Doug Johnstone - Black Hearts (Blog Tour) Author Doug Johnstone (Picture Duncan McGlynn) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £8.99. Also available in ebook and audiobook. You can buy books direct from the publisher online at: https://orendabooks.co.uk/ I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random … Continue reading Review: Black Hearts
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Review: Natural Causes
James Oswald - Natural Causes Author James Oswald Published by Penguin, paperback £8.99, also available in ebook and audiobook. I bought this book second hand. Natural Causes was my choice for the November 2021 edition of the Bloody Scotland Book Club, and you can watch the panel discussion on the festival's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TORhmVOxZmg First, the … Continue reading Review: Natural Causes
Review: Still Life
Val McDermid - Still Life Published by Sphere, paperback £8.99. My review is of the Little Brown hardback edition (£20), which I bought new. Still Life is the sixth Karen Pirie novel and Val McDermid's 34th novel, and who knows what number crime novel I've read, but opening the covers I know that I will face … Continue reading Review: Still Life
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
Feature: Noir At The Bar
From a darkened room to Zoom... I always think of myself as an introvert, and happy in my own company, but during lockdown I've come to realise I also need the company of like-minded people at least now and again. So I have been very grateful for the online events that have popped up to … Continue reading Feature: Noir At The Bar
Review: Cold As The Grave
James Oswald - Cold As The Grave Published by Wildfire Books, paperback £7.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. The first chapters of Cold As The Grave, the ninth Tony McLean book, encapsulate James Oswald's delicate blend of police procedural and supernatural, and in less than two dozen pages he … Continue reading Review: Cold As The Grave
The Girl With All The Crime Books 