This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I read this book over the festive period of 2017 as, for me, it doesn’t seem quite right to read books “out of season”. Especially Christmas stories such as this. As the title suggests, it…
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NetGalley#07: “The Wolves of Winter” by Tyrell Johnson
This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable and thrilling read. The author, Tyrell Johnson, breathes life and vitality into his characters, especially our heroine, with his prose and dialogue; he makes every single word…
NetGalley#06: “East of Hounslow” by Khurrum Rahman
This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Where to start? At the beginning is best they say, so here goes. Back in June of this year I attended an event at Bradford Literary Festival and was intrigued by the passionate way in…
“The Prime of Ms Dolly Greene” by E. V. Harte. (The Tarot Detective #01)
“The Prime of Ms Dolly Greene” by E. V. Harte This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers in exchange for a fair and honest review. Righty ho, let’s get straight down to business shall we? What did I think of this book? Well, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I found it to…
“A Rising Man” by Abir Mukherjee
I had seen this book displayed prominently during recent visits to bookshops. The sumptuous cover artwork had provoked me to pull it from the shelves and read the blurb on the back. But that, initially, was as far as I got. I wasn’t sure that I was quite ready for a tale set in Calcutta…
NetGalley#05: “The Girl Who Came Back” by Kerry Wilkinson
This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I had just come off a great streak of form with my reading choices; a “hat-trick” of wonderful debut crime novels by new British writers whose work left me eager to turn the pages and…
“Streets of Darkness” by A.A. Dhand. (Harry Virdee #01)
Young Mr. Dhand has a lot to answer for in my view. It is (almost) exclusively down to him that I have been distracted from my own shabby attempts at writing and, instead, have been absorbed in the world he has created in his debut novel. Despite being born abroad and spending my early years…
NetGalley#04: “Behind Her Eyes” by Sarah Pinborough
This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. “Don’t trust this book. Don’t trust this story. Don’t trust yourself.” So reads the strapline for this book. However, I urge you to trust me and I implore you to beg, borrow or steal a…
LR#36: “Blood Ties” by Julie Shaw
***I received a free physical copy of this book from www.LoveReading.co.uk in exchange for an honest review** “Blood Ties” by Julie Shaw This is Julie Shaw’s fourth book detailing the lives of her family in Bradford. I thoroughly enjoyed the very first one, “Our Vinnie”, when I reviewed it back in November 2014 and I had high…
NetGalley#03: “The Girl In The Ice” by Robert Bryndza
“The Girl In The Ice” by Robert Bryndza This was a review copy kindly provided by the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I found this to be thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable read. Robert Bryndza has created a plausible, likeable and feisty character in Detective Erika Foster and her team…
LR#35: “Exposure” by Helen Dunmore
“Exposure” by Helen Dunmore ***I received a free physical copy of this book from www.LoveReading.co.uk and a digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review** London, 1960. The Cold War escalates and Simon Callington, a mid level government official, is falsely accused of spying for the Russians. As powerful men plot against Simon, his wife,…
LR#34: “Missing Presumed” by Susie Steiner
***I received a free copy of this book from http://www.LoveReading.co.uk in exchange for an honest review** “Missing Presumed” by Susie Steiner Student Edith Hind has vanished, signs of a violent struggle left behind, and DS Manon Bradshaw is thrust into a high profile case. Media interest rapidly builds and Sir Ian Hind uses his political…
LR#32: “The Good Liar” by Nicholas Searle
***I received a free copy of this book from www.LoveReading.co.uk in exchange for an honest review** “The Good Liar” by Nicholas Searle ***SPOILER*** I hate to ruin your enjoyment and anticipation of this novel but, in the interests of honesty and fairness, I must tell you something; this book is fabulous. Roy is an aged con man about to…
LR#30: “Freedom’s Child” by Jax Miller
“Freedom’s Child” by Jax Miller What a pulsating, driving rush this book is. It is a superbly crafted novel and thoroughly mesmerizing. If I understand the word correctly, then I’d term this as “visceral”. Originally jailed for the killing of her cop husband, Freedom Oliver has spent the past 18 years under witness protection after…
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