Reviews & Book News
A shocking act of violence… It should have been the safest place on earth. A summer camp for teens, on a beautiful island off the coast of Oslo. But what started out as a haven becomes hell on earth as Continue reading A shocking act of violence… #TheIsland #Review @nholten40 @TheBenMcPherson @HarperCollinsUk
When a body is found stabbed to death in a notorious Newcastle upon Tyne gay cruising area, Detective Inspector Jack Slade of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team lands the case. What appears to be a robbery gone wrong takes Continue reading Can Slade uncover the truth before he himself becomes a victim? #DeathRattle #Review #debut @D_Jewell_Author @WildWolfPublish
How do you tell the difference between a vivid dream, an hallucination and reality? Or is the fact that you are questioning the above in the first place a sign of insanity? Who would you turn to if your own Continue reading Please don’t let me die like this… #TheGirlFromTheLake #Review @nholten40 @J_A_Simones @all_covered
Los Angeles, California. 1949. Scott Kelly is a World War Two Marine veteran and mob hitman confined to a Tuberculosis sanatorium suffering from consumption, flashbacks and nightmares from his experiences of The Battle of Okinawa and a botched hit for Continue reading A frantic search, a manic murder spree, stolen contraband, and a briefcase full of cash… #AlwaysTheDead #Review @nholten40 @SteveGone58
#Bookpeeps! I’m delighted to give a #shoutout to M. Jonathan Lee and 337 which is published by Hideaway Fall on Nov 30th! I was lucky enough to receive an #arc and great promo pack from Holly Milnes! When describing the Continue reading In a story like this, nothing is as it seems… #337 #Extract @nholten40 @MJonathanLee @HideawayFall
I don’t generally review films, plays or shows on my blog – but this is more of an online event and I enjoyed it more than I expected I would. First, here’s a little but about WHAT A CARVE UP Continue reading What a cast! What a show! #WhatACarveUp 5 ⭐️ #Review @nholten40 @CarveUpUK @jonathancoe @FillouxPastry @theBarnTheatre @thelbt @NewWolsey
Delighted to be a part of Effie Merryl’s #ABowlOfCherries blog tour today! Huge thanks to Anne Cater / Random Things Tours for the invite and the author for an ARC. A little about the author and this book, before I Continue reading There’s nothing cosy about these crimes… #ABowlOfCherries #Review @nholten40 @EffieMerryl @RandomTTours @annecater
Two RedDoor Press Authors Launch Thriller Women Blog Woohoo! Exciting news coming from two authors who have joined forces to bring more #thrillerwomen to the crime fiction community forefront! October 7th saw the launch of the Thriller Women blog – Continue reading Be sure to check there’s no-one hiding in the wardrobe and join #ThrillerWomen #PressRelease @nholten40 @penny_author @ECScullion
Paradise is about to become hell… On a remote island in the Adriatic, an enigmatic billionaire hosts a twisted form of entertainment to satisfy the jaded appetites of his exclusive guests. And for one unsuspecting family, the holiday of a Continue reading Live or die. It’s the only choice they have. #Survive #Review @t0mbale @nholten40 @Bloodhoundbook
Some secrets are too big to bury… Investigative journalist Emma Hunter never thought she’d be a bestselling author. Especially not for a blistering exposé of the brutal horrors committed at an orphanage. Some secrets breed in the dark… All she Continue reading Some secrets are too big to bury… #Ransomed #Review @nholten40 @Writer_MAHunter @StephenEdger @0neMoreChapter_
All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules. Grant McAllister, an author of crime fiction and professor of mathematics, once sat down and worked them all out. But that was thirty years ago. Now he’s living a life of Continue reading All murder mysteries follow a simple set of rules… #EightDetectives #Review @nholten40 @pavesi_alex @MichaelJBooks
Today I am delighted to be sharing a guest post from author Sean O’Leary where he tells us a little about his books but in particular, The Heat – set in both Darwin/Australia and Bangkok. First though, more about the Continue reading Can Jake get revenge to get his life back? #TheHeat #SeanOLeary #GuestPost @nholten40
They killed your wife. They took your daughter. Now, they want you dead. Let us introduce you to The Other People . . . My thanks to the publishers for an ARC of this book. The Other People has protecting Continue reading #TheOtherPeople #Review @nholten40 @cjtudor @agentmilburn @MichaelJBooks @PenguinUKBooks
Absolutely BUZZING to be taking part in Morgan Cry’s (aka Gordon Brown) THIRTY ONE BONES blog tour today! My thanks to the fabulous Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the invite and Polygon Books for an ARC. First I’d Continue reading She’s a stranger in a strange town – and she’s seriously out of her depth… #ThirtyOneBones #Review @nholten40 @MorganCryAuthor @GoJaBrown @PolygonBooks @RandomTTours
Absolutely THRILLED to be taking part in Zoe Sharp’s BONES IN THE RIVER blog tour today! My thanks to the fabulous Ayo Onatade for the invite and details and to the author for an ARC. Let’s find out a bit Continue reading Old secrets are revealed, old wounds are reopened, and tensions threaten to erupt into violence… #BonesInTheRiver #Review @nholten40 @authorzoesharp @Shotsblog