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Category Archives: Crime Writing
Review: Resthaven, by Erik Therme
The last thing Kaylee wants to do is participate in a childish scavenger hunt – especially inside the abandoned retirement home on the edge of town. When she finds a bruised, deaf boy hiding inside one of the rooms, she … Continue reading
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Review: After He Died, by Michael J. Malone
You need to know who your husband really was… When Paula Gadd’s husband of almost thirty years dies, just days away from the seventh anniversary of their son, Christopher’s death, her world falls apart. Grieving and bereft, she is stunned … Continue reading
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Book Review: A Murder of Crows, by Ian Skewis
I listened to this on audiobook through http://www.audiobook.com, read by the author himself. Here’s the blurb: The most violent thunderstorm in living memory occurs above a sleepy village on the West Coast of Scotland. A young couple take shelter … Continue reading
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Review: Don’t Make a Sound, by David Jackson
You can’t choose your family. Or can you? Meet the Bensons. They’re an ordinary couple. They wash their car, mow their lawn and pass the time of day with their neighbours. And they have a beautiful little girl called Daisy. … Continue reading
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Review: Devil’s Kitchen, by Stephen Puleston
How far would you go for the one you love? It is Inspector Ian Drake’s first murder case and he’s keen to do a good job and impress his superiors. When the body of man and a woman are found … Continue reading
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Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival – Harrogate!
This was my first Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival (known simply as ‘Harrogate’). And this small fact seemed to come as a surprise to nearly everyone who I mentioned it to, probably because I’m a familiar face at so … Continue reading
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Just Read… Come and Find Me, by Sarah Hilary
On the surface, Lara Chorley and Ruth Hull have nothing in common, other than their infatuation with Michael Vokey. Each is writing to a sadistic inmate, sharing her secrets, whispering her worst fears, craving his attention. DI Marnie Rome understands … Continue reading
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Just Read… Turn a Blind Eye, by Vicky Newham
A dead girl. A wall of silence. DI Maya Rahman is running out of time. A headmistress is found strangled in her East London school, her death the result of a brutal and ritualistic act of violence. Found at the … Continue reading
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Just Read… When the Waters Recede, by Graham Smith
I’m delighted to be part of the Blog Blitz to support the launch of Graham Smith’s latest Harry Evans novel, When the Waters Recede. Make sure you read to the end for news of an exciting giveaway! When a … Continue reading
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Just Read… This is How it Ends, by Eva Dolan
This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how … Continue reading
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Just Read… Deep Down Dead, by Steph Broadribb
Lori Anderson is as tough as they come, managing to keep her career as a fearless Florida bounty hunter separate from her role as single mother to nine-year-old Dakota, who suffers from leukaemia. But when the hospital bills start to … Continue reading
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Just Read… The Harbour Master, by Daniel Pembrey
Henk van der Pol is a 30-year-term policeman, a few months off retirement. When he finds a woman’s body in Amsterdam Harbour, his detective instincts take over, even though it’s not his jurisdiction. Warned off investigating the case, Henk soon … Continue reading
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Just read Trojan, by Alan McDermott
When MI5 learns that a horrifying new weapon is in enemy hands, agent Andrew Harvey is called in to track it down before it reaches British soil. The clock is ticking. Andrew and his girlfriend, Sarah, also a secret service … Continue reading
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Just read… Normal, by Graeme Cameron
“The truth is I hurt people. It’s what I do. It’s all I do. It’s all I’ve ever done.” He lives in your community, in a nice house with a well-tended garden. He shops in your grocery store, bumping shoulders … Continue reading
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Just Read… Born Bad, by Marnie Riches
The battle is on… When gang leader Paddy O’Brien is stabbed in his brother’s famous nightclub, Manchester’s criminal underworld is shaken to the core. Tensions are running high, and as the body count begins to grow, the O’Brien family must … Continue reading
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