Colin Garrow's Blog, page 15
August 19, 2023
‘The Distant Echo’ by Val McDermid
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When four drunken students discover the body of a woman in an ancient Pictish cemetery, they soon find themselves suspected of her murder. With blood on their clothes, they struggle to maintain their innocence as they try to move on with their lives. When a cold-case review is…
‘The Riddle of the Sands’ by Erskine Childers
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) First published in 1903, The Riddle of the Sands influenced many spy stories by writers such as John Buchan, Ian Fleming and John le Carre. When civil servant Caruthers is invited on a duck-shooting holiday with his yachting enthusiast pal, Davies, he learns about his friend’s recent…
August 9, 2023
‘From Potter’s Field’ by Patricia Cornwell
My Review (5 stars out of 5) It’s Christmas in New York, and Dr Kay Scarpetta and her cop pal Captain Marino are dishing out blankets to those in need when they’re thrown into a murder investigation. The body of a woman is found by a fountain in Central Park, bearing all the hallmarks of…
‘The Raven’s Mark’ by Christie J Newport
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) A brutal murder heralds the start of a cat-and-mouse game for Detective Chief Inspector Beth Fellows as she faces a case that could change her career – or bring it to a crashing end. Realising the killing could be linked to an earlier attack, gives Beth a…
August 7, 2023
‘Mack the Life’ by Lee Mack
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Lee McKillop – also known as Lee Mack – reveals how being brought up in a pub, taking a job in a holiday camp, and trying to be a jockey, ended up with him earning a living as an actor, writer and comedian. I’ve been a fan…
August 6, 2023
‘The Correct Order of Biscuits’ by Adam Sharp
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In this wonderful little book, Adam Sharp passes on his obsession with lists in a hilarious collection of odd, bizarre, and mindboggling fun. From collective nouns such as A blessing of unicorns and A shroud of mysteries, to strange things sold on eBay, barber shop jokes and titles…
August 3, 2023
‘Adventure in Zanskar’ by Amy Edelstein
My Review (4 stars out of 5) In 1983, 21-year-old Amy Edelstein began a solitary 500-kilometer journey in Zanskar, the highest valley in the world and the westernmost corner of the Tibetan plateau. Sleeping in caves, meeting other travellers, high lamas and monastics, she explored an ancient culture in her quest for wisdom, insight, and…
July 30, 2023
‘Shatter the Bones’ by Stuart MacBride
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Aberdeen mother and daughter singing sensation Alison and Jenny McGregor make it through to the semi-finals of a TV talent show. But their growing popularity rockets when the pair are kidnapped. A ransom demand calls for money – lots of it – and if the target isn’t met,…
July 26, 2023
‘Three Sisters’ by O J Mullen
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Three Sister, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources. Blurb One chance meeting. A night that changes everything.The Kennedy sisters, Molly, Alex and Sam, have a Christmas tradition – a night out, just the three of them, sisters together.Lewis Stone can’t face the work Christmas party, but…
July 16, 2023
‘A Killing at Smugglers Cove’ by Michelle Salter
Welcome to my stop on the Blog Tour for A Killing at Smugglers Cove, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources. The Blurb Wartime secrets, smugglers’ caves, skeletal remains. And the holiday’s only just begun… July 1923 – Iris Woodmore travels to Devon with her friends Percy Baverstock and Millicent Nightingale for her father’s wedding to…
