Ambrose Parry - A Corruption Of Blood (Blog tour) Published by Canongate Books, paperback £8.99. Also available in ebook and audiobook. I received a copy of the hardback edition of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. My thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for the invitation to join the blog tour. First, … Continue reading Review: A Corruption Of Blood
Category: McIlvanney Prize
Interview: Deborah Masson
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
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
Review: Where Demons Hide
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
Interview: Neil Broadfoot
The Five By Five Interview with Neil Broadfoot Author Neil Broadfoot “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: Neil Broadfoot
Feature: Bloody Scotland 2021
Bloody Scotland returns with the best of both worlds Welcome to Stirling... Craig Russell wins the McIlvanney It would be rude not to! After the pandemic pushed Bloody Scotland online in 2020, it was a relief to hear that it was going ahead this year as a hybrid event, with writers and fans returning in … Continue reading Feature: Bloody Scotland 2021
Review: The Quaker
Liam McIlvanney - The Quaker Published by HarperCollins, paperback £8.99. I bought this book new, in hardback. I first read The Quaker not long after it came out in 2018, around the time I read The Long Drop by Denise Mina, and I wasn't the only one who thought they were a complementary pair of … Continue reading Review: The Quaker
Review: A Dark Matter
Doug Johnstone - A Dark Matter Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. I've long been a fan of Doug Johnstone's exquisitely crafted novels, whether on the breathlessly tumbling plot-heavy side such as Hit And Run or Crash Land, or the heartbreaking character work of … Continue reading Review: A Dark Matter
Exclusive guest post! By Neil Broadfoot
Author Neil Broadfoot on the importance of the Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival to him as a writer and a crime fiction fan The Golden Lion welcome... A Bloody Scotland cocktail... The torchlight procession... I suppose we should be used to it now. It started with the inevitable cancellation of Newcastle Noir then, like the … Continue reading Exclusive guest post! By Neil Broadfoot
Featurette: McIlvanney shortlist
1 September, 2020 - The McIlvanney Prize shortlist is announced Today Bloody Scotland unveils the shortlisted authors in contention for the 2020 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, sponsored by the Glencairn Glass. The shortlist for the 2020 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year:Andrew James Greig, Whirligig (Fledgling)Doug Johnstone, … Continue reading Featurette: McIlvanney shortlist
The Girl With All The Crime Books 