So with one week and two days left to go until the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival I thought I’d have a bit of a check where I am with the TOPCWFC 2016. I had high hopes this year. Looking through the list there were a lot of authors that I’ve seen before and…
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Ten Days by Gillian Slovo – a review
Flying off to Turin on my own for a few days, meant I was keen to stock up my kindle before I went. In my quest to fulfill my TOPCWFC this included Ten Days by Gillian Slovo. I must confess that reading the description I’d seen originally this book didn’t really fill me with excitement….
The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza – a review
I was given a free copy of this via netgalley. The Girl in the Ice is the debut crime novel from Robert Bryndza. The story starts with a young man discovering a body in a frozen river. It turns out to be missing wealthy socialite Amanda. Erika is called upon to investigate the murder although…
A time of torment
Now that the Viking invasion of half term has finally departed, this week I treated myself to a trip into town to partake in one of my favourite pastimes – browsing round Waterstones bookshop. I like to head straight to the back of the shop avoiding all the gift buyers and get stuck into the…
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