I've had this book on my #TBR pile since I was lucky enough to hear Doug Johnstone speak at #AyeWrite in Glasgow earlier this year and then again perform at #NoirAtTheBar in Edinburgh a couple of months ago. His refreshing and direct approach intrigued me and the subject matter of The Jump, suicide, struck a … Continue reading #TheJump: Doug Johnstone
Month: August 2017
Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival 8-10 September 2017 How excited am I to be sharing this news with you! FIVE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2017 Winner to be presented at Opening Reception of Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival at Stirling Castle on Friday 8 … Continue reading @BloodyScotland #TheMcIlvanneyPrize @valmcdermid #@DameDeniseMina @TheCraigRussell #@CraigRobertson #@JayStringer #Finalists Announced
What the blurb says: Two girls go missing, decades apart. What would you do if one was your daughter? When eight-year-old Grace goes missing from a sweet shop on the way home from school, her mother Emma is plunged into a nightmare. Her family rallies around, but as the police hunt begins, cracks … Continue reading 99 Red Balloons: Elisabeth Carpenter
Ohhhh yes, time for a cover reveal for the new #JakeBoulder novel from Graham Smith. #KindredKillers is the 2nd in the Jake Boulder series and this one is going to blow your head away! Anyway, if you follow me then you know the script...no peeking until you get the lowdown on the book! So … Continue reading #CoverReveal: Kindred Killers from Graham Smith
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 … Continue reading #BloodyScotland: McIlvanney Award Reader: Pint Sized Reviews: “Beneath the Skin” from Sandra Ireland
A huge thank you to Noelle over at Bookouturefor the invite to take part in the #BlogTour for Stephen Edger's #DeadToMe and how awesome is it that I'm closing down this tour alongside the brilliant Claire Knight, Guest Reviewer over at Crimebookjunkie my spot today I am delighted to have been given a very … Continue reading #BlogTour: Dead to Me, Stephen Edger
With the threat of a storm hanging over the streets of Glasgow I made my way to #TheIronHorse on West Nile St for the launch of "Checking Out of the Hotel Euthanasia" from Gerard Graham and published by Ringwood Publishing, a small independent Scottish Publisher, based in Glasgow, dedicated to publishing quality works of Scottish fiction … Continue reading #BookLaunch: #CheckingOutOfTheHotelEuthanasia from Gerard Graham: #TheIronHorse Glasgow 22nd Aug 2017 #RingwoodPublishing
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 … Continue reading #BlogTour: I Know A Secret; Tess Gerristen
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 … Continue reading #BloodyScotland: McIlvanney Award Reader: Pint Sized Reviews: Games People Play from Owen Mullen
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 … Continue reading #BlogTour: Unforgiveable from Mike Thomas