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
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Review: The Last Thing To Burn
Will Dean - The Last Thing To Burn Published by Hodder & Stoughton, hardback £12.99. I bought this book new. I enjoyed Dark Pines, the first in the Tuva Moodyson series by Will Dean, but somehow the Twin Pines-esque feel doesn't click with me the way it has for so many others and I haven't rushed … Continue reading Review: The Last Thing To Burn
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: The Cut
Chris Brookmyre - The Cut Published by Sphere Books, hardback £18.99. Many thanks to Fiona Brownlee at Brownlee Donald Associates for sending me a proof copy of the novel for review purposes. First, the official blurb: Millie Spark can kill anyone. A special effects make-up artist, her talent is to create realistic scenes of bloody violence. Then, … Continue reading Review: The Cut
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: Death Of A Devil
Derek Farrell - Death Of A Devil Published by Fahrenheit Press, paperback £8.95. I bought this book new, direct from the publisher. I first met Derek a few years ago in Harrogate, in the tent on the Old Swan Hotel lawn - where so many crime fiction friendships begin - and cemented it fully at 3am … Continue reading Review: Death Of A Devil
Review: What Will Burn
James Oswald - What Will Burn (Blog Tour) James reading from Bury Them Deep on his launch tour for the book in 2020 Published by Wildfire Books, hardback £16.99. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Antonia Whitton at Headline for inviting me to join the … Continue reading Review: What Will Burn
Review: The Cutting Room
Louise Welsh - The Cutting Room Published by Canongate Books, paperback £8.99. I bought this book new. Since it won the Crime Writers Association John Creasey New Blood dagger in 2002, Louise Welsh's The Cutting Room has become a modern classic of Scottish literature, as well as something of a touchstone for those looking to stretch … Continue reading Review: The Cutting Room
Review: The Scotus Affair
Stephen L Bruneau - The Scotus Affair Available on Amazon: paperback, £10.95, ebook £10.95. I received a copy of the novel from the author for review purposes. "A timely political thriller" says the blurb of this novel, and it opens in Boston, one of my favourite cities in the world, so we're off to a good … Continue reading Review: The Scotus Affair
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
