With less than a week to go until the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival its time to take stock of how the TOPCWFC2013 has gone. Unfortunately however it looks like I’m definitely more Novak Djokovic than Andy Murray. Even for a reasonably fast reader like me there are just so many authors at the…
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…
Mercy Row by Harry Hallman – a review
I was invited to review this novel as part of the Mercy Row virtual book tour. This is my first ever participation in a tour, which is exciting, although I was a little disappointed not to get given a rider with this. I suppose a free book will have to make up for the lack…
Where the devil can’t go by Anya Lipska – a review
Every year at the festival Val McDermid runs the New Blood panel which is a group of brand new authors who she thinks are worth reading. If it is good enough for Val it is good enough for me. I must confess I was a bit sceptical of this book to start with. Another crime novel set…
A crime readers blog 