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August 4, 2017
‘She Receives the Night’ by Robert Earle
She Receives the Night Short story collections are often used to display a writer’s range of skills – whether in dialogue and description, or in their ability to handle a variety of different writing styles and genres. On the other hand, such collections can equally present a handful of the crap at the bottom of … Continue reading →
August 3, 2017
The Furies’ Bog by Deborah Jackson
The Furies’ Bog (The Silent Gene Book 1) Unearthing bog bodies is not an experience archaeology student Felicity enjoys, but lacking fieldwork practice, she has no choice. Then, when she discovers a corpse that could change the theory of human evolution, things start to get dangerous. Meanwhile on Mars, astronaut Lucas has plenty to occupy … Continue reading →
‘The Butcher’s Bill’ by Martin Roy Hill
The Butcher’s Bill (The Linus Schag, NCIS, Thrillers Book 2) When a severed head and a bloody message are left at a security company, NCIS agent Linus Schag finds himself hunting down his closest friend, Bill Butcher. Linking the murder to a missing hoard of cash, Schag can’t believe his former colleague is responsible, but … Continue reading →
June 24, 2017
‘The Sweet Oil of Vitriol’ by Daniel Eagleton
The Sweet Oil of Vitriol: A Tom Glaze Hit Mossad agent Thomas lands in hospital after his first hit goes badly wrong. Left without a job, he’s offered another opportunity when his former handler asks him to assassinate the head of the African Union. However, in order to make it look like an accident, Thomas … Continue reading →
June 18, 2017
‘The Enemy Within’ by Scott Burn
The Enemy Within Teenage outsider Max can’t deal with the chaos going on inside his own head, but after a failed suicide attempt he finds himself in an institution. Realising his ‘visions’ aren’t necessarily signs of insanity, he learns he’s not the only one who can see them. When three young people with similar abilities … Continue reading →
June 10, 2017
Creating Inspiration – Where to Start
Embarking on the task of writing a new book is always a thrill, but that thrill doesn’t start for me until I have the title, because until then, I don’t have a clue where to start. I little while ago, I wrote about coming up with the idea for a series of books in the … Continue reading →
June 7, 2017
‘Now and Then in Tuscany’ by Angela Petch
Now and Then in Tuscany: Italian Journeys A sequel to the author’s first novel, ‘Tuscan Roots’, this volume follows the journey of Giuseppe Starnucci, in the early part of the last century, as he exchanges an unhappy life at a seminary for one travelling with shepherds, herding sheep to new grazing lands near the Tuscan … Continue reading →
June 6, 2017
Victorian Villains No 3 – Katie Webster
In my search for characters, I must admit I do enjoy a good murder. Some time ago, I started a series on Victorian villains, the first two being Amelia Dyer and Mary Ann Cotton. Ms Dyer ended up being the model for the baddie in the second of my Christie McKinnon stories, The House That … Continue reading →
June 4, 2017
‘The Man Who Hunted Himself’ by Lex Lander
The Man Who Hunted Himself Former Secret Service operative, André Warner, faces a challenge of a different kind when he’s offered a contract by an American racketeer. Trouble is, the job is to kill the assassin who knocked-off the gangster’s own brother. While Andre might have few qualms about taking out a fellow hitman, the … Continue reading →
June 3, 2017
David Smith – Guest Blog
My Inspirations for Letters to Strabo Behind every great love is an epic story waiting to be told. My first idea for Letters to Strabo came from the memory of a trip I made twenty years ago to Olana, the amazing Catskills home of the painter Frederic Edwin Church. It was a truly stunning experience. … Continue reading →
