Sarah Sultoon - The Source Author Sarah Sultoon Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I received a copy of the novel from the publisher as I chaired a panel including the author at Aye Write! 2021, Glasgow's book festival. Thanks to Bob McDevitt and the Aye Write! team for inviting me, and thanks to Karen Sullivan … Continue reading Review: The Source
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Review: Hotel Cartagena
Simone Buchholz - Hotel Cartagena (Blog Tour) Author Simone Buchholz Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. Translated by Rachel Ward. 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: Twenty floors … Continue reading Review: Hotel Cartagena
Review: Bound
Vanda Symon - Bound (Blog Tour) Author Vanda Symon Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. 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: The New Zealand city of Dunedin is … Continue reading Review: Bound
Review: Fallen Angels
Gunnar Staalesen - Fallen Angels (Blog Tour) Author Gunnar Staalesen Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. Translated by Don Bartlett. 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: When Bergen … Continue reading Review: Fallen Angels
Review: The Big Chill
Doug Johnstone - The Big Chill Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy of the novel for review purposes. Six months on from the events of A Dark Matter - which saw the Skelf women deal with death and betrayal, alongside running a funeral directors and a private investigation business after … Continue reading Review: The Big Chill
Review: Betrayal
Lilja Sigurðardóttir - Betrayal (Blog Tour) Author Lilja Sigurðardóttir Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. Betrayal is translated by Quentin Bates. 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: Burned … Continue reading Review: Betrayal
Review: Changeling
Matt Wesolowski - Changeling Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I bought this book new. Matt Wesolowski's podcast-structured Six Stories series has gone from strength to strength, and in Changeling, he turns his attention to one of life's most emotionally charged incidents: a missing child. Each Six Stories book is a standalone bar one connection: podcaster … Continue reading Review: Changeling
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
Review: Ash Mountain
Helen FitzGerald - Ash Mountain Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I bought an early release copy of this at the Orenda Roadshow in February 2020. Helen FitzGerald's last novel, Worst Case Scenario, was based in her adopted home of Glasgow and was a blackly funny yet slightly bleak tale of a probation officer unravelling … Continue reading Review: Ash Mountain
Review: Containment
Vanda Symon - Containment Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. The third of Vanda Symon's Sam Shepherd novels to be published in the UK, Containment opens as shipping containers lost from a cargo ship are washing up on the beach at Aramoana, a village … Continue reading Review: Containment
