The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North – a review

I have been a big fan of Alex North for many years since initially meeting him in Harrogate at the festival a while ago. So I was very excited to be accepted for a netgalley preview of his latest novel Man Made of Smoke. In The Man Made of Smoke, Dan has been haunted by…

Buried by Lynda La Plante – a review BLOG TOUR

I am a big fan of Lynda La Plante and very much enjoyed reading through her back catalogue of Tennison novels last year so was very pleased to be invited to another ‘blogathon’ this time focusing on detective Jack Warr. DC Jack Warr and his partner Maggie have just moved to London. Maggie has a…

The Less Unkind by Rosari Georgi – a review BLOG TOUR

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…

Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney – a review

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 after seeing the author on a panel was Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney, and I…