Well it’s over, the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival has finished, and I have no idea how to begin to describe this weekend. It was excellent! Me and the Sister travelled over on Thursday afternoon. After a quick trip round the bookshops of Harrogate (market research obviously) we headed to the hotel where the…
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Shatter the bones by Stuart MacBride – a review
Ok, so I have a confession to make. Stuart MacBride is talking in the science fiction session, therefore I had decided to ignore the authors in this until lunch with Mr T who told me I had to read one to complete the challenge. So I took pot luck on my kindle, downloaded a Stuart…
Two for Sorrow by Nicola Upson – a review
Today is the anniversary of the hanging of Ruth Ellis, the last women to be executed in Britain in 1955 at Holloway Prison. Also today (as well as having a very nice cream tea at Bettys with some friends) I have just finished reading ‘Two for Sorrow’ by Nicola Upson. This is set in the 1930s…
Acts of Violence by Ryan David Jahn – a review
My latest read was Acts of Violence by Ryan David Jahn, and I can honestly say it was one of the best books I’ve read all challenge. It is based around a street is 1960’s America where Kat is brutally stabbed and raped. This is witnessed by various people in the area. Pat with the…
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