Latest (early) Reads: She Lies In Wait Gytha Lodge. Teaser review.

Publication Date January 2019 from Michael Joseph. Source: Review Copy On a hot July night in 1983, six school friends go camping in the forest. Bright and brilliant, they are destined for great things, and young Aurora Jackson is dazzled to be allowed to tag along. Thirty years later, a… Continue reading

A Flicker of Steel Steve McHugh. Blog tour extract.

Today I am very happy to offer an extract from  Steve McHugh’s latest brilliant novel, A Flicker of Steel. Details on the book follow! Enjoy.   1 Domme, Louisiana. USA. “I’d like to point out that this is an astonishingly bad plan,” Layla Cassidy said. There was no one in… Continue reading

Latest Reads: The Ash Doll James Hazel.

Publication Date 20th September from Bonnier. Source: Review Copy. What starts out like any other major libel trial for prolific lawyer Charlie Priest turns into a legal train wreck when the defence’s star witness turns up murdered. While the defence stalls for time, Priest is determined to find out who… Continue reading

Latest Reads: City of Lies. Sam Hawke.

Publication Date 23rd August from Bantam Press. Source: Review Copy. I was seven years old the first time my uncle poisoned me… Outwardly, Jovan is the lifelong friend of the Chancellor’s charming, irresponsible Heir. Quiet. Forgettable. In secret, he’s a master of poisons and chemicals, trained to protect the Chancellor’s… Continue reading

Latest Reads: The Death of Mrs Westaway Ruth Ware.

Publication Date: Available Now from Harvill Secker.  Source: Netgalley When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she’s inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers. She owes money to a loan shark and the threats are getting increasingly aggressive: she… Continue reading

Broad Knowledge: 35 women up to no good. Guest post from Joanne Merriam.

  My journey into publishing started with a job listing in the local paper for an administrative assistant position at the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, where I ended up working for five years in the ’90s. I was the office manager, and the volunteer coordinator, and the receptionist, and,… Continue reading

The Beloveds Maureen Lindley. Blog tour review.

Publication  Date: Available Now from Titan Source: Review Copy Oh, to be a Beloved—one of those lucky people for whom nothing ever goes wrong. Everything falls into their laps without effort: happiness, beauty, good fortune, allure. Betty Stash is not a Beloved—but her little sister, the delightful Gloria, is. She’s… Continue reading