#BookReview #Blackstoke Rob Parker @robparkerauthor @RedDogTweets

Source: purchase via publisher website I am a huge fan of Rob Parker's Ben Bracken series; he is a seriously talented writer. So when I discovered he was releasing a suburban gothic horror novel, I was immediately intrigued! Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: WEALTH. SECURITY. PROSPERITY. NONE OF IT …

#BookReview #BackStories Simon Van Der Velde @SimonVdVwriter

Source: ARC via author When Simon Van Der Velde contacted me and asked me if I'd read and review this collection of short stories, I was delighted to oblige; with my brain on a meltdown, I was having difficulty in focusing on my reading and in danger of losing my mojo. This short collection seemed …

#BookReview #TheLiarsGirl Catherine Ryan Howard @cathryanhoward

Source: Via Amazon Purchase I remember seeing Catherine Ryan Howard at Granite Noir a couple of years ago and she was talking about this book. It's been on my TBR pile for such a long time and I'm kicking myself for taking so long to read it! Before I share my thoughts, here's what the …

#BookReview #TimeIsRunningOut Michael Wood @MichaelHWood @0neMoreChapter_

Source: purchased via Amazon Holy Moley! What can I say! Well, read on and find out! But first of all... Here's what the official blurb says: You’re a survivor, aren’t you, Matilda? But what’s the point in surviving when everyone around you is dead?When DCI Matilda Darke receives a mysterious telephone call, she immediately dismisses …

#BookReview #OnAnOutgoingTide Caro Ramsay @CaroRamsayBooks @severnhouse

Source: ARC via Netgalley This is the 12th book in the Anderson and Costello series by Caro Ramsay and as always, eagerly awaited by me! And check that cover out! Stunning! Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: Two murders, forty years apart. What links them? Detectives Anderson & Costello undertake …

#BookReview #CryBaby Mark Billingham @MarkBillingham @LittleBrownUK @BooksSphere

Source: Purchased via Amazon Cry Baby is perfect for both fans and those new to the Tom Thorne series. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says It's 1996. Detective Sergeant Tom Thorne is a haunted man. Haunted by the moment he ignored his instinct about a suspect, by the horrific crime …

#BookReview #TheGirlInTheMissingPoster Barbara Copperthwaite @BCopperthwait @Bookouture

Source: ARC via Netgalley I was delighted to receive an early review copy of this long awaited novel from Barbara Copperthwaite and boy has she come back with a twisted bang! Published on 23rd Feb 2021. Before I share my thoughts, here's what the official blurb says: MISSING – Have you seen this girl? Nineteen-year-old …

#GraniteNoir #GN2021 #BookFestival #Online #LockDownBookFestivals @GraniteNoirFest

As we are just about to reach the 12 month anniversary of lockdown due to the #YouKnowWhat the first Crime Writing Festival of 2021 has just taken place. This year there was no trip up to the northern lights of old Aberdeen for us crime lovers, no trip down memory lane for me, as I …

#GraniteNoir2021 #GN2021 #BookFestivals #OnlineBookFestival @GraniteNoirFest @APAWhatsOn #Sunday #FinalDay

And so the final day! What a weekend! And what a way to close! 11am ALL ABOARD THE MYSTERY TRAIN! MEET M.G. LEONARD (AGES 7+) Chaired by Janet Smyth M. G. Leonard is an award-winning, bestselling writer whose books have been translated into over forty languages, and a TV series based on her Beetle Boy …

#GraniteNoir2021 #GN2021 #BookFestivals #OnlineBookFestival @GraniteNoirFest @APAWhatsOn #Saturday #DayTwo

Saturday is jam packed with criminal delights! 10am BOLD NEW VOICES WITH FEMI KAYODE, SUSIE YANG AND SAIMA MIR Chaired by Theresa Talbot It’s always exciting meeting the bestsellers of the future, and we’re delighted to showcase three debut authors whose novels are some of the hottest properties around.  Femi Kayode trained as a clinical psychologist …