Today I’m pleased to welcome Helen Fields to the blog. Helen is the author of Perfect Remains and her latest novel Perfect Prey was published by Avon on 27 July 2017. Helen kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Perfect Prey. Perfect Prey features two killers competing with one…
Month: July 2017
10 SHOCKING SOCIAL MEDIA MURDERS by Lucy V Hay – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Lucy V Hay to the blog. Lucy is the author of The Other Twin which was published by Orenda Books on 1 July 2017. Today Lucy talks about murders resulting from social media. In my crime debut for Orenda Books, THE OTHER TWIN, protagonist Poppy discovers her sister India had been…
Under the Reader’s Radar – celebrating the quiet novel
There are thousands upon thousands of books published each year. Only a small percentage of those make it to the best-seller list. That doesn’t mean that the rest aren’t worthy of reading. It may be that they are written by self-published authors who don’t have the marketing knowledge or a small independent publisher who doesn’t have the…
A Taste of Death by H.V. Coombs – extract
Today I’m pleased to welcome H.V. Coombs to the blog. H.V. Coombs’ novel, A Taste of Death was published by Avon on 24 July 2017. Avon have kindly allowed me permission to share an extract from the book with you. Not being too busy suited me. I felt that I would rather take a low footfall and…
Tim Weaver – Q&A
Today I’m pleased to welcome Tim Weaver to the blog. Tim is the author of Chasing the Dead, The Dead Tracks, Vanished, Never Coming Back, What Remains, Fall From Grace and Broken Heart. His latest novel, the 8th to feature David Raker, I Am Missing, is published by Penguin on 27 July 2017. Tim kindly answered a few…
Charlemagne’s mathematician by Sophie Jonas-Hill – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Sophie Jonas-Hill to the blog. Sophie’s novel, Nemesister, was published by Urbane Publications on 6 July 2017. Today Sophie talks about Charlemagne’s mathematician. A meditation on King Charlemagne, during which I realise something for the first time. I like a good story, and I’ve always had a soft spot for…
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor – review
Published by Virago Publication date Source – own copy *A humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young man. On a rainy Sunday in January, the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days. Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly…
The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde by Eve Chase – extract
Today I’m pleased to welcome Eve Chase to the blog. Eve is the author of Rabbit Black Hall and The Wildling Sisters and her latest novel, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde was published by Michael Joseph on 13 July 2017. Michael Joseph have kindly given me permission to share an extract from The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde with you. Over…
My favourite hotels in fiction by Emylia Hall – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Emylia Hall to the blog. Emylia is the author of The Book of Summers, A Heart Bent Out of Shape and The Sea Between Us. Her latest novel, The Thousand Lights Hotel was published by Headline Review on 13 July 2017. Today Emylia discusses her favourite hotels in fiction. My favourite hotels in fiction…
Only in Naples by Katherine Wilson – review
Published by Fleet Books Publication date – 12 May 2016 Source – review copy ‘See Naples and die’, said Goethe. But Katherine Wilson saw Naples and started to live. Katherine is fresh out of college when she arrives in Naples to intern at the US Consulate. There she meets handsome, studious Salvatore, and finds herself enveloped…
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