*Read on 3rd September 2018 I have been aware of the Longmire books for several years now and the excellent covers have appealed to me while I browse the shelves of bookstores. But it was only in the early days of August 2018 that I felt compelled to pick up “The Cold Dish”. Since then,…
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“Hell Is Empty” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #07)
*Read between 29th August and 2nd September 2018 Some of you may have read my earlier reviews of Craig Johnson’s “Longmire” books on my blog. If you haven’t, don’t worry, you are in the majority as not many folk have visited my blog! However, if you are one of the small numbers who has chanced…
“Junkyard Dogs” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #06)
*Read between 26th – 29th August 2018 This 2010 novel is the sixth outing for Sheriff Walt Longmire, the hero of author Craig Johnson’s scintillating adventures. And, quite possibly, this is the finest of the tales in the series to date. It begins with Longmire attending an accident on the road near to the Durant…
“The Dark Horse” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #05)
*Read between 23rd – 26th August 2018 Book five in this entertaining, terrific series sees Sheriff Walt Longmire go undercover in a neighbouring county. Longmire is taken away from his hometown in this tale and is a stranger in a, slightly, familiar town. Removed from his regular backups, deputies Victoria Moretti and Santiago Saizarbitoria, the…
“Another Man’s Moccasins” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #04)
*Read between 19th – 23rd August 2018 I have to confess to being quite smitten with Walt Longmire and his posse. Immediately after closing the covers of “Kindness Goes Unpunished”, I found myself reaching for the fourth book, published in 2009, of this magnificent series. And, once again I find myself deep in the captivating…
“Kindness Goes Unpunished” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #03)
*Read between 15th – 19th August 2018 This book, originally published in 2007, is our third visit to see Sheriff Walt Longmire. This time, however, our gutsy hero and we are in unfamiliar surroundings. Longmire, Henry Standing Bear and Dog have taken a road trip to Philadelphia. Bear has travelled because he has a collection…
“Death Without Company” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #02)
*Read between 12th – 15th August 2018 The mountains are reaching upwards to support clouds that are heavy with a fresh deposit of snow. The air is as sweet and sharp as the rim of the glass your tequila sits in and your faithful Carhartt is buttoned to the neck as it wards off the…
“The Cold Dish” by Craig Johnson. (Walt Longmire #01)
*Read between 2nd – 12th August 2018 For me, one of the greatest joys of settling down with a book is how the author’s words transport you to a different time and place and, for a while, leave you in the company of the fictional characters they have created. A little over a week ago,…
“The Hidden Bones” by Nicola Ford
A copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My review is part of a “blog tour” for the book. Synposis Following the recent death of her husband, Clare Hills is listless and unsure of her place in the world. When her former university friend Dr…
Blog Tour: “The Accusation” by Zosia Wand
This was a digital copy provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. My review is part of a “blog tour” for the book. This novel sets off at a dizzying pace and, by the end of the short prologue, you are thrust into the panic and desperation experienced by the…
NetGalley #10: “The Case of the Fool” by E.V. Harte. (The Tarot Detective #02)
“The Case of the Fool” by E. V. Harte This was a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. This is the second mystery from the pen (laptop? tablet? quill?) of E.V. Harte to feature her gloriously bonkers heroine, Dolly Greene, aka The Tarot Detective, and it is…
“Girl Zero” by A. A. Dhand. (Harry Virdee #02)
A signed hard back copy of “Girl Zero”, Harry Virdee’s second descent into the dark underbelly of the author, A.A. Dhand’s, Bradford, has been waiting patiently on my TBR – to be read – pile since its hometown launch in the summer of last year. She has overwintered amid other novels, both physical and digital,…
“The Woman In The Woods” by John Connolly. (Charlie Parker #16)
When I get a new diary at the start of each year, I dutifully enter the birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions for family and friends, along with the various dates of dental and medical appointments and reminders of taxes and insurances due and such other events. Then, despite my best efforts, I sometimes forget…
NetGalley #09: “The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle” by Stuart Turton
This was a review copy provided to me by Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest and fair review. It is always a delight to chance upon a story in which you can loose yourself and, while lost within its pages, time simply drifts away from you. This novel, the debut from Stuart Turton, is just…
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