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** I am currently unable to take on any more speculative book requests** Here at Chapterinmylife I am always happy to consider 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 …

#EdinburghBookFestival @edbookfest @DameDeniseMina @ConcreteKraken @zoevenditozzi

The Edinburgh book festival takes place over two weeks and sadly this year, I was only able to get through for one day. But what a day it was! First up was lunch with Karen Sullivan of Orenda books, author Michael J Malone and my fellow #OrendaFairies Mary and Louise (we had been given the …

#BookReview #TheKillingHabit Mark Billingham @MarkBillingham @LittleBrownUK

Source: Purchased via Waterstones I bought this book last year when the author was in Glasgow for an event. As a longstanding fan of the Tom Thorne series, I happily settled myself down to enter into the dark world of his life once again. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: …

#BookTour #TimeForTheDead Lin Anderson @Lin_Anderson @panmacmillan @Blazespage @WiiShiite @WaterstonesGla @WatNewtonMearns @DouglasSkelton1

Waterstones, Sauchiehall St. Glasgow. Stock photo It's been a stalking kind of day for me today! First of all I took a sneaky wee extended lunch break to nip into Waterstones in Sauchiehall Street to catch Lin Anderson on her Time for the Dead book signing tour. Me, Lin and Steve (Blaze and Laoch's dad) …

#BlogTour #TimeForTheDead Lin Anderson @Lin_Anderson @panmacmillan @Blazespage @WiiShiite

I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Lin Anderson's "Time for the Dead", which is the 14th in the Rhona MacLeod series. I am a huge fan of Lin's work and every year I wait with baited breath for my annual fix of Rhona MacLeod, so it is an honour …

#BookReview #BlackSummer MW Craven @MWCravenUK @LittleBrownUK @DavidHHeadley

Source: Netgalley I'm delighted to be sharing my review for Black Summer by MW Craven, a book that has a firm place in my top reads of 2019 already. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming . . . Jared Keaton, chef …

#BlogTour #Torment Mark Tilbury @MTilburyAuthor @BloodhoundBooks

Huge thanks to Mark Tilbury and Bloodhound Books for the opportunity to take part in the blog tour for #Torment. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: Who can you really trust?Beth Cruikshank couldn’t be happier. She is eight weeks pregnant and married to the man of her dreams. But after …

#BookReview #AyeBarney by Douglas Lindsay @DTSLindsay

Source: Amazon Purchase Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: Something rotten is happening in the town of Millport, on the island of Cumbrae. Plans are being made, money is being thrown around, an empire is being built… and people are getting murdered. A man has a stiletto thrust into his …

#BlogTour “The 365 Day Writer’s Block Workbook: Vol 1” Morgen Bailey @morgenwriteruk @BOTBSPublicity

This is something a little bit different for review on my blog today! While it's not my usual crime fiction it is a book that's well worth a look at if you are an inspiring writer or if you just want to get back into the writing habit or do a little bit of dabbling! …

#BookReview #SongOfTheDead by Douglas Lindsay @DTSLindsay

Source: Amazon Purchase I was recently moderating a panel at Bute Noir featuring Douglas Lindsay and in preparation for the event, I read a couple of his books. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: From the author of The Legend of Barney Thomson, recently released as a major motion picture …

#ButeNoir2019 @ButeNoir @CraigRobertson_ @PrintPoint97

Well this year’s festival is done and dusted for another year and what a weekend it was! Kicking off with the arrival of my #Twinnie aka Noelle of Crimebookjunkie arriving at mine on the Thursday night - I think she really just comes to hug Cooper though! Up bright and early on the Friday morning …