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Out in the Cold by Stuart Johnstone | Review
I have been so incredibly lucky as of late in my crime novels, but Out in the Cold surpassed all my expectations. It has an original plot, intriguing main characters and a writing style that is so sharp that it threatens to slit your throat. If I thought that it couldn’t get better than that opening chapter, I’d be sorely wrong. Have you ever found yourself in an untenable situation at work? Well Detective Sargent Colyear has a master’s in it. A situation that wasn’t his doing but takes the rap for it, nonetheless. Out in the Cold (although I’m not a huge fan of comparisons) could have easily been…
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All Fall Down by M.J. Arlidge | Book Review
When I was invited to read All Fall Down a few months ago, I had no idea what I was in for. I haven’t read Arlidge’s work before or heard of this series BUT…within a few breaths and a few pages I knew this was going to be a series that I would come to binge read. A story with a strong female sleuth with a tattered background but always focussed on the end result. Six hours later and I was guts deep into a compulsive story and I was 100% in. All Fall Down is an ambitious story that fulfils on everything it promises. How on earth do you…
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Whispers In The Dark by Chris McDonald | Blog Tour
If you are looking for a light-hearted read, it’s probably best to find something other than Whispers in The Dark. If you are looking for something outstandingly dark, raw and visceral, then you have most definitely come to the right place. A story that drips with revenge, guilt and a strong female character that isn’t afraid to go for the jugular. The story instantly pulled me in with its dark prologue. A pulsing beat that threatened to crack and spill its guts for the reader to witness, to experience. It was intoxicating. The scene is set and once again Chris McDonald nails the shocking prologues. We are reintroduced to the…
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Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten | Blog Tour
Thanks to Sarah Hardy at Books on the Brightside for a place on the blog tour and for a copy of the book. As always it’s a pleasure to be involved. Some authors just punch you right in the feels and Noelle Holton just keeps on living up to that reputation with every book she releases. When the invitation to join the blog tour for the next DC Maggie Jamieson adverture, Dead Perfect, landed in my email inbox, there was no chance I was going to pass up on it. Reading Dead Perfect was like meeting up with a best friend that you haven’t seen in months and it’s comforting…
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Killing In Your Name by Gary Donnelly | Blog Tour
How often can you truly say that the second book in a series is as good as the debut? From personal experience I could count on one hand how often that’s happened to me. Killing In Your Name has surpassed Blood Will Be Born ( and I loved that). It’s explosive, compulsive and knock your socks off shocking. Gary Donnelly is swiftly becoming my favourite crime novelist – he can spin a yarn and have my guts twisted in knots with his raw storytelling. The past truly catches up with you…the threads of the past always have a way of coming home to roost. A boy’s body found in bogland. …
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Keeper by Jessica Moor | Review
Keeper was one of those books that had the premise of being outstanding, but it didn’t work for me for several different reasons. Firstly, the characterisation didn’t work in any aspect. I didn’t feel connected or invested in their back stories or their end game. This was a real shame because good characterisation is pretty much a deal breaker for me. Like other readers, I went through bouts of anger and not the type that invoked such emotion that I was intertwined with the plot, the anger was for reasons that I will discuss below. The main protagonists were so devoid of human kindness and emotion that I seriously wondered…
