Publication Date: 20th April from Transworld. Source: Review Copy Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There’s just one survivor. She’s seen the killer’s face – but he’s also… Continue reading
Publication Date: Available Now from Legend Press Source: review copy The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. But one night she swaps her trademark saw for an axe. When Arden’s husband is… Continue reading
Publication Date: 6th July from Canongate Source: Review copy I am old. That is the first thing to tell you. The thing you are least likely to believe. If you saw me you would probably think I was about forty, but you would be very wrong. Tom Hazard has a… Continue reading
David F. Ross: Desert Island Discs Rather than pick my favourite 10 songs (because that, as any real music obsessive knows, would change every day) I decided to go with ten that I wouldn’t ever get tired of; that I continually return to. So here goes, in playlist order: 01:… Continue reading
Today I am very happy to welcome Vera Brook talking about her YA novel Sand Runner and a little about herself – the book is available for pre-order and if you are in the US or Canada as I know many of my visitors to this site are, there is… Continue reading
Publication Date: Available Now from Contraband Source: Review Copy When Kenny’s cousin, Ian, comes to the aid of a fellow ex-squaddie in a heap of trouble, he gets caught up in the vicious underground fight scene, where callous criminals prey on the vulnerable, damaged and homeless. With Ian in too… Continue reading
Publication Date: Available Now from Penguin (Viking) Source: Purchased Copy (based on a recommendation from Sam Eades) In The Power the world is a recognisable place: there’s a rich Nigerian kid who larks around the family pool; a foster girl whose religious parents hide their true nature; a local American… Continue reading
Publication Date: June 15th from Thomas and Mercer (one to watch) Source: Netgalley It was the happiest day of her life. Little did she know it was also the last. When a woman’s body is found in the grounds of a ruined priory, Detective Imogen Evans realises she is dealing… Continue reading
Publication Date: Available Now from Orbit Source: Review Copy Charlie has a new job. He gets to travel, and he meets interesting people, some of whom are actually pleased to see him. It’s good to have a friendly face, you see. At the end. But the end of all things… Continue reading
Publication Date: Available Now from Bloodhound Source: Review Copy Carl Logan dedicated nearly twenty years of his life to the Joint Intelligence Agency. Now living in a secret location, under the new identify of James Ryker, he wants nothing more than to be left alone, the chance to start a… Continue reading
