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: City Of Margins
William Boyle - City Of Margins (Blog Tour) Author William Boyle Published by No Exit Press, 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 lives of several … Continue reading Review: City Of Margins
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
Review: Thursday Night Widows
Claudia Piñeiro - Thursday Night Widows (blog tour) Claudia Piñeiro, author Published by Bitter Lemon Press, paperback £7.99 (translated by Miranda France). I received a 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 … Continue reading Review: Thursday Night Widows
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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!
Review: Trafficked Dreams
Heather Osborne - Trafficked Dreams Independently published, available on Amazon paperback £9.99, ebook £2.99. I received a copy from the author for review purposes. Heather Osborne, a California native now based in Scotland, writes in her acknowledgements: "Briana Ryu is a character I've had in development for some time, but had kept very close to my heart." … Continue reading Review: Trafficked Dreams
Review: Your Still Beating Heart
Tyler Keevil - Your Still Beating Heart Published by Myriad Editions, hardback £12.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. First, the official blurb: All it takes to change a life is a single moment: a random stabbing on a London bus leaves a young woman stripped of a future that … Continue reading Review: Your Still Beating Heart
