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November 16, 2016
Reblog: Fallow – Daniel Shand – Reviewed by ChapterInMyLife
chapterinmylife - Sharon Loves Books
I was delighted when Sandstone Press contacted me earlier this yearto ask if I would be interested in reviewing Fallow by Daniel Shand as part of a forthcoming blog tour; I had a wee look at the blurb that they sent over and I was intrigued, actually I was more than intrigued – I couldn’t resist it!
Synopsis
Fallow is a tense, thrilling literary novel combining elements of dark comedy and surrealism. At its heart is the relationship between two brothers...
Reblog: Gallows Drop – Mari Hannah – Reviewed by #northern #crime
Gallows Drop is published by Macmillan on 17 November 2016 and is available to buyhere
At dawn on a lonely stretch of road, a body is found hanging from an ancient gallows the morning after a country show. Hours earlier, DCI Kate Daniels had seen the victim alive. With her leave period imminent, she’s forced to step aside when DCI James Atkins is called in to investigate. There’s bad blood between them.
When Kate discovers that Atkins’ daughter was an eyewitness to a fight...
Reblog: Sycamore Gap by LJ Ross – Reviewed by BYTHELETTERBOOKREVIEWS
Book Description:
THE EXPLOSIVE SEQUEL TO THE UK #1 BESTSELLER HOLY ISLAND
The past never stays buried for long…
Detective Chief Inspector Ryan believes he has put his turbulent history behind him. Then, in the early hours of the summer solstice, the skeleton of a young woman is found inside the Roman Wall at Sycamore Gap. She has lain undiscovered for ten years and it is Ryan’s job to piece together her past.
Enquiry lines cross and merge as Ryan is forced to face h...
November 15, 2016
Reblog: Guest Post by Sharn Hutton, author of It’s Killing Jerry – Via Linda’s Book Bag
One genre I don’t often read is the comedy thriller so I am delighted to be finding out a bit more about it today from Sharn Hutton, author of It’s Killing Jerry. It’s Killing Jerry is published today, 15th November 2016 and is available for purchase in e-book here.
It’s Killing Jerry
Fantasist, push-over and all-round crap father: Jeremy Adler’s an inspiration. For scandal, treachery and blackmail.
Fleeced by his ex-wife, oppressed by a narcissist boss and ridden over rou...
Reblog: Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner – Reviewed by Portobello Book Club
A few weeks ago I received this unexpected and rather intriguing package from Borough Press. Along with the book, there were several items which would be handy for a detective: a notebook, post-it notes, a coffee cup, mints and a relaxing camomile tea bag. All of these, the accompanying note suggested, would give a snapshot into the life of the protagonist of Missing, Presumed DS Manon Bradshaw.
Manon is a fascinating character. She is a detective sergeant working on a...
Reblog: Frailty by Betsy Reavley – Reviewed by BYTHELETTERBOOKREVIEWS
Book Description:
How far would you go to protect your family?
Danny and Libby are about to face every parent’s worst nightmare.
When eight-year-old Hope Bird disappears without a trace, from the idyllic village where she lives, life for her family will never be the same again. Her parents know she would never have gone off alone and the police have no idea where she is. Then a child’s shoe is discovered and the case takes an unexpected turn. Soon a suspect is identifi...
Reblog: The Beautiful Dead, by Belinda Bauer – Reviewed by Barbara Copperthwaite
“Fast-paced, intelligent, dark, twisted, yet with perfectly-judged humour.”
THEY SAY
There’s no safety in numbers . . .
Eve Singer needs death. With her career as a TV crime reporter flagging, she’ll do anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience.
The killer needs death too. He even advertises his macabre public performances, where he hopes to show the whole world the beauty of dying.
When he contacts Eve, she welcomes the chance to be first with the news from every gory...
Reblog: Close Your Eyes (Michael Robotham) – Reviewed By THE MISSTERY
‘I close my eyes and feel my heart begin racing. Someone is coming. They’re going to find me’. A mother and her teenage daughter are found brutally murdered in a remote farmhouse, one defiled by multiple stab wounds and the other left lying like Sleeping Beauty waiting for her Prince. Reluctantly, clinical psychologist Joe O’Loughlin is drawn into the investigation when a former student, calling himself the ‘Mindhunter’, trading on Joe’s name, has jeopardised the police inquiry...
November 14, 2016
Reblog: The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer – Reviewed by NOVELGOSSIP
Goodreads|Amazon US|Amazon UK
Release date: November 17, 2016
Publisher: Bantam Press
Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Crime Fiction
Blurb:
There’s no safety in numbers . . .
Eve Singer needs death. With her career as a TV crime reporter flagging, she’ll do anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience.
The killer needs death too. He even advertises his macabre public performances, where he hopes to show the whole world the beauty of dying.
When he contacts Eve, she welcomes the chance to...
Reblog: Love You To Death by Caroline Mitchell – Reviewed by mychestnutreadingtree
So today I am really excited to be on the blog tour for Love You To Death which is the first of a new series for Caroline Mitchell and what a series this is set to be!
About this book… Twenty years ago you were forced to give your daughter up. Now she’s back. Or is she?
Women who’ve had to give up children for adoption are being killed. A knock at their front door begins a nightmare from which they willneverwake up.
East London DetectiveRuby Prestonand her team must hu...
