Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy. Once he was a hero of the Great War, and then a member of the dreaded Black House. Now he is the criminal linchpin of Low Town. His name is Warden. He thought he had left the war behind… Continue reading
Coming January 14th From Crown Publishing Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy via Netgalley. Spademan used to be a garbage man. That was before the dirty bomb hit Times Square, before his wife was killed, and before the city became a bombed-out shell of… Continue reading
So to finish off this week (I am away from tomorrow until the 29th so although you may see one or two new reviews go up this is my last blogpost before Christmas) here are a few more books you might consider as Christmas gifts for loved ones. … Continue reading
It is the sweltering summer of 1997, and Karen is a straight-laced, straight-A university student. When she meets the impossibly glamorous Biba, a bohemian orphan who lives in a crumbling old mansion in Highgate with her enigmatic brother Rex, she is soon drawn into their world — but something terrible… Continue reading
So we all know by now about me and this book so I won’t go on anymore (well maybe a bit), although my mission to ensure that everyone on the planet reads it is still ongoing… As far as great Christmas presents goes you probably can’t go wrong with this… Continue reading
Coming January from Macmillan – Tor Forge. Thank you to the author and publisher for the advance copy via netgalley. When the emperor of Annur is murdered, his children must fight to uncover the conspiracy—and the ancient enemy—that effected his death. Now I don’t usually do fantasy novels/sci fi novels… Continue reading
So when Hull was announced as the next City of Culture, I asked all round nice guy and terrific author Nick Quantrill, who hails from said City, if he would like to write me a short piece on Hull and his feelings about it. And so here is what he… Continue reading
A woman sits beside her father’s bedside as the night ticks away the final hours of his life. As she watches over her father, she relives the past week and the events that brought the family together . . . and she recalls all the weeks before that served to… Continue reading
A wonderful little “Bridging” tale between Will Carver’s earlier novels (Girl 4 and The Two) and his latest book in the January David series “Dead Set” I was slightly late to the party – in that I read this today, rather than before I read Dead Set. I’m actually pleased… Continue reading
So what feels like ages ago now, I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to read Luca Veste’s debut novel – a terrific serial killer thriller “Dead Gone”. Today you can get your hands on an ebook copy and I caught up with Luca and asked… Continue reading
