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Here at Chapterinmylife I am always happy to accept books for review. Any reviews I provide are only my opinion and are always constructive. I will try my best to explain what it was I enjoyed about the book or why it was not to my taste. I understand the effort and work that goes …

#BlogTour: I Know A Secret; Tess Gerristen

I was delighted when Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox invited me to be a part of the Tess Gerritsen #BlogTour for #IKnowASecret. Although I have to confess I have not read any of Tess's books before, the blurb and the cover for this book screamed out to me to take part and I am so glad that I …

#BloodyScotland: McIlvanney Award Reader: Pint Sized Reviews: Games People Play from Owen Mullen

The McIlvanney Prize is Bloody Scotland’s annual prize awarded to the best Scottish Crime book of the year. It provides Scottish crime writing with recognition and aims to raise the profile and prestige of the genre as a whole. Scottish roots are a must for competition applications: authors must either be born in Scotland, live …

#BlogTour: Unforgiveable from Mike Thomas

I am delighted to be taking part in, and indeed closing down, the Blog Tour for Mike Thomas' #Unforgivable and thank you to Mike and Bonnierzaffre for the ARC and inviting me to take part! Let's get the show on the road! What the blurb says: Bombs detonate in a busy souk, causing massive devastation. An explosion …

Murderabilia by Craig Robertson

This one has been sitting on my #TBR pile for far too long so after a wee visit to #ButeNoir last week I was determined to reacquaint myself with Tony Winter and DI Narey and let's just say I was not disappointed! And that cover, seriously how could anyone resist this book! So what does …

#BloodyScotland: McIlvanney Award Reader: Pint Sized Reviews: Rather Be The Devil from Ian Rankin

The McIlvanney Prize is Bloody Scotland’s annual prize awarded to the best Scottish Crime book of the year. It provides Scottish crime writing with recognition and aims to raise the profile and prestige of the genre as a whole. Scottish roots are a must for competition applications: authors must either be born in Scotland, live …

#BlogTour: Pay The Penance: Rob Ashman

  I am buzzing to be a part of the blog tour for the 3rd in the Mechanic Trilogy, #PayThePenance from Rob Ashman. But I'm not going to lie, I am also kind of sobbing into my hankie too! The last in the series means I don't have a next one to look forward to …

#CoverReveal: Angela Marsons & Broken Bones

  I'm just loving the #Bookouture #CoverReveals, those guys really know how to pull off a stunning cover and I'm sure that you will agree that this one is no different! Angela Marsons is one of my favourite authors and her Kim Stone series is to die for, seriously if you haven't read it yet then …

#ButeNoir2017: A wee trip doon the watter!

  For those of you too young to remember, or without the Scottish background, a "wee trip doon the watter" describes the experience of many Glaswegians during the holiday period where they would take a trip down the river Clyde and often visit or have their holidays by the coast. With the launch of steamboat …

Blood City: Douglas Skelton

    What the blurb says: Glasgow's mean streets just got meaner. Can Davie McCall survive?Meet Davie McCall. Beaten, bloody… brutal.Irrevocably damaged by the barbaric regime of an abusive father, and haunted by memories of his mother's murder, there is a darkness inside him.Enter Joe the Tailor. A sophisticated crime lord with morals, he might …

#BloodyScotland: McIlvanney Award Reader: Pint Sized Reviews: Anne Cleeves & Cold Earth

The McIlvanney Prize is Bloody Scotland’s annual prize awarded to the best Scottish Crime book of the year. It provides Scottish crime writing with recognition and aims to raise the profile and prestige of the genre as a whole. Scottish roots are a must for competition applications: authors must either be born in Scotland, live …