My favourite reads from the last 12 months I've read a shedload of books this year, and yet looking back I haven't reviewed much at all - sorry about that if you have been seeking my thoughts, but it just turned into one of <those> years. Hopefully the reviews that did go up, and the … Continue reading Feature: Books of the Year, 2022
The Girl With All The Crime Books Is Two Today! I talked for aaaaaages about starting a book blog - and now it's celebrating its second birthday! (I think it has now been around a little longer than I spent talking about it...) Since this time last year, I've visited all sorts of places at … Continue reading Feature: Happy Birthday To Me!
My favourite reads from the past 12 months I thought 2020 was something of year - it turns out that 2021 was even more of a <expletive deleted> year... I decided not to review for a while here and there and just read, which helped with the books-as-escape-from-reality concept. So, the numbers: 112 books read … Continue reading Feature: Books Of The Year, 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
My favourite reads of this <very special> year... I think we all need a wee dram to celebrate making it through 2020... It has been something of a year, hasn't it? Thank goodness for the armchair travel and general escapism of books! 2020 was also the year that I finally got this blog up and running … Continue reading Feature: Books of the year, 2020
Cross-Border invasion- Newcastle Noir 2018 festival preview On the first bank holiday in May, a new cross-Border invasion will take place - but instead of angry warriors waving swords, the force will be made up of authors, heading to north-east England for the annual Newcastle Noir crime writing festival. The links between the north of … Continue reading Feature: Newcastle Noir 2018
The Girl With All The Crime Books 