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December 5, 2016
Reblog: Top 12 Crime Books of 2016 – Via #northern #crime
Top 12 Crime Books of 2016
It is December. Christmas is nearly upon us. It is also the time that every book blogger posts lists of their favourite books. 2016 proved to be a particularly fabulous year for the crime genre. I feel terribly guilty narrowing my favourites down to 12, when I could easily have picked so much more. The standard is that high. Long may this continue.
Thank you to every blogger, author and publicist I chatted to online or at Crimefest or Harrogate....
Reblog: Kill The Next One by Frederico Axat – Reviewed by Little Bookness Lane
Publisher: Text Publishing
Publication date:
26th January 2016 (UK) – Paperback
28th November 2016 (UK)– Kindle
The second I spied the book summary for this one I knew I had to read it. The premise is ingenious by itself, yet Kill The Next One goes beyond the dominion of ordinary psychologicalsuspense to amuse itself with thetwisted intellectual intricaciesof Theodore ‘Ted’ McKay.
Ted is coming to terms withthe thought of hisinoperable brain tumour and has decided to...
Reblog: Lost in Static by Christina Philippou – Reviewed by neverimitate
Lost in Static, by Christina Philippou, tells the story of a group of university freshers during their first year living away from the constrictions of the family home. As a parent of two students it made for disturbing reading, but it is a brilliantly constructed story that held my attention throughout.
There are four pivotal characters and the academic year is chronicled from each of their points of view. They arrive at halls on the first weekend of Fresher’s Week determined...
December 4, 2016
Book Signing – The Wellfield Bookshop 3rd December 2016
Huge thanks to Hannah and Connor for setting up a great looking table for my book signing this weekend at the delightful indie bookshop – TheWellfield Bookshop (@WellfieldBooks1) :
Plenty of mince pies and cups of tea all round!
Within minutes I had my first signing, but Lynda was too shy to have her photo taken with me. Don’t worry Lynda, you weren’t the only one!
Mark was so engrossed, he almost walked out of the shop without buying his book. I thought I was going to have to dust of...
Reblog: Dead Man’s Prayer by Jackie Baldwin – Reviewed BIBLIOPHILE BOOK CLUB
*Many thanks to the author for my review copy*
About the book:
Eighteen years ago, DI Frank Farrell turned his back on the church. But when an ex-priest is murdered in his hometown, he has no choice but to delve into his past. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride, James Oswald and Val McDermid.
Ex-priest DI Frank Farrell has returned to his roots in Dumfries, only to be landed with a disturbing murder case. Even worse, Farrell knows the victim: Father Boyd, the man who...
December 2, 2016
Reblog: Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land – Reviewed by ChapterInMyLife
chapterinmylife - Sharon Loves Books
Synopsis
NEW N A M E .
NEW F A M I L Y.
S H I N Y.
NEW.
ME . ‘
Annie’s mother is a serial killer.
The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police.
But out of sight is not out of mind.
As her mother’s trial looms, the secrets of her past won’t let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name – Milly.
A fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be.
But Milly’s mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than wate...
Reblog: Gone Without A Trace by MaryTorjussen – Reviewed by The Quiet Knitter
Reviewed: 28 November 2016 4 out of 5 stars Copy supplied by Headline in return for an honest review
Description:
GONE WITHOUT A TRACE by Mary Torjussen is a chilling, twisty, compulsive thriller about a woman whose boyfriend has vanished. Fans of I LET YOU GO and THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN will be gripped.
No one ever disappears completely…
You leave for work one morning.
Another day in your normal life.
Until you come home to discover that your boy...
December 1, 2016
Reblog: Tall Oaks by Chris Whitaker – Reviewed by NOVELGOSSIP
Goodreads|Amazon|Amazon UK
Release date: September 8, 2016
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Blurb:
For fans of Twin Peaks and The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, this brilliant debut is dark yet hilarious, suspenseful and sad.
Everyone has a secret in Tall Oaks . . .
When three-year-old Harry goes missing, the whole of America turns its attention to one small town.
Everyone is eager to help. Everyone is a suspect.
Desperate mother Jess, whose grief is dr...
November 30, 2016
Reblog: The Escape by C.L.Taylor – Cover Reveal by The Book Review Café
**Squeals with delight” Tonight I’m super excited to be one of the bloggers doing a cover reveal for the super talented C.L.Taylor, whose books I just happen to love, and looking at the book cover and description The Escape isone book that will be going straight on my “wish list” for 2017, so without further ado and a drum roll I can now share the very intriguing book cover for The Escape……
Don’t you just love it? and here’s the book description to whet your appetite an...
Reblog: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough – Reviewed by The Quiet Knitter
Reviewed: 17 October 2016 5 out of 5 stars Copy supplied by HarperCollins in return for an honest review
Description:
Don’t trust this book.
Don’t trust this story.
Don’t trust yourself.
David and Adele seem like the ideal pair. He’s a successful psychiatrist, she is his picture-perfect wife who adores him. But why is he so controlling? And why is she keeping things hidden?
As Louise, David’s new secretary, is drawn into their world, she uncovers...
