The Five By Five Interview with Denzil Meyrick “Five By Five?” Um, well… I wanted a name for this (hopefully regular) feature, and as well as being a big crime fiction fan I am also a big Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, with a soft spot for “rogue slayer” Faith, who uses the phrase constantly … Continue reading Interview: Denzil Meyrick
Denise Mina - Rizzio Published by Polygon Books, paperback £7.99, also available in ebook and audio book. I received a copy of the hardback edition from the publisher for review purposes. You can buy the book/ebook direct from the publisher at: birlinn.co.uk First, the official blurb: It's Saturday evening, 9 March 1566, and Mary, Queen of Scots, … Continue reading Review: Rizzio
Douglas Skelton - Where Demons Hide Author Douglas Skelton Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. It is also now available in ebook, and an audiobook is scheduled to arrive in August. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. You can read my reviews of the previous novels in the … Continue reading Review: Where Demons Hide
Douglas Skelton - A Rattle Of Bones Author Douglas Skelton Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99, also available in ebook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. First, the official blurb: In 1752, Seamus a’Ghlynne - James of the Glen - was executed for the murder of government man Colin … Continue reading Review: A Rattle Of Bones
The Five By Five Interview with Douglas Skelton Author Douglas Skelton “Five By Five?” Um, well… As well as being a big crime fiction fan I am also a big Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, with a soft spot for “rogue slayer” Faith, who uses the phrase constantly – though she never explains what it … Continue reading Interview: Douglas Skelton
Sandra Ireland - Sight Unseen Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. I received a copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. First, the official blurb: 1648. Alie Gowdie marries Richard Webster during a turbulent time in Scotland’s history. Charles I is about to lose his head, and little does Alie know that she … Continue reading Review: Sight Unseen
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
Morgan Cry - Thirty-One Bones Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. A new name is on the cover of this novel, but it's not a debut - Morgan Cry is an alias for crime writer and Bloody Scotland board member Gordon Brown, who has … Continue reading Review: Thirty-One Bones
Denzil Meyrick - Jeremiah’s Bell Published by Polygon, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher for review purposes. After Denzil Meyrick ended last year’s A Breath On Dying Embers with a mighty cliff-hanger, fans will have been desperate to get their hands on Jeremiah’s Bell to see what happens next. (You can … Continue reading Review: Jeremiah’s Bell
Douglas Skelton - Thunder Bay Published by Polygon Books, paperback £8.99. I received a proof copy from the publisher (of the first paperback edition) for review purposes. Thunder Bay is Douglas Skelton’s eight novel, and a fresh departure from a writer whose back catalogue suggests a restless soul – four dark, hard-edged David McCall novels; … Continue reading Review: Thunder Bay
The Girl With All The Crime Books 