*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,…
Tag: Thriller
“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…
The Kerning (proposed first chapter)
Before The mercury had climbed steadily all week. Dawn came to Willow Forge and, creeping alongside it into the new day, came the inescapable threat of the thermometer reaching record highs. The heat, and that damned dry wind, certain to bring yet more discomfort to the town and it’s residents. A fifth consecutive day of…
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#37: “Little Boy Blue” by MJ Arlidge
“Little Boy Blue” by M.J. Arlidge ***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** I reviewed the first DI Grace book, “Eeny Meeny”, just under two years ago and found it “a thoroughly enjoyable read” and “eagerly” awaited further instalments. However, this is the…
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