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…
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…
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…
Guilty Women – Melanie Blake
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 Rule – David Jackson
My thanks to Viper for the ARC of The Rule, via netgalley. This is David Jackson’s second novel publisher by Viper, and is out on 1st July 2021. MY DAD SAYS BAD THINGSHAPPEN WHEN I BREAK IT… Daniel is looking forward to his birthday. He wants fish and chips, a big chocolate cake, and a comic book starring his favourite superhero. And as long as he follows The Rule, nothing bad will happen. But Daniel has no idea that he’s about to kill a stranger. Daniel’s parents know that their beloved and vulnerable son will be taken away. They know that Daniel didn’t mean to hurt anyone, he just doesn’t know his…
The Pact – Sharon Bolton
My great thanks to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers for inviting me to be part of this blog tour for The Pact by Sharon Bolton, published by Orion on 27th May 2021. A golden summer, and six talented friends are looking forward to the brightest of futures – until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, and a woman and two children are killed. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame, leaving the others free to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a ‘favour’, payable on her release from prison. Twenty years later Megan is free.Let the games begin . . . Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton…
Nearest Thing to Crazy – Elizabeth Forbes
My thanks to Anne Cater, for inviting me to be part of this blog tour for Nearest Thing To Crazy, by Elizabeth Forbes. Published by Cutting Edge Press. Cassandra and a group of her friends enjoy Sunday lunch together on a perfect summer’s day. They’re pleased to welcome theirglamorous new neighbour and novelist, Ellie, who has rented a house in the village to work on her book. She likes to place herself in the centre of her plots, she says, although it’s hard to see what she’ll find to write about in this quiet country backwater. As Ellie slots effortlessly into the village social scene, Cass begins to feel increasingly…
The Whole Truth – Cara Hunter
Huge thanks to Ellie Hudson of Penguin for inviting me to this blog tour for The Whole Truth, the fifth book in the million selling DI Fawley series by Cara Hunter. An attractive student. An older professor. Think you know the story? Think again. THE NEW UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CARA HUNTER She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose. But one of them is lying, all the same. When an Oxford student accuses one of the university’s professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley’s team think they’ve heard it all before. But they couldn’t be more wrong. Because this time, the predator is a woman and…
The Wild Girls – Phoebe Morgan
My thanks to Sian Baldwin of Harper HQ, for asking me to join this Blog blast for Phoebe Morgan‘s fourth book – The Wild Girls – out today – 15/4/2021, published by HQ. FOUR FRIENDS.A LUXURY RETREAT.IT’S GOING TO BE MURDER. In a luxury lodge on Botswana’s sun-soaked plains, four friends reunite for a birthday celebration… THE BIRTHDAY GIRLHas it all, but chose love over her friends… THE TEACHERFeels the walls of her flat and classroom closing in… THE MOTHERLoves her baby, but desperately needs a break… THE INTROVERTYearns for adventure after suffering for too long… Arriving at the safari lodge, a feeling of unease settles over them. There’s no…
