Harriet Tyce’s debut novel, Blood Orange, was published by Wildfire on 21 February 2019. Harriet kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Blood Orange. It’s a psychological thriller about a criminal barrister called Alison. Her career is flourishing – she’s just been given her first murder case – but…
Month: February 2019
Unto Us a Son is Given by Donna Leon – review
Published by William Heinemann Publication date – 7 March 2019 Source – free review copy As a favour to his wealthy father-in-law, the Count Falier, Commissario Guido Brunetti agrees to investigate the seemingly innocent wish of the Count’s best friend, the elderly and childless Gonzalo, to adopt a younger man as his son. Under Italian…
Ann Weisgarber – Q&A
The Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber was published by Mantle on 21 February 2019. Ann kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Glovemaker. The story is set in America’s Utah Territory in 1888 when The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons) was under tremendous pressure…
The Lost Man by Jane Harper – review
Published by Little, Brown Publication date – 7 February 2019 Source – free review copy He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron’s mind when he was alive, he didn’t look peaceful in death. Two brothers meet at the remote…
Six Degrees of Separation – from Fight Club to Death in the Afternoon
Six Degrees of Separation is the brainchild of Kate from Books Are My Favourite and My Best. Each month there is a different starter book and through six books, with what can be, on my part, extremely tenuous links, you see which book you end up at. The starter book this month is Fight Club…
When You Read This by Mary Adkins – review
Published by Hodder and Stoughton Publication date – 7 February 2019 Source – free review copy Iris Massey is gone. But she’s left something behind. For four years, Iris Massey worked side by side with PR maven Smith Simonyi, helping clients perfect their brands. But Iris has died, taken by terminal illness at only thirty-three….
The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton by Anstey Harris – review
Published by Simon and Schuster Publication date -10 January 2019 Source – free review copy Between the simple melody of running her violin shop and the full-blown orchestra of her romantic interludes in Paris with David, her devoted partner of eight years, Grace Atherton has always set her life to music. Her world revolves entirely around David, for Grace’s…
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