I was sent a copy of this from Faber and Faber Ltd and despite not being my usual style of crime I thought it sounded intriguing. Teenage Ava is sent to live with her grandmother after the death of her mother. Not only does Ava have to leave her home and everything she knows, she…
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Faceless by Vanda Symon – a review BLOG TOUR
I have been a fan of Vanda Symon since I saw her a few years ago at the Harrogate Crime Festival and have very much enjoyed her Sam Shepherd series so was looking forward to reading her latest. Faceless is a stand alone novel set in New Zealand, that was an absolute cracker. It tells…
The Long Weekend by Gilly McMillan – a review BLOG TOUR
The Long Weekend is sadly not a description of a nice few days away, instead it’s the focus of the latest blog tour that I was lucky enough to be invited on to. The Long Weekend by Gilly McMillan starts with three friends arriving for a weekend away at an isolated farm house in the…
Bitter Flowers by Gunnar Staaleson – a review
I enjoy a good ‘ScandiNoir’ and have read and enjoyed a number of Gunnar Staaleson previous novels from his impressive back catalogue therefore I was lucky to get a place on the Orenda blog tour for his latest novel Bitter Flowers. Bitter Flowers sees main character PI Varg Veum returning to work after a stint…
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