The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly – a review

I ordered this book online but for some reason I obviously clicked the wrong button (yes I know that’s why you should always check your order before pressing send but where’s the fun in that) so I was very disappointed when this arrived instead of the Sick Rose as I’d actually watched the Poison Tree…

Fear the worst

I’ve been having a closer look at the programme for the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival today, there are 17 sessions across the three days not including the dinner or the quiz. Having looked through them all, so far I’ve read at least one author from 11 of the sessions. Therefore if the Theakstons Old Peculiar…

The Hunger Games – a comment

Now for those of you who have been living in some kind of bookless filmless world, you may not know the general basis of the Hunger Games. In which case, essentially its a reality show where the winner is the last one standing. A kind of souped up big brother where they win by killing…

Rush of Blood by Mark Billingham – a review

I finished this book just before my holiday (which was lucky as my suitcase was heavy enough without needing to include a big hardback book) As anyone who has read any of my previous posts will know I’m a big Mark Billingham fan so was looking forward to reading this. Rush of Blood sees Mark Billingham…