Category Archives: Publishing Houses

“The bird tribunal” by Agnes Ravatn – #BookReview #Orentober

Posted on October 13, 2019 by

I thought I’d repost a review from 2017 in honour of Orentober. What is Orentober you ask? It is the October celebration of the books and authors represented by Orenda Publishing. “The Bird Tribunal” was my favourite read of 2017 … Continue reading →

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Pushkin Press presents…. Margaret Millar @PushkinPress

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

Vastly successful in her day, Margaret Millar has now largely fallen out of popular consumption. Her psychologically complex thrillers have some of the best realised characters and most emotionally brilliant writing of all twentieth century crime, earning her a stream … Continue reading →

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“Her Sister’s Bones” by Geraldine Hogan – Book Review

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

Twenty-five years ago, while Anna Fairley  was helping her mother peg out clothes on the line, Anna’s baby sister Janey, was taken from her pram in the front garden of their cottage. The case of the missing baby girl was … Continue reading →

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“A Perfect Sentence” by Patrick Starnes – Book Review

Posted on September 14, 2019 by

Desperately dissatisfied with his comfortable, middle-class life, and meandering through his days, Keir Buchan feels like he is just going through the motions of living. A writer of detective novels, he has just been made redundant from the University where … Continue reading →

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“Dying Truth” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on September 5, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“The Lying Kind” by Alison James – Book Review

Posted on August 10, 2019 by

Months after the missing persons case goes cold for the Surrey police, the National Crime Agency steps in to see if they can find little Lola Jade Harper.  D.C.I. Rachel Prince and her second in command, Detective Sergeant Mark Brickall … Continue reading →

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“Broken Bones” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on August 5, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“The Woman at Number 19” by J.A. Baker – Book Review

Posted on July 18, 2019 by

About the book: “Her thoughts are all she has. They are hers and hers alone.” Esther Nesbitt seems like an old woman, yet she is only 45 years old. A mere shadow of her former self, she has diminished since … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Tour, Bloodhound Books, Book Reviews, Favorite books, Page turners, Psychological thrillers | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

“Dead Souls” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“Dead Inside” by Noelle Holten – Book Review

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

“I was dead inside, numb to it all even as I tried to remember the happier times.” Staffordshire has a critical domestic abuse problem. Because of this, a new, specialized police team called DAHU (Domestic Abuse and Homicide Unit) have … Continue reading →

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“Blood Lines” by Angela Marsons – Book Review #MarsonsOfTheMonth

Posted on June 8, 2019 by

For some time now I have noticed that the D.I. Kim Stone series has been highly praised by my fellow book bloggers. Therefore, I decided that despite my lengthy TBR, I would read the series in its entirety, one title … Continue reading →

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“Scared to breathe” by Kerena Swan – Book Review

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

Natasha Hargreaves, our protagonist, is thirty-two years old who works as a greeting card designer. She lives in a small, modest house with her fiance Reuben. Her life is turned upside down when she witnesses a stabbing on the way … Continue reading →

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#CoverReveal – “Silent Night” by Geraldine Hogan @Bookouture

Posted on May 29, 2019 by

Many readers are familiar with the outstanding women’s fiction of Faith Hogan. Well, good news folks, she has turned her hand to detective fiction! Writing under her real name, Geraldine Hogan, she has a two book publishing deal with Bookouture. … Continue reading →

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“A Mother’s Confession” by Kelly Rimmer – Book Review

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

The Tragedy – When we join the story, a thirty-seven year old man has recently died. David Wyatt Gillespie was charming, a successful businessman, an avid sportsman, was on the town council, and was married with an infant daughter. He … Continue reading →

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“Block 46” by Johana Gustawsson – Book Review

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

“Outstanding, devastating, and memorable crime fiction” Originally written in French, it is brilliantly and seamlessly translated by Maxim Jakubowski.  The blurb: In Falkenberg Sweden, the mutilated body of a talented young jewelry designer Linnéa Blix is found in a snow-swept … Continue reading →

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