The Five By Five Interview with Deborah Masson Author Deborah Masson “Five By Five?” Um, well… I wanted a name for this (hopefully regular) feature, and as well as being a big crime fiction fan I am also a big Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, with a soft spot for “rogue slayer” Faith, who uses … Continue reading Interview: Deborah Masson
Category: Aberdeen
Review: From The Ashes
Deborah Masson - From The Ashes (Blog Tour) Author Deborah Masson Published by Penguin Books, paperback £8.99; also available in ebook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. First, the official blurb: As … Continue reading Review: From The Ashes
Feature: Granite Noir 2020
Festival programmer Lee Randall chats with Denise Mina and Helen FitzGerald about their work Authors and fans are ready to solve a murder or two in Aberdeen - Granite Noir 2020 preview February’s weather is cold, dark and stormy - perfect for curling up with a good book. However, if you’re a crime fiction lover … Continue reading Feature: Granite Noir 2020
Review: All That’s Dead
Stuart MacBride - All That's Dead Published by HarperCollins, paperback £7.99. I received a proof copy (of the hardback edition) from the publisher for review purposes. After last year’s superlative The Blood Road, I wondered what Stuart MacBride was going to do next. I needn’t have worried – All That’s Dead is a much slower … Continue reading Review: All That’s Dead
Review: The Blood Road
Stuart MacBride - The Blood Road Published by HarperCollins, paperback £7.99. I received a free proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. After making only a cameo role in last year’s Now We Are Dead, which brought DI (now DS) Roberta Steel to the fore, DI Logan MacRae is back in the centre of … Continue reading Review: The Blood Road
Review: Burnout
Claire MacLeary - Burnout Published by Contraband, paperback £8.99. I received a free proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. Claire MacLeary’s first novel, Cross Purpose – longlisted for the McIlvanney Scottish Crime Book of the Year award in 2017 – introduced us to Maggie Laird and Wilma Harcus with warm humour and sharp … Continue reading Review: Burnout