I received a free copy of Valentina by SE Lynes from Blackbird Digital Publishing and unfortunately due to annoying things like work getting in the way I have only just got around to reading it. I can’t believe it took me so long as this was a fantastic read. Valentina is the debut novel from SE…
Tag: crime fiction
The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware – a review
This was the second novel by writer Ruth Ware who I first encountered at the festival last year (so excited by her debut novel were me and the Sister we even got dressed up for photos!) so I was very pleased to get a free copy of the Woman in Cabin 10 via netgalley. The…
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena – a review
This was a book that was being heavily promoted at the recent festival, and although I got a key ring advertising the book I didn’t actually get to pick this one up (lack of money not withstanding, my lack of Olympic weightlifting prowess does mean that you have to draw the line at book buying…
I See You by Clare Mackintosh – a review
As anyone with any vague interest in the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival will know, Clare Mackintosh really was the author of the weekend, her debut novel I let You Go having won the 12th Crime Novel of the Year. Therefore it would have been criminal of me (I know it’s a clichéd pun…
A crime readers blog 