What a Girl Wants by Angie Coleman – extract

Angie Coleman is the author of The Inheritance. Her latest novel, What a Girl Wants, was published by Aria Fiction on 18 September 2018. Aria have kindly allowed me to share an extract with you. “Welcome back, Gil. So how did it go at Grandma’s?” my father asks as he embraces me at the door….

Jane Haynes – Q&A

Jane Haynes is the author of Who is it that can tell me who I am? Her second book, If I Chance to Talk a Little Wild, was published by Quartet Books on 26 September 2018. Jane kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about If I Chance To Talk a…

Caroline Hulse – Q&A

Caroline Hulse’s debut novel, The Adults, was published by Orion on 23 August 2018. Caroline kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Adults. Two divorced parents. Their daughter. Their new partners. A family holiday… of sorts. What could possibly go wrong? 2. What inspired the book?   I was…

I like big books and I cannot lie …

Recently I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the much-anticipated new novel from Carlos Ruiz Zafon, The Labyrinth of Secrets. In it Daniel Sempere is now running Sempere & Sons bookshop. He is tormented by the truth surrounding his mother’s death. Then in walks Alicia Grys, who may be the key to Daniel…

The House Across the Street by Lesley Pearse – extract

Lesley Pearse’s novels include The Woman in the Wood, Dead to Me, Without a Trace and Survivour. Her latest novel, The House Across the Street, was published by Penguin on 6 September 2018. Penguin have kindly allowed me to share an extract from The House Across the Street with you. January 1965, Bexhill-on-Sea ‘Fire! Fire!…

Perfect Prey by Helen Fields – review

Published by Avon Publication date – 27 July 2017 Source – review copy Welcome to Edinburgh. Murder capital of Europe. In the middle of a rock festival, a charity worker is sliced across the stomach. He dies minutes later. In a crowd of thousands, no one saw his attacker. The following week, the body of…

The Shrouded Path by Sarah Ward – review

Published by Faber and Faber Publication date – 6 September 2018 Source – review copy The past won’t stay buried forever… November, 1957: Six teenage girls walk in the churning Derbyshire mists, the first chills of winter in the air. Their voices carrying across the fields, they follow the old train tracks into the dark…

Night Moves by Jonathan Kellerman – review

Published by Headline Publication date – 13 February 2018 Source – review copy LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis knows there are crimes he cannot solve alone. And in this case, where the scene of the murder is as baffling as it is brutal, the good doctor’s insight is crucial.There’s no spilled blood and no evidence…

Neil Broadfoot – Q&A

Neil Broadfoot is the author of All the Devils, Falling Fast and The Storm. His latest novel, No Man’s Land, was published by Constable on 6 September 2018. Neil kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about No Man’s Land. It’s the first book in a new series for me…

Overkill by Vanda Symon -extract

Vanda Symon is the author of Overkill, was published by Orenda books on 30 June 2018. Orenda have kindly allowed me to share an extract from with you. A crisis in a small town and everyone wanted to help; it was one of the beauties of a rural community. Within twenty-five minutes of the call…