Jo Allen is the author of Death by Dark Waters. Her latest novel, Death at Eden’s End, was published by Aria Fiction on 12 December 2019. Jo has written a guest post about unravelling a mystery. I haven’t always been a crime writer — I began as a romance writer before the dark side drew…
Month: December 2019
Black Summer by M. W. Craven – review
Published by Constable Publication date – 12 December 2019 Source – review copy Jared Keaton, chef to the stars. Charming. Charismatic. Psychopath . . . He’s currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his daughter, Elizabeth. Her body was never found and Keaton was convicted largely on the testimony of Detective Sergeant…
Old, New, Borrowed, Blue
My to be read pile is a well tended thing. Or rather it’s like one of those Knotweed plants and is growing out of control. It obviously doesn’t stop me from adding to it regularly or visiting the library for a temporary rehoming of books, because a world without books is not a world I…
Country Lovers by Fiona Walker – extract
Country Lovers by Fiona Walker was published by Head of Zeus on 14 November 2019. Head of Zeus have kindly allowed me to share an extract of the book with you. Blair Robertson, legendary Australian rider, had been a close friend of Ronnie’s for over three decades, one of the loyal brigade to stand by…
2020 vision – a look at what’s being published next year
A TBR is a wonder to look at. All that potential, all those hours of enjoyment, angst, frustration and suspense. Cultivating it can be a fine art. What to buy? When will it be read? Will it squeeze into the house somewhere? So to help prepare I’ve had a little look at what can be…
Coming Home to Winter Island by Jo Thomas – review
Published by Headline Publication date – 31 October 2019 Source – review copy Do you need to find out where you’ve come from before you can know what the future holds? Ruby’s singing career is on the verge of hitting the big time, when her voice breaks. Fearing her career is over, she signs up…
Balancing the books – November
I don’t usually do a reading round up or do a book haul post. That said I thought it might be interesting (for me at least), if I had a look at how many books I manage to read in a month and compare it to how many arrive in the house. I know for…
From First Page to Last 