08 Tuesday May 2018
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It’s every woman’s nightmare: to slip the key into the lock and realise there’s an intruder inside.
What to do?
You can’t back out because the door always closes with a juddering sound that’s bound to attract attention.
And you can’t call the police because whoever’s broken in might hear you.
And then you hear a woman whimpering and moaning. Continue reading
06 Sunday May 2018
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It may seem a little like stating the blindingly obvious but Audrey Davis has a way with words.
I’ve enjoyed the witty word play in both of her Hattie Hastings novellas which I read earlier this year.
And A Clean Sweep is just as clever, packed with dry asides and witty observations.
In the opening pages, for instance, 50-something Emily is considering the Kim Kardashian question – how can a Continue reading
05 Saturday May 2018
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Thrills and spills – and dead bodies too – come fast and furious in Hard Prejudice, the sixth outing for Dave Stanton’s bounty hunter and private eye Dan Reno.
This is a satisfyingly macho action thriller that’s not for the faint-hearted.
Reno, and his sidekick, ex-cop Cody, don’t believe in a softly-softly approach when it comes to dealing with the bad guys.
And, though, Reno, at least, sometimes suffers night Continue reading
30 Monday Apr 2018
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Life, says Roger Bray, author of The Picture, is an endless adventure.
And he’s had plenty of adventures – serving in the navy, fighting in wars and, finally, as a police officer, where he was medically retired after sustaining a serious injury protecting a woman in a domestic violence incident.
A period of depression followed. But he firmly believes that when one door closes, another opens. So, he enrolled in college and studied for bachelor and master degrees where, alongside the qualifications, he discovered an unexpected bonus. Continue reading
16 Monday Apr 2018
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Introducing Rise of the Soul Catchers: an edgy YA romantic adventure, from Amazon best selling author Karen King.
Currently available for pre-order from Amazon, Rise of the Soul Catchers, previously published as Sapphire Blue, will be re-released by Littwitz Press on April 25.
What the blurb says:
Can love survive anything – even death?
Sapphire and Will vow to love each other forever.
But when a car crash ends that dream all too soon, they find themselves separated in an afterlife with zones named after the colours of the rainbow.
Determined to find each other, they start an adventurous journey alongside a cast of characters they don’t know whether to trust.
They finally meet again in the terror-fuelled Red Zone, where the dreaded Soul Catchers plan on taking over the entire afterworld, and are plunged into a dangerous battle.
Is their love strong enough to survive against the odds?
14 Saturday Apr 2018
It wasn’t until I sat down to write this review that the full significance of the title of the fourth novel in Liz Mistry’s DI Gus McGuire series struck home.
Sadly, I can’t elaborate.
But DO read Uncommon Cruelty and find out.
And, if this multi-layered, multi-voiced crime procedural doesn’t keeping you guessing right to the end, I’ll eat my hat.
The dreadlocked McGuire isn’t a typical copper – he can’t stand the sight of blood for one thing, which is a bit of a handicap when he has Continue reading
13 Friday Apr 2018
My name and website link: My name is Laurie Bell and I’m an author, blogger and an Aussie, living down under at the bottom of Aus where the weather truly does change through all seasons in a day, sometimes in one afternoon.
It’s currently autumn so, of course, yesterday was like a summer day and later this week it will be winter.
Rule of thumb is to layer your clothes.
My blog can be found at www.solothefirst.wordpress.com. You can also find me on Twitter @Laurienotlori.
I’m a lover of and writer of fantasy and science fiction. So that’s what you will find on my blog. A lot of short and long pieces of flash fiction, drabbles, rambles and Continue reading
06 Friday Apr 2018
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It’s useful sometimes to re-visit books from one’s past.
Sometimes a second read will confirm prejudices.
On the other hand, it might inspire a change of heart.
William Golding’s modern British classic Lord of the Flies, which was published in 1954, is a case in point. Continue reading
06 Friday Apr 2018
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My name is Joanne Robertson and I live in Cheshire in the North West of England. I blog at My Chestnut Reading Tree and you can find me on Twitter as @jocatrobertson
My blog is mainly a book review based blog but I also try to support local authors with guest posts, take part in cover reveals.
I also have a feature called When Dreams Come True, where people in the book world share the lead up to how they achieved their dream job in the book industry.
I started my blog in February 2016. I had a few friends who had started and I thought it was something I’d enjoy doing as I had recently joined netgalley after Continue reading
28 Wednesday Mar 2018
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My name and website link: Hi all, my name is Sharon and I blog over at chapterinmylife. I blog about crime fiction and psychological thrillers, especially those with a Scottish connection.
I live just outside of Glasgow and books are my passion.
As well as book reviews, I can often be found at crime book festivals, book launches and author events and always write a wee post about them.
I also cover author interviews, I run a feature to coincide with Book Week Scotland every year and I love to post a cover reveal for new books coming out.
My blog name was a little bit random to be honest as I never really intended starting a book blog, my blog was initially going to be some random musings about my life until I thought how dull that would be. Continue reading
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