Category Archives: Writing

Review: Devil’s Kitchen, by Stephen Puleston

Posted on Tuesday, 16 October, 2018 by

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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Just Read… Thirteen, by Steve Cavanagh

Posted on Monday, 9 April, 2018 by

They were Hollywood’s hottest power couple. They had the world at their feet. Now one of them is dead and Hollywood star Robert Solomon is charged with the brutal murder of his beautiful wife. This is the celebrity murder trial … Continue reading →

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Just Read… Dead Lands, by Lloyd Otis

Posted on Wednesday, 14 March, 2018 by

Even though I have a signed copy of this from Lloyd’s launch in London, last October, I actually listened to the audio version of Dead Lands, ably read by ‎Ben Onwukwe. Here’s what I thought. When a woman’s body is found, a … Continue reading →

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Just Read… The Bone Keeper, by Luca Veste

Posted on Thursday, 8 March, 2018 by

What if the figure that haunted your nightmares as child, the myth of the man in the woods, was real?   He’ll slice your flesh.  Your bones he’ll keep.   Twenty years ago, four teenagers went exploring in the local … Continue reading →

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Just Read… Fighting Monsters, By Rebecca Bradley

Posted on Tuesday, 20 February, 2018 by

24 hours after he walked away from court a free man, cop killer and gang leader Simon Talbot is found murdered. In his possession; the name of a protected witness from his trial.  For DI Hannah Robbins, it’s a race … Continue reading →

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Just Read… This is How it Ends, by Eva Dolan

Posted on Sunday, 4 February, 2018 by

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… The Deaths of December, by Susi Holliday

Posted on Saturday, 3 February, 2018 by

Okay, it’s February, not December, but don’t let that put you off. It looks like a regular advent calendar. Until DC Becky Greene starts opening doors . . . and discovers a crime scene behind almost every one. The police … Continue reading →

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