Deity by Stephen Dunne – a review

I met Steven Dunne  at York Library, where he was talking to Peter Robinson and David Mark at the small but perfectly formed ‘crime on tour’ event last Summer, it was here that I picked up his latest novel called Deity. Deity could almost be read as two completely separate stories. The book starts with…

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn – a review

This was another Harrogate purchase. Gillian was talking in the America’s Got Talent session at Harrogate which was one of my favourites. I had previously read her novel ‘Dark Places’ which you may remember I thought was excellent (and if you don’t remember it can be found here) so I was definitely excited to read…

Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen – A review

This book has been sat on my bookshelf for quite a well, as she technically wasn’t part of the TOPCWFC but I recently found it in the pile so got stuck in. After her husband’s death, Dr Claire Elliot moves to the small town of Maine, with her teenage son. She hopes that relocating to…

The Cutting Room by Jilliane Hoffman – a review

This was one of the books I treated myself too at Harrogate, so it was a nice change to read a hardback book for once, and as much as I do love my kindle you can’t beat the feel of a proper book. In this story women are being brutally killed which heralds the return…