The Abdication by Justin Newland was published by Matador on 6 July 2021. Today I have an extract to share. Tula followed Musa until he stopped at the entrance to an alley by the side of the market square. The rioters had dispersed. A man was lighting the wicker lanterns on cradles perched around the…
Month: July 2021
Ghosts by Dolly Alderton – review
Published by Penguin Publication date – 22 July 2021 Source – review copy Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he’s going to…
Murder by Milk Bottle by Lynne Truss – review
Published by Bloomsbury Raven Publication date – 22 July 2021 Source – review copy The August bank holiday is approaching and after two extremely high-profile murder cases, Constable Twitten is eagerly anticipating a quiet spell at work. But then they find the bodies – and the milk bottles. Three seemingly unconnected victims – a hard-working…
Emily Freud – Q&A
Emily Freud’s debut novel, My Best Friend’s Secret, was published by Quercus on 22 July 2021. Emily kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about My Best Friend’s Secret. It is a twisty psychological thriller about a girl called Kate who has just got her life back together after a…
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…
Earth 101: Time to Run by Emae Church – extract
Emae Church’s debut novel, Earth 101: Time to Run was published Korudaz Ink on 25 April 2021. Today I have an extract to share with you. It’s been a troubling week since that night with Laura. The storm which threatened to attack brushed us by, but the dark clouds linger in my head. My heart…
Sara Nisha Adams – Q&A
Sara Nisha Adams debut novel, The Reading List, is published by Harper Collins on 22 July 2021. Sara kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Reading List. The Reading List is the story of an unlikely friendship between a widower, Mukesh, who is trying to connect with his…
Carmen Radtke – Q&A
Carmen Radtke’s latest novel, Let Sleeping Murder Lie, was published on 1 March 2021. Carmen kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Let Sleeping Murder Lie. Let Sleeping Murder Lie is a story about a woman, Eve Holdsworth, who is chasing her quintessential British dream in an ivy-clad cottage. While she…
A Book is a Half Read Thing
I have many, many books to read, dotted (someone who will not be named would say littered) about the house and not enough time to read them in. Sometimes I agree to review a book by a certain date so I have to stop reading a book I have started and crack on with another….
Polly Phillips – Q&A
Polly Phillips is the author of My Best Friend’s Murder which was published by Simon and Schuster in ebook format on 22 January 2021. It was published in paperback on 8 July 2021. Polly kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about My Best Friend’s Murder. My Best Friend’s Murder…
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