
A Crime Readers Blog
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This blog started as a challenge to read as many books as I could by authors who were appearing at the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival. Once that was over I realised that I enjoyed writing this blog nearly as much as the actual reading, so have kept it going.
A Crime Readers Blog
4d ago
When Faber and Faber got in touch to invite me onto the blog tour for one of their new debut authors of course I said yes! Death on Ice by R. O. Thorp introduces us to the Blanchard twins, Rose ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
1w ago
I have to caveat this review by saying it’s not my normal type of thing. It’s not really a crime novel in the usual sense, yet it was an intriguing premise so I was pleased to be invited onto the ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
2w ago
When the email inviting me to read a debut novel described as A perfect blend of the Nordic noir of The Bridge television series and the Italianate luxury of The Talented Mr Ripley dropped into my inbox of course I couldn’t say no. The Less Unkind introduces us to Pico, a language student studying in ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
3w ago
So admitedly from the cover the doesn’t look like my usual type of book. However when I was invited to review what was described as a political thriller I thought I’d give it a go. Coming Clean starts when Veselina ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
2M ago
One of my latest reads was courtesy of Roundfire Books, who invited me to review a story about a wannabe writer who has a trip to Paris so of course I couldn’t turn that down. By Way of Paris by ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
3M ago
It’s been a bit quiet on the blog recently but that doesn’t mean that reading has stopped, just that I’m rubbish at keeping up with reviews. So I am delighted today to share my latest review which is also part ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
4M ago
This was a book that actually I read a while ago after a trip to Harrogate furnished me with a free proof copy so it was good to revisit it as part of the blog tour. Beautiful Liar’s focuses on ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
5M ago
One of the reasons I love going to book festivals is the fact that it is a great opportunity to meet new authors, and the Capital Crime certainly had no shortage of those. One of the books I picked up ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
5M ago
As you may have spotted I have been reading through the back catalogue of Isabel Ashdown’s books as part of a fabulous blog tour. Despite many of the books being new to me, Isabel is not a new author to ..read more
A Crime Readers Blog
5M ago
My latest read was an absolute cracker so a huge thank you to Tracey at Compulsive Readers for my copy. The Negotiator is the story of Tia, an ex police officer who had a dream to become a negotiator but ..read more