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Backstories – Simon Van Der Velde
Fascinating. Intriguing. Compelling. I loved loved ‘Backstories’, to figure out who it was we were allowed to see a bit of the background of people we have all come to know throughout the times. Imaginative and sometimes shocking, but oh such a great read! Book Blurb These are people you know, but not as you know them. Peel back the mask and see. CAN YOU FIND THE FAMOUS PERSON HIDDEN IN EVERY STORY? Dreamers, singers, heroes and killers, they can dazzle with their beauty or their talent or their unmitigated evil, yet inside themselves, they are as frail and desperate as the rest of us. But can you see them? Can you…
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Fragments – Malcolm Hollingdrake
DCI Cyril Bennett and INSPECTOR (!) Owen are back in Fragments, the long-awaited, brilliant tenth book in the Harrogate Crime Series The Harrogate Crime Series #10 Book Blurb If you spend too much time remembering the past, you are likely to lose your way in the present. DCI Cyril Bennett is where he belongs, at the helm in a case involving multiple murders. The sudden deaths of the elderly victims are seemingly from natural causes with no suspicious circumstances. All are male and belogn to a private social media group representing various areas of the educational establishment, developed after various meetings and reunions. The team battles to solve the crime…
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The Housewarming – S.E. Lynes
What a fab thriller! S.E. Lynes’ The Housewarming is a book that will have you gripped to the pages while being consumed with all sorts of emotions – you cry with Ava and feel for her, and fear for little Abi. With Ava, you are grieving and searching for the truth, with Ava, you cannot let go until you’ve unravelled it all. The Story A child goes missing, a nightmare for the parents. Mother Ava blames herself, can barely continue her life but she had to, for her baby boy. Will he ever see his older sister? Will Ava and Matt ever come to know what happened to little Abi?…
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American Spartan – Jason Beech
City of Forts II An all-American anti-hero carrying the world on his shoulders Ricky has killed before. And he will again. But he has a conscience. And he’s a cop. Not by choice but it seemed inevitable after he was shot by Vale, the man whose son Ricky killed. Now Ricky is a cop with a conscience on a deadly and dangerous mission. Harry Vale owns the town. Ricky’s partner is what Ricky would call a bastard. Hellier is a corrupt bully and gets away with it. It seems no one has the guts to stop him. Ricky despises him. What can he do though? He’s got his mother and…
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Who needs a consigliere – Simon Van der Velde
Today, I’m delighted to present you Simon van der Velde, an award-winning author who also provides critiques and mentoring services for both individuals and organisations. Simon has written an article about bad critiques – and how to deal with them. Without further ado, I give you… Simon van der Velde. Who needs a consigliere Bad critiques can kill our stories, undermine our confidence and poison our passions. Where once there was light and truth, there will be fear and doubt. And make no mistake. Fear and doubt are our mortal enemies. There is no room for sentiment. This is a struggle of Darwinian ruthlessness. Truth is at the core…
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The MX book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – part XXI-2020
This year, MX Publishing’s annual anthologies brought us three jewels: part XIX, XX, and XXI in their MX BOOKS OF NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES. The books are a delight to read with stories, created by various authors, assembled and compiled by David Marcum. A must-have for any Sherlock Holmes fan. Introduction Today, I am very pleased to welcome a guest reviewer, author Wendy Heyman-Marsaw, on my blog with a fabulous review for the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Part XXI-2020 Annual (1898-1923). Wendy is not only an avid reader, she is the author of Memoirs from Mrs Hudson’s Kitchen, in which she puts herself in Mrs Hudson’s shoes,…
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Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Longlist 2020
Absolutely devastated this year’s THEAKSTON’S OLD PECULIER CRIME FESTIVAL won’t take place ~ but of course, I fully understand. The world as we know it has come to a halt and it’s up to us to find new ways to keep connected, to keep going. The organisers of the must-loved and always eagerly expected annual crime festival of the year have created a fab online program for us to enjoy. It is with the greatest pleasure and to my utter delight, I’m now sharing with you the longlist for the UK’s most prestigious crime novel award – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year – which has just been revealed by Harrogate…
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Things We Say in the Dark – Kirsty Logan
Fear. Dread. The unexpected, the unexplainable, the utterly incomprehensible and the unsettling all combined into the stories of Kirsty Logan’s ‘Things We Say in the Dark’. A collection of dark and disturbing, sometimes bizarre, tales that cannot leave you untouched ~ that keep hurdling through your mind. The Blurb So here we go, into the dark. Some things can’t be spoken about in the light of day. But we can visit our fears at night, in the dark. We can turn them over and weigh them in our hands and maybe that will protect us from them. But maybe not. The characters in this collection find their aspirations for happy…
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Cover Reveal | Endless Silent Scream – Tony J. Forder
Super thrilled to be sharing with you the fabulous cover for Tony J. Forder’s next DI Bliss book, ENDLESS SILENT SCREAM. Set in Peterborough, the gripping and spellbinding DI Bliss thrillers draw you in – I just love DI Bliss’s moral compass, his tenacity and his endeavours in search for the truth. ENDLESS SILENT SCREAM will be published on the 9th of March and is NOW available for pre-order: Amazon UKAmazon US “The author is hugely talented and ranks, in my opinion, with the likes of Peter James and Val McDermid.” Maggie James –bestselling author “Brilliantly written and a fascinating read that, in my opinion, could happily stand shoulder to…
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Your Life, Your Universe, Your Everything – Morgen Bailey
Introduction November 4th is a special day for me. I will tell you why after you’ve read the story because I would not want to spoil your pleasure of reading Morgen Bailey’s lovely #shortstory. I am delighted to share with you ‘Your Life, Your Universe, Your Everything’ by author, speaker, and mentor, Morgen Bailey. Enjoy! Your Life, Your Universe, Your Everything – Morgen Bailey You couldn’t help but make a mess. He’d given you permission to use the kitchen but you knew how OCD he was about the slightest speck. He’d warned you when you’d moved in when you’d met, seen the evidence for yourself the first time you’d visited…
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