I’d like to express my thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me to join the blog tour for this book – Guilty Women by Melanie Blake published by Harper Collins on 28th April. Can they get away with murder? On a beautiful island off the English coast, four TV actresses gather.Their fifth member is missing – and only they know why she was killed.As the secret between them threatens to come out, tensions on set run high.The women are determined that the show must go on – no matter what it costs.But one of them is on the edge of telling the truth – and no show in the world…
The Curator – M.W. Craven Blog Tour Read
Yes, its that time again, another year has passed already. Launch time for book three – I would very much like to extend my gratitude to M.W. Craven, for providing us all with this beautifully gripping series – Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw are the discernable duo behind The Curator – brawn and brains have never before worked together so well, wreaking justifiable havoc to ensure integrity is served. I would also like to thank Beth Wright, of Constable, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, for inviting me to be part of this blog tour. M.W. Craven won the 2019 CWA Gold Dagger A serial killer is leaving displayed…
My favourite books of 2019
What a brilliant year for books it has been, so many great titles by lots of new debuts and established authors. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the publicists that have sent books and for the invites to join blog tours and tour organisers – there’s so many of you to name – I know I’ll miss some people out if I try to name names, so as not to offend I will just leave it at that. Twitter friends, some of whom I have managed to meet in person this year and can now call real friends. I’ve read a few books this year, more than…
Black Summer – M.W. Craven Blog tour
After The Puppet Show, a new storm is coming… Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He’s currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant Washington Poe. So when a young woman staggers into a remote police station with irrefutable evidence that she is Elizabeth Keaton, Poe finds himself on the wrong end of an investigation, one that could cost him much more than his career. Helped by the only person he trusts, the brilliant but socially awkward Tilly Bradshaw, Poe races to answer…
The Traitor – Ava Glass
The Traitor is the second book in the Emma Makepeace series, I really enjoyed book one – The Chase – and was delighted to be asked to review book two. Written by Ava Glass and published on 14th September by Penguin. …meet Britain’s female Bond! From the glittering shores of St. Tropez to the sun-drenched streets of Barcelona, The Traitor is former spy insider Ava Glass’s high-octane thriller set in the billionaires’ playground of the glamourous French Riviera. A dead body in a padlocked suitcase, chemical weapons, and an MI5 traitor selling secrets to the Russians sets the scene for British agent Emma Makepeace’s thrill packed mission on the med. Emma must go undercover,…
The Fascination – Essie Fox
My thanks to Anne Cater, for the invitation to be part of this blog tour. The Fascination by Essie Fox, published by Orenda Publications and is available from the 22nd June. Twin sisters Keziah and Tilly Lovell are identical in every way, except that Tilly hasn’t grown a single inch since she was five. Coerced into promoting their father’s quack elixir as they tour the country fairgrounds, at the age of fifteen the girls are sold to a mysterious Italian known as ‘Captain’. Theo is an orphan, raised by his grandfather, Lord Seabrook, a man who has a dark interest in anatomical freaks and other curiosities … particularly the human…
Seahurst – S.A. Harris
I would like to extend my thanks to Helen Richardson, of Helen Richardson PR for inviting me to read and review this copy of Seahurst, the new novel by S.A. Harris. Published by Salt Publishing and available now. S.A. Harris returns with a gripping contemporary ghost story set on the Suffolk coast. Evie Meyer and her son Alfie flee from her abusive partner Seth in Toronto to spend New Year with her half-brother Luke at their late father’s summer home on the Suffolk Coast, only to find Seahurst abandoned and Luke missing. As Evie searches for her brother, she is filled with a deepening dread that something is very wrong at Seahurst…
So Pretty – Ronnie Turner
