Grist Mill Road is a dark, twisted, and expertly plotted Rashomon-style tale. The year is 1982; the setting, an Edenic hamlet some ninety miles north of New York City. There, among the craggy rock cliffs and glacial ponds of timeworn mountains, three friends―Patrick, Matthew, and Hannah―are bound together by a… Continue reading
She can’t see the killer But the killer can see her… Naomi Hannah has been blind since birth. Struggling with living in the small, claustrophobic town of Balkerne Heights, Naomi contemplates ending her life. But before she can, Naomi stumbles across the body of a young woman who has been… Continue reading
Today I am very happy to be getting to know Alan Carter as part of the Ngaio Marsh Awards tour. GETTING TO KNOW YOU WITH ALAN CARTER Tell us a little about your novel, what readers can expect from it. Marlborough Man is about a former undercover cop, Nick Chester,… Continue reading
Till death do us part… After leaving her marriage to jealous, possessive oncologist Maxwell, Lily and her six-year-old son have a second chance at happiness with headteacher Sebastian. Kind but vulnerable, Sebastian is the polar opposite of Maxwell, and the perfect match for Lily. After a whirlwind romance, they… Continue reading
Back with the Ngaio Marsh Awards today and I’m finding out a little more about Charity Norman. GETTING TO KNOW YOU WITH CHARITY NORMAN Tell us a little about your current novel, See You in September. An English student, Cassy, is backpacking in New Zealand when she accepts a… Continue reading
Isaac and Thea were once close, but they’ve grown apart. Thea works tirelessly, convinced she can prove everyone around her wrong – convinced she can prove that time travel is possible. But when one of her attempts goes wrong, she finds herself picking up the phone and calling her… Continue reading
I’m so happy to be kicking off the blog tour for the incredibly addictive “Pieces of Her” the new standalone from Karin Slaughter. I was also lucky enough to have a chat with Karin on the phone about the book, which is more of a fast paced thriller than her… Continue reading
GETTING TO KNOW YOU WITH KIRSTEN MCDOUGALL Tell us a little about your novel, what readers can expect from it. Tess is set in small town New Zealand at the turn of the millennium in 1999. It’s a stranger-comes-to-town, gothic-esque love story, told from the stranger’s point of view…. Continue reading
Where did Crystal Nguyen come from? Michael Stanley DEAD OF NIGHT is a major departure from our Detective Kubu series. We wanted to try our hand at something very different, something darker, something with a totally different protagonist. Deciding on the style of book was easy. We wanted to… Continue reading
An old man is found murdered in his Glasgow flat. DI Ray McBain is called to the scene and is the first to notice that the man’s wounds mirror the Stigmata. The police quickly discover that the victim is a former janitor who worked in several care homes where he… Continue reading
