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Fictionophile- “The Descent” by Matt Brolly – Book Review @MattBrollyUK #TheDescent #BookReview @AmazonPub
- Cover Love: part 95 – Bathtubs
- “Double Deceit” by Julienne Brouwers – Book Review
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- “The Secrets of Strangers” by Charity Norman – Book Review
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- “The House at Magpie Cove” by Kennedy Kerr – Book Review
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Category Archives: Orenda Books
Celebrating #Orentober 2020 @OrendaBooks
As a bookblogger, I’ve been privileged to read and review several titles from the Orenda Books catalogue. To that end, I thought I’d celebrate #Orentober by sharing some of my reviews for these fabulous novels. Just click on the title … Continue reading
“A Song of Isolation” by Micheal J. Malone – Book Review
This book features three main protagonists: Dave – a young man who works as an accountant and is the live-in partner of a movie star. He is fearful that his relationship is precarious and that the love of his life … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Edelweiss, Orenda Books, Tartan noir
Tagged crime fiction, recommended reading, Scotland, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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“The Seven Doors” by Agnes Ravatn – Book Review
Way back in January of 2017 I read this author’s debut novel, “The Bird Tribunal” and it turned out to be my favourite book of the year! Ever since then, I’ve been anxiously awaiting her next work. It was worth … Continue reading
“The Big Chill” by Doug Johnstone – Book Review
“It’s easy to be moral if those morals aren’t tested.” We pick up six months after the events of the first book in the Skelfs series, “Dark Matter”. The Skelfs have two businesses which they run out of their large … Continue reading
“Blood Red City” by Rod Reynolds – Book Review
“A witness but no victim; a crime but no crime scene; too many questions without answers.” Thirty-four year old Lydia Wright works as a celebrity/entertainment reporter for a London tabloid newspaper. She is aggrieved by her loss of her ‘real‘ … Continue reading
“Death Deserved” by Thomas Enger and Jørn Lier Horst – Book Review
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, … translated from the Norwegian by Anne Bruce This police procedural, set in Oslo, Norway, is the first to feature policeman Alexander Blix and blogger/journalist Emma Ramm. Blix is a … Continue reading
New title for Agnes Ravatn! @OrendaBooks #SevenDoors #bookbuzz @simonschusterUK
As a book blogger, I am privileged to learn about new titles, often some months before they come out. This is a very pleasurable experience for a bookworm such as myself. Once in a while however, you learn of a … Continue reading
Posted in Anticipated titles, Orenda Books, Scandinavian
Tagged stand-alone novels, TBR list
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“The Creak on the Stairs” by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir – Book Review
The Creak on the Stairs is the first in the electrifying FORBIDDEN ICELAND series The Icelandic Police team of criminal investigators include: Hörður Höskuldsson – leader of the Akranes Criminal Investigation Division. With many local connections, he is in charge … Continue reading
“A Dark Matter” by Doug Johnstone – Book Review
We meet the Skelfs on the day that they are saying goodbye to their patriarch, Jim. They are doing this in a somewhat bizarre way. Though they run a funeral home, they are having an illegal funeral pyre in their … Continue reading
Posted in 1st in series, Book Reviews, Favorite books, Orenda Books
Tagged crime fiction, recommended reading, Scotland
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“Breakers” by Doug Johnstone – Book Review #Orentober
Tyler lives in a tower block in Niddrie, one of Edinburgh’s impoverished neighbourhoods. He lives with his Mum and his little sister, Bethany (aka Bean). His Mum is an alcoholic/addict so the responsibility of caring for her and his sister … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Favorite books, Orenda Books
Tagged crime fiction, recommended reading, Scotland, Tartan noir
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“The bird tribunal” by Agnes Ravatn – #BookReview #Orentober
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
“Block 46” by Johana Gustawsson – Book Review
“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
“Exquisite” by Sarah Stovell – Book Review
Different recollections of the same events does not a liar make. Or does it? In this novel, when two people recall events from differing perspectives, what follows is ‘exquisite‘ betrayal… “Exquisite” features two female protagonists. Bo Luxton is a successful … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Orenda Books, Psychological thrillers
Tagged England, recommended reading, stand-alone novels, thrillers
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