My thanks to Anne Cater, as always who runs the Orenda blog tours with military precession. And fro inviting me to be part of this tour for the amazing Ronnie Turner. So Pretty is sure to lead Ronnie on the path she intends to tread and with Karen Sullian’s directions, they will take her to far off places. Published on 19th January 2023. A young man arrives in a small town, hoping to leave his past behind him, but everything changes when he takes a job in a peculiar old shop, and meets a lonely single mother… Fear blisters through this town like a fever… When Teddy Colne arrives in…
Black Hearts – Doug Johnstone
My thanks to Anne Cater for organising this blog tour for Black Hearts, the fourth in the Skelf series, and joins its predecessors in being enigmatic, funny and informative with some black humour thrown in. Written by Doug Johnstone and published by Orenda Books – Black Hearts is out on 29th Sept, pre-order it now. The Skelf women live in the shadow of death every day, running the family funeral directors and private investigator business in Edinburgh. But now their own grief interwines with that of their clients, as they are left reeling by shocking past events. A fist-fight by an open grave leads Dorothy to investigate the possibility of…
The Tail of Mum, Dad And A Dog Called Rupert
Rupert the rescue dog has a happy life in London with his owners, Mum and Dad, until, suddenly on an otherwise ordinary morning, his dad disappears. Try as he might, Rupert just doesn’t understand where Dad has gone, or why. An endearing story of love and loss told through the eyes of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, with characterful illustrations helping to bring his world to life. Our Author – Helen Moorish After the sudden death of her husband, realizing with a jolt that life really was too short, Helen Morrish left her job as an art director to pursue a long-held dream of becoming an artist. To help her through…
The Loyal Friend – A.A Chaudhuri
My thanks (and desperate apologies for posting late) to Danielle Price for inviting me to join the blog tour for The Loyal Friend by A.A. Chaudhuri published by Hera Books. She has your back. And may stab you in it. Wealthy, pampered Susan is living the perfect life in leafy Kingston. She’ll never let anyone see the darkness she’s concealing behind the diamonds and rosé. Grace is new to the group, seemingly the perfect wife and mum. Yet no one knows the truth of what’s happening behind closed doors. Loner Natalie hides the pain of her childhood behind a carefully ordered life. But how long can the past stay hidden?…
Bad For Good – Graham Bartlett
My thanks to Helen Richardson for asking me to be part of the blog tour for Bad For Good by Graham Barlett. Published by Allison & Busby. Our Author – Graham Bartlett Graham Bartlett is the former Chief Superintendent of Brighton and Hove Police, and advisor to some of the world’s bestselling crime authors. His explosive debut novel Bad for Goodis utterly gripping and marks the start of an incendiary new series set in Brighton, centring on a murky world of vigilantes and corruption. Graham Bartlett was a police officer for thirty years and is now a bestselling writer.He rose to become chiefsuperintendent of the Brighton and Hove force as well as its…
Magical Rescue Vets – Blaze The Phoenix – Book 3
My thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for asking Nell (and I) to be part of this blog tour for Magical Rescue Pets – Blaze The Phoenix. Magical Rescue Pets – Blaze The Phoenix by Melody Lockhart, published by Arcturus Publishing Limited. The Magical Rescue Vets series is perfect for young animal lovers who will adore the magical creatures in each story. With funny and relatable characters, this series teaches readers valuable lessons about friendship, bravery and growing up. Combining enchanting fantasy and high-energy adventure, it will appeal to fans of Zoe’s Rescue Zoo and Unicorn Academy. Morgan Huff’s heart-warming illustrations bring the adorable magical creatures to life.…
Vlad And The Roman Triumph
Thank you Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for allowing Nell, aged 9 to read and review Vlad And The Roman Triumph by Kate and Sam Cunningham. Published by Reading Riddle. Vlad flea has been brought from Egypt by Cleopatra’s children. He is meant to be taking part in a Triumph for the Emperor Augustus, but gets lost in the streets of Rome, where he sees what life is like in his new home. Vlad flea is back with another history adventure. Join him and his friend, Felix the cat, as they explore ancient Rome. They are meant to be part of the Emperor’s Triumph, but become lost in their new…
