Reviews & Book News
My thoughts: WOW! When I turned the last page of Kim DeRose’s For Girls Who Walk Through Fire, all I could think was: sweet mother of thrillers, well that was different! If you’re searching for a mesmerizing concoction of ‘The Craft’, ‘Mean Continue reading Poignant & Powerful… #ForGirlsWhoWalkThroughFire #Review #KimDeRose
My thanks to Anne Cater and Orenda for the ARC and a stop on this fantastic tour. My Thoughts: From the prologue and first chapter of Michael J. Malone’s THE MURMURS, a chilling shadow will dance in your mind, setting Continue reading In the beginning there was fear… #TheMurmurs #review #blogtour @michaelJmalone1 @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours
About the Book: The boys on the row are only after one thing, but that bullshit’s for pledges. Tiffany’s on the hunt for something more. Kill for Love is a searing satirical thriller about Tiffany, a privileged Los Angeles sorority Continue reading Are you ready for a female American Psycho? #KillForLove by #LauraPicklesimer #debut #review
Delighted to be closing off the #BloodyScotland blog tour with my review of The Devil’s Playground by Craig Russell and some details about his appearance at Bloody Scotland this weekend. I’ll be there, so if you see me… say hello! Continue reading #TheDevilsPlayground: Where horror is silent . . . #Review #BlogTour @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald #CraigRussell
Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival Is Coming Back! After some blockbuster standalone events with international crime-writing stars like Harlan Coben and Karin Slaughter, Murder One, Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival is back in its weekend format from 6th-8th October in Continue reading It would be a crime to miss it…#MurderOne returns 6 – 8 October 2023! #pressrelease @MurderOneFest
Hey fellow #CrimeBookJunkies! I’ve recently returned from another thrilling escapade at the infamous Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2023. Oh, and what a whirlwind it was! Let’s set the scene: imagine if you will, a picturesque North Yorkshire town, Harrogate, Continue reading Crime, Pints, and Peculiarity – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2023… that’s a wrap! @HarrogateFest
What did I think? Massive thanks to Laura Sherlock (publicist) and Pan Macmillan for an ARC of what has been my favourite book of 2023 to date. It is going to take something HUGE to knock this book off of Continue reading An apt title as this book completely broke me! #AllOfUsAreBroken by @FionaAnnCummins #review @laurasherlock21
The CWA’s National Crime Reading Month a Blazing Success this June With over 150 events from the Channel Islands to the tip of Scotland via ambassador Emma Christie’s camper van in Croatia and institutions such as the British Library and Continue reading When Crime Pays! #SuccessOfNCRM #PressRelease @the_cwa #PickUpAPageTurner
Five million reasons why Ben Koenig had to disappear. Only one to bring him back . . . Ben Koenig is a ghost. He doesn’t exist any more. Six years ago it was Koenig who headed up the US Marshal’s Continue reading A must read #newseries! #Fearless #review @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault
In case you missed the cover reveal earlier last week or want to know more about the author and book… check out KILLER BODIES by Heleen Kist! It’s out July 20th and even before reading this one, I know you’ll Continue reading Be careful what you wish for… #CoverReveal #KillerBodies @hkist
Well this was an awesome email to receive and I’ll tell you what – it’s going to be tough to choose! With six bestselling authors competing to win the UK’s most wanted crime writing prize, the public is now invited Continue reading And the #shortlist nominees are… #PressRelease #TheakstonsCrime @HarrogateFest
IT’S NOT CHILD’S PLAY Glasgow, 1974 – a time of power cuts, strikes and the three-day week. Twelve-year-old Ginger Bannerman is playing in the local woods when he stumbles across a gunman in hiding. The man has incriminating evidence of Continue reading A crime thriller with heart and humour… #NoMoreGames #Review @GoJaBrown @RedDogTweets
Meet Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated… He’s a detective, a dancer, he has no respect for authority - and he’s the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller. A double murder Continue reading When a new series has your heart racing for more ~ meet Detective Miller… #TheLastDance #review @MarkBillingham @TheCrimeVault #Sphere
I was delighted to be a Bloody Scotland reader again this year and look forward to the official announcements for the McIlvanney Prize 2023! Here’s more details about the programme launch! BLOODY SCOTLAND REVEALS STAR LINE UP FOR PROGRAMME LAUNCH Continue reading Stop what you’re doing right now and read this! #pressrelease #lineupannounced @BloodyScotland
I was invited to attend the official programme announcement event in London this year, but unfortunately couldn’t make it. However, I did squeal with excitement when the newsletter dropped in my inbox not too long ago! The line-up in incredible, Continue reading The countdown is on! #TheakstonsCrime @HarrogateFest #PressRelease (unofficial 😂)