Reviews & Book News
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 know! I know! I read both these books aaaages ago but I’m still playing catch up on reviews so bear with me. Two of my favourite authors, favourite series and favourite female leads! Police procedurals are my go to Continue reading Favourite series with strong female leads! #SilentVictim #BrokenPromises #Review @writermels @MichaelHWood
He always said she was just a friend… What if she’d kill for more? Sophie is perfect. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and when she smiles her wide, open, caring smile, her teeth sparkle. Everybody loves her. So Continue reading She has it all… but what if she’d kill for your life? #ThePerfectGirl #Review @KellyGolden1234
Jeez louise – what a brilliant book! 😱 I loved the concept behind He Said, She Said by Erin Kelly. Filled with secrets and lies this twisty thriller had me glued to my kindle. Told mainly from two POV’s: His Continue reading Psychological Thrillers that will make your head spin! #HeSaidSheSaid #ErinKelly and #GoodMeBadMe #AliLand #Reviews
Set mainly in Dorset, The Other Girlfriend touches on a troubled past, manipulation, vulnerability and friendships. Secrets, lies, guilt and jealousy also play a role and when an unexpected visitor knocks on Beth’s door… her newly created life gets turned Continue reading Twisty Thrillers For Your TBR! #TheOtherGirlfriend #AlexStone TheTrial #SRMasters #RapidReviews
I’m reviewing TWO books today and not my usual genre but bear with me as there are murders, crimes of all kinds in fact, just not in this world! 🤔😉 Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses Continue reading A dark evil is brewing… #ABetrayalOfStorms #AKingdomOfLies #Review @BenAldersonBook
‘REPENT BEFORE YOU DIE … OR MAY YOU NEVER R.I.P.’ Threatening fake commemorative plaques, vigilante killings, a Jewish community in an English town – what’s the link? The clock is ticking to the next murder. After witnessing a racist incident Continue reading The clock is ticking to the next murder… #TheRedeemer #Review @nholten40 @VictoriaGoldma2 @3CPublishingUK
Helmand, 2004: Afghanistan’s most lawless province, where nearly 90 per cent of the world’s opium is grown. Pink and lilac poppies flutter innocently in the breeze in fields that stretch for miles and miles along the Helmand River south of Continue reading One man murdered, another missing. A race against time… #DeathInHelmand #Review @AlisonBelsham #NHiggens @canelo_co
Reykjavík detective Soffía finds herself struggling to cope with a single-handed investigation into a spate of malicious acts taking place across the city, and enlists help from an unexpected direction. Her psychologist ex-husband Adam has advised the police before, but Continue reading A spate of malicious acts are taking place across the city… #Deceit #Review @JoninaLeos @graskeggur @CorylusB @sh_ewa
1899, Belle Époque Paris. Lucienne’s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find Continue reading Three women. Three eras. One extraordinary mystery… #TheBleeding #Review @JoGustawsson @OrendaBooks
Heading up to Stirling for Bloody Scotland today and I’m thrilled to be closing the tour with a spotlight post on Ambrose Parry and a review of their latest book, A Corruption of Blood. I’m looking forward to meeting/catching up Continue reading Bloody Scotland Blog Tour #Spotlight #ACorruptionOfBlood #Review @AmbroseParry @BloodyScotland
Thrilled to be taking part in Gordon J. Brown’s ANY DAY NOW blog tour. Huge thanks to Sean Coleman of Red Dog Press for the invite and the ARC. I rarely take part in tours anymore as I still have Continue reading Fate hinges on the choices we make… #AnyDayNow #Review @GoJaBrown @RedDogTweets
OMFG I’m so excited today! The fabulous Karen Sullivan of Orenda asked me if I wanted to reveal the cover for Paul Hardisty’s book which is out in February 2023 and I jumped at the chance. I absolutely LOVE Paul’s Continue reading The world outside is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined… #TheForcing #CoverReveal @Hardisty_Paul @OrendaBooks
The only survivor of Denver’s notorious “Reaper” serial murders, FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck grapples with the ghosts of her past by seeking justice for victims of abuse. She’s neck deep in a particularly ugly case involving the disappearance of Continue reading The past is never far behind… #TheWrongWoman #Review #LeanneSparks #CrookedLaneBooks