Douglas Skelton - Where Demons Hide Author Douglas Skelton Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. It is also now available in ebook, and an audiobook is scheduled to arrive in August. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. You can read my reviews of the previous novels in the … Continue reading Review: Where Demons Hide
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Review: A Rattle Of Bones
Douglas Skelton - A Rattle Of Bones Author Douglas Skelton Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99, also available in ebook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. First, the official blurb: In 1752, Seamus a’Ghlynne - James of the Glen - was executed for the murder of government man Colin … Continue reading Review: A Rattle Of Bones
Interview: Douglas Skelton
The Five By Five Interview with Douglas Skelton Author Douglas Skelton “Five By Five?” Um, well… 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 the phrase constantly – though she never explains what it … Continue reading Interview: Douglas Skelton
Review: The Blood Is Still
Douglas Skelton - The Blood Is Still Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. I received a copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. I had the pleasure of reviewing Douglas Skelton's last novel, Thunder Bay, for The Scotsman, which allowed me to shout to a wide audience about the absolute triumph it was. … Continue reading Review: The Blood Is Still
Feature: Books of the year, 2020
My favourite reads of this <very special> year... I think we all need a wee dram to celebrate making it through 2020... It has been something of a year, hasn't it? Thank goodness for the armchair travel and general escapism of books! 2020 was also the year that I finally got this blog up and running … Continue reading Feature: Books of the year, 2020
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: Conviction
Denise Mina - Conviction Published by Vintage, paperback £8.99. My review is of the hardback edition (Harvill Secker, £14.99) purchased new. The prologue - which speaks of telling the truth and reveals the fact our main character, Anna, is actually called Sophie - immediately puts your senses on high alert. Anna is married to Hamish, … Continue reading Review: Conviction
Review: Thunder Bay
Douglas Skelton - Thunder Bay Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher (of the first paperback edition) for review purposes. Thunder Bay is Douglas Skelton’s eight novel, and a fresh departure from a writer whose back catalogue suggests a restless soul – four dark, hard-edged David McCall novels; … Continue reading Review: Thunder Bay
The Girl With All The Crime Books 