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R D Stevens – Q&A
The Journal by R D Stevens was published by Vulpine Press on 18 August 2022. R. D Stevens kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Journal. Firstly – thanks so much for inviting me on to your blog! It’s great to briefly have the opportunity to talk about…
Capital Crime 2022 – murder in the park
So on 30th September I took myself off to London for the day. Not for a random jaunt to see the city that has streets paved with gold. I went to Battersea Park to attend the second day of Capital Crime, the second annual crime writing festival that takes part, as the name suggests, in…
Sally-Anne Martyn – Q&A
The Clinic by Sally-Anne Martyn was published by Joffe Books on 3 October 2022. Sally-Anne kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Clinic The Clinic is a dark thriller set in an ex-asylum. It tells the story of Jenny, an ex-patient who escaped in the 90’s. A local…
The Sanctuary by Emma Haughton – review
Published by Hodder & Stoughton Publication date – 24 November 2022 Source – review copy Zoey doesn’t remember anything about last night. But she knows something went badly wrong. For she is no longer in New York. She’s woken up in the desert, in a white building she doesn’t recognise, and she’s alone. When she discovers…
The Prisoner by B A Paris – extract and giveaway
The Prisoner by B A Paris is published by Hodder & Stoughton on 3 December 2022. Today I have an extract to share with you. Present I sense the shift of air beneath my nose a millisecond before something – thick, sticky tape – is clamped over my mouth, silencing the scream that would have…
A Sliver of Darkness by C J Tudor – review
Published by Publication date – 29 September 2022 Source – review copy Join a group of survivors who wash up on a deserted island only to make a horrifying discovery. Meet a cold-hearted killer who befriends a strange young girl at a motorway service station. Travel along eerie country lanes in a world gone dark,…
The Murder Garden by Alice Castle – spotlight
Alice Castle is the author of the Beth Haldane mystery series, starting with The Murder Mystery. The lastest, The Murder Garden was published by Bookouture on 10 November 2022. A winding path leads past the beautiful begonias to an overhanging oak tree. But underneath, a deadly secret is hiding… Beth Haldane cradles a warm cup of…
Seth Wildschut – Q&A
Seth Wildschut is the author of The Noble Villains, published on 20 January 2021. He kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Noble Villains. Noble Villains is a story I had been thinking of for years. I wanted something similar to final fantasy but with guns. I was…
Urgent Matters by Paula Rodriguez – review
Published by Pushkin Vertigo Publication date – 3 November 2022 Source – review copy The Yankees are more astute when it comes to matters like these. They say “not guilty”. They don’t say “innocent”. Because as far as innocence goes, no one can make that claim. A train crashes in the suburbs of Buenos Aires,…
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