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Late night New BloodStig Abell’s Death Under A Little Sky is the second New Blood book I have read that will be appearing at Harrogate’s...
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The Big Read 2023As part of Harrogate’s 20th anniversary they are undertaking the Big Read project now that libraries are open again. If...
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Mark’s Remaining AdventureYesterday, as part of my book on psychological thrillers, I interviewed Mark Edwards about his opinions on these and also about...
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Edwards’ FirstThe Magpies has just reached its 10th anniversary. This was Mark’s first book that he wrote on his own, after his...
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Preparing for TheakstonsWith the Theakston’s itinerary having just arrived through my door this week, one of the first names to stick out...
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Still keeping it SecretMark Edwards’ new book, Keep her Secret, was a book that I’d been aware of for quite a while, as I’m a regular...
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The many layers of NugentLiz Nugent’s books are perfect for audio and this one is a prime example of how it should all be done. With 7 different...
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One review for two reasonsThis review is useful for two reasons, as Liz Nugent’s books have a dark and psychological thriller element, so as a...
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The long list – Part 10Today I’ve finished the final book in this year’s Theakston’s long list, Lucy Foley’s The Paris...
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Theakston’s Long List Part 9The rush to review this year’s Theakston’s list, with just over a day to go before the voting deadline, MW...
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The Long List – Part 8Val’s 1989 is number 17 of 20 in this year’s long list that I’ve read. I’m not sure I’ll get to 20...
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The Long List – Part 7Sarah Vaughan’s Reputation, much like her first Theakston’s nominated book, Anatomy of a Scandal, was highly...
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The Long List – Part 6Alan Parks’ May God Forgive is a highly complex 70s gang tale that the Theakston’s long list may well lead to two...
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The Longlist Part 5I know that the other parts have had multiple reviews on, but now that I’ve caught up with the ones that I’ve...
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Long List Part 4Victoria Selman’s Truly Darkly Deeply, will be put alongside some earlier books I’d read this year that are also on...
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Long List Part 3Now it’s several days since the long list has been released, it is now time for the annual reading of...
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Long List Part 2When this years long list came out, although I’d read several of them before, I’d not been able to put the reviews on...
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Long List Part 1When this years long list came out, although I’d read several of them before, I’d not been able to put the reviews on...
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Returning to my TBR listKia Abdullah’s Next of Kin is a book that I had as a pre-order. However, because of the subject matter, it was very...
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The chair may be GoldenIn Theakston’s 20th year, its chair, Vaseem Khan has been nominated for this years’ Gold Dagger, showing the...
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Returning to the ChairThe Dying Day is Vaseem Khan’s second Persis Wadia novel. In this series he appears to have expertly created his own...
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Catching up with psychological thrillersRecently my reviews have been back to back police procedurals with Will Shindler and Paul Gitsham, with TM Logan in-between. But...
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My Night ReadNeil Lancaster as an ex-policeman is the perfect writer to read for my book on police procedurals. Before his 4th book in his...
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Fourth in LineThis morning, after several hours last night, where I had to leave the book near the end to stop me from falling asleep, because...
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Dark HuntingAlthough this is Will Shindler’s third book, his fourth came out earlier this year and I’ve read three of the four...
