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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The Late Train to Gipsy Hill by Alan Johnson @WildfireBks @Bookywookydooda
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 September 2021 from WildfirePP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1472286123 My thanks to Caitlin Raynor and Wildfire Books for an advance copy for review A woman hiding a deadly secret. And the man who went in search of adventure, but found himself in danger … Gary Nelson has a routine for the commute toContinue reading “The Late Train to Gipsy Hill by Alan Johnson @WildfireBks @Bookywookydooda”
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”
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”
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins @alisonbarrow @DoubledayUK @RandomTTours
Source: Review copyPublication: 31 August 2021 from DoubledayPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-0857524447 My thanks to Doubleday for an advance copy for review ”What is wrong with you?” Laura has spent most of her life being judged. She’s seen as hot-tempered, troubled, a loner. Some even call her dangerous. Miriam knows that just because Laura is witnessed leavingContinue reading “A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins @alisonbarrow @DoubledayUK @RandomTTours”
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”
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