Simone Buchholz- The Kitchen (Blog Tour) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £9.99, also available in ebook. Translated by Rachel Ward. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the ebook and paperback editions directly from the publisher from their website: https://orendabooks.co.uk/product/the-kitchen First, the official blurb: When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley a ..read more

The Five By Five Interview with Philip Miller I’ve never met Philip Miller in real life, though for a while we worked for the same newspaper (I don’t remember if I subbed his copy or not, which bodes well: I usually remember the bylines of people whose copy was a total nightmare to deal with :-D). I have, however, read The Goldenacre after it found its way to the top of the TBR mountain after being lost in the dark for far too long – and it’s really rather good, with a great central cast of characters, and a plot that has some nice twisty moments. And you can tell he’s also a poet, there’s a ..read more

Doug Johnstone – The Collapsing Wave (Blog Tour) Author Doug Johnstone (Picture: Duncan McGlynn) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £9.99, also available in ebook and audio book. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the paperback or ebook version of the novel direct from the publisher: https://orendabooks.co.uk/product/the-collapsing-wave First, the official blurb: Six months since the earth-shattering events of The Space Between U ..read more

Douglas Skelton – Children Of The Mist Version 1.0.0 Published by Polygon Books, paperback £9.99. Also available in ebook and audio book. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes – many thanks to Kathryn Haldane for facilitating. You can buy the paperback and ebook editions direct from the publisher here: https://birlinn.co.uk/product/children-of-the-mist/ First, the official blurb: We come from the mist, and to the mist we will return… Fergus MacGregor told people he was going to Pitlochry for the day but was never seen again. Years later, Rebecca ..read more

Suzy Aspley – Crow Moon (Blog Tour) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £9.99, also available in ebook and audio book. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions direct from the publisher on their website: https://orendabooks.co.uk/product/crow-moon First, the official blurb: When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed… Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after givin ..read more

Sarah Sultoon – Death Flight (Blog Tour) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £9.99, also available in ebook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the paperback and ebook versions of the book direct from the publisher online: https://orendabooks.co.uk/product/death-flight First, the official blurb: Argentina. 1998. Human remains are found on a beach on the outskirts of Buenos Aires – a gruesome echo of when the tide brought home doz ..read more

Helen Fitzgerald – Halfway House (Blog Tour) Published by Orenda Books, paperback £9.99, also available in ebook and audio book. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the paperback and ebook editions directly from the publisher online at: https://orendabooks.co.uk/product/halfway-house First, the official blurb: When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou O’Dowd heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her c ..read more

Katrín Júlíusdóttir – Dead Sweet (Blog Tour) Published by Orenda Books, hardback £16.99, also available in ebook. Dead Sweet is translated by Quentin Bates. Many thanks to Anne Cater at Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in the blog tour. You can buy the book direct from the publisher via their website: https://orendabooks.co.uk/product/dead-sweet First, the official blurb: When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss ..read more

Neil Broadfoot – Unmarked Graves Published by Constable, hardback £21.99, also available in ebook and audio book. I received a copy of the novel from the author for review purposes. You can read my reviews of the previous novels in the Connor Fraser series – No Man’s Land, No Place To Die, The Point Of No Return, No Quarter Given and Violent Ends – elsewhere on the blog, as well as his Five By Five interview. I have known Neil for many years, but his books earn their place on the blog on the only criteria that matters: are they any good? I’d be telling him in no ..read more

The Five By Five Interview with Nick Triplow I first met Nick Triplow in early 2018. I’d picked up his Ted Lewis/Brit Noir opus and been absolutely fascinated – then Aye Write did a screening of Get Carter at the GFT with a chat from Nick and Douglas Skelton. Well, I wangled my way into going for a pint with them afterwards and picked their brains for a couple of hours, which fired me up. Since then, I’ve read Get Carter several times (and persuaded the Bloody Scotland Book Club to read it, too, check our chat online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbdLbF7r6Q), and learned a bit more about ..read more