Source: Review copyPublication: 6th August 2020 from Vintage Books PP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1784708535 Calcutta police detective Captain Sam Wyndham and his quick-witted Indian Sergeant, Surrender-not Banerjee, are back for another rip-roaring adventure set in 1920s India. 1905, London. As a young constable, Sam Wyndham is on his usual East London beat when he comes across anContinue reading “Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers @VintageBooks @styx_hope #DeathintheEast”
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Written in Blood by Chris Carter @SimonSchusterUK @AnneCater
Source: Review copyPublication: 23 July 2020 from Simon & SchusterPP: 496ISBN-13: 978-1471179570 A serial killer will stop at nothing… The Killer His most valuable possession has been stolen. Now he must retrieve it, at any cost. The Girl Angela Wood wanted to teach the man a lesson. It was a bag, just like all theContinue reading “Written in Blood by Chris Carter @SimonSchusterUK @AnneCater”
The Big Chill by Doug Johnstone (Skelfs #2) @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 20 June 2020 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: ISBN-13: 978-1913193348 Haunted by their past, the Skelf women are hoping for a quieter life. But running both a funeral directors’ and a private investigation business means trouble is never far away, and when a car crashes into the open grave at a funeral thatContinue reading “The Big Chill by Doug Johnstone (Skelfs #2) @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks”
Jeremiah’s Bell by Denzil Meyrick @lochlomonden @BirlinnBooks @PolygonBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 4th June 2020 from PolygonPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1846975202 Teenager Alison Doig disappeared from Kinloch over thirty years ago under mysterious circumstances. Her reclusive family still live in a remote part of the Kintyre peninsula, amidst rumours of wrecking, smuggling and barbaric cruelty. Now rich American hotelier Alice Wenger has arrived in town, determinedContinue reading “Jeremiah’s Bell by Denzil Meyrick @lochlomonden @BirlinnBooks @PolygonBooks”
What’s Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott read by Hanako Footman #AudiobookReview @stephaniewscott @kate_moreton
Source: Review copyPublication: 21 April 2020 from Weidenfeld & NicolsonLength: 10 hours 57 minutesASIN: B082MMCV6S Within the Tokyo underworld there is an industry which exists to break up marriages. It is known today as ‘wakaresaseya’ – agents who, for a fee, can be hired by one spouse to seduce the other and provide grounds forContinue reading “What’s Left of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott read by Hanako Footman #AudiobookReview @stephaniewscott @kate_moreton”
The Last Crossing by Brian McGilloway @BrianMcGilloway @emily_glenister @DomePress
Source: Review copyPublication: 2nd April 2020 from Dome PressPP: 323ISBN-13: 978-1912534371 Tony, Hugh and Karen thought they’d seen the last of each other thirty years ago. Half a lifetime has passed and memories have been buried. But when they are asked to reunite – to lay ghosts to rest for the good of the futureContinue reading “The Last Crossing by Brian McGilloway @BrianMcGilloway @emily_glenister @DomePress”
You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr @Damian_Barr @BloomsburyBooks @AnneCater
Source: Review copyPublication: 2nd April 2020 from BloomsburyPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1408886052 A beautiful and heart-breaking story set in South Africa where two mothers – a century apart – must fight for their sons, unaware their fates are inextricably linked. Orange Free State, 1901. At the height of the Boer War, Sarah van der Watt and herContinue reading “You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr @Damian_Barr @BloomsburyBooks @AnneCater”
This Lovely City by Louise Hare @LouRHare @HQstories #ThisLovelyCity @joe_thomas25
Source: Review copyPublication: 12th March 2020 from HQPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-0008332570 The drinks are flowing. The music is playing. But the party can’t last. With the Blitz over and London reeling from war, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England’s call for help. Fresh off the Empire Windrush, he’s taken a tiny room in south LondonContinue reading “This Lovely City by Louise Hare @LouRHare @HQstories #ThisLovelyCity @joe_thomas25”
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano @napolitanoann @VikingBooksUK #DearEdward
Source: Review copyPublication: 20th February 2020 from VikingPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0241384077 One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 192 passengers aboard: among them a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an injured soldier returning fromContinue reading “Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano @napolitanoann @VikingBooksUK #DearEdward”
Bearmouth by Liz Hyder @LondonBessie @emmafinnigan @PushkinPress #Bearmouth #Y/A #Blogtour
Source: Review copyPublication: 19th September from Pushkin Children’s BooksPP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1782692423 It only taykes one person to start a revolushun Life in Bearmouth is one of hard labour, the sunlit world above the mine a distant memory. Reward will come in the next life with the benevolence of the Mayker. New accepts everything – thatContinue reading “Bearmouth by Liz Hyder @LondonBessie @emmafinnigan @PushkinPress #Bearmouth #Y/A #Blogtour”
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