#AyeWrite first opened its doors in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow in April 2005 and it was an instant success. The festival is now an annual event in the Scottish #BookFestival calendar! Glasgow is home to a number of brilliant authors and indeed the city is rich with inspiration for many a novel across all … Continue reading Aye Write – Aye thank you – I will!
Month: January 2017
I happened across an ad for this book while scrolling through Twitter one night and the blurb immediately enticed me. Something about it just drew me right in, perhaps it was the reference to #WittyScotsBanter that grabbed me or the bond between Mary and her granpa but I knew that I had to read it! … Continue reading Mary’s The Name -Ross Sayers
Well if you haven't heard of the brilliant new book by Owen Mullen #GamesPeoplePlay which has just been published by #BloodhoundBooks then where in the world have you been folks! Featuring Charlie Cameron, Private Investigator, this Scottish based crime fiction with a difference is one that has been attracting rave reviews since publication. It is … Continue reading Competition Time – Owen Mullen #GamesPeoplePlay giveaway!
What the blurb says: On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer’s night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykajvik to investigate on … Continue reading Blackout – Ragnar Jonasson
Well it is nearing that time of year again, when everyone comes out of hibernation and us #BookishPeople all start to get excited about author events and Book festivals across the country. Kicking us off in Glasgow, in March 2017, is the fantastic #AyeWrite festival. Now in its 12th year, #AyeWrite just keeps getting bigger … Continue reading #AyeWrite Press Release
I was so excited when Owen Mullen and Bloodhound Books contacted me and asked me if I wanted to be a part of the relaunch of Games People Play - the first in his Charlie Cameron P.I Series, I didn't need to think twice about my response - it was a hell yeah! Being … Continue reading #Blog Tour #Games People Play – Owen Mullen
What the blurb says: Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a local policeman, whose tumultuous past and uneasy relationships with the villagers continue to haunt him. The peace of this close-knit community is shattered by the murder of a … Continue reading Nightblind – Ragnar Jonasson
Synopsis: One day changes Jody's life forever. She has shut herself down, haunted by her memories and unable to trust anyone. But then she meets Abe, the perfect stranger next door and suddenly life seems full of possibility and hope. One day changes Mags's life forever. After years of estrangement from her family, Mags receives … Continue reading Tattletale – Sarah J Naughton
Another fab review for Owen Mullen’s Games People Play
Book Description:
Thirteen-month-old Lily Hamilton is abducted from Ayr beach in Scotland while her parents are just yards away.
Three days later the distraught father turns up at private investigator Charlie Cameron’s office. Mark Hamilton believes he knows who has stolen his daughter. And why.
Against his better judgment Charlie gets involved In the case and when more bodies are discovered the awful truth dawns: there is a serial killer whose work has gone undetected for decades.
Is baby Lily the latest victim of a madman?
For Charlie it’s too late, he can’t let go.
His demons won’t let him.
‘A major new force in British crime fiction.’
My Thoughts:
The story starts off with quite a dramatic start with baby Lily being abducted while her dad is fighting to save her mothers life. What a way to start a book off and it had…
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What the blurb says: She stole her husband. Now she wants to take her life. After the horrors of the past, Louisa Williams is desperate to make a clean start. Her husband Sam is dead. Her children, too, are gone, victims of the car accident in which he died. Sam said that she would never … Continue reading Her Husband’s Lover – Julia Crouch
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