up like the lark and speeding towards Aberdeen on Friday morning before 7.30am. I was fortunate to run into the lovely Alison Baillie Taylor as soon as I got to The Lemon Tree, and not long after we were joined by the fabulous Sharon Bairden. The firstContinue reading “Granite Noir Friday 23 February 2018 @GraniteNoirFest”

Three Twisted Stories by Karin Slaughter

From the hallucinatory noir story ‘Go Deep’ to the twisted short stories ‘Necessary Women’ and ‘Remmy Rothstein Toes the Line,’ this collection showcases the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author’s dark humour, limitless imagination, and masterly command of voice and character. (‘Go Deep’ and ‘Remmy Rothstein Toes the Line’ also available as single stories andContinue reading “Three Twisted Stories by Karin Slaughter”