Book musings

Monthly wrap-up – June 2018 (Tackling #MountTBR – NA Episode IV: NetGalleyholics Anonymous – A New Hope)

During June, I read: It was my plan this month to try to clear some of my creaking NetGalley shelf. And, in one sense, it was a success, I read five cracking NG books (as well as some others). In another, it was a complete failure as I added 14 (yes, FOURTEEN!) to my shelf in… Continue reading Monthly wrap-up – June 2018 (Tackling #MountTBR – NA Episode IV: NetGalleyholics Anonymous – A New Hope)

Blog Tours · Book reviews

#BlogTour TH1RT3EN (Eddie Flynn #4) by Steve Cavanagh #Thirteen @SSCav @orionbooks @orion_crime #thatbookthathook #BookReview

Hello! Today I am absolutely delighted to welcome you to JuliaPalooza for my stop on the Blog Tour (shared with the lovely Emma the little bookworm) for the incredible Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh. About the book THE SERIAL KILLER ISN'T ON TRIAL. HE'S ON THE JURY... They were Hollywood's hottest power couple. They had the world at their… Continue reading #BlogTour TH1RT3EN (Eddie Flynn #4) by Steve Cavanagh #Thirteen @SSCav @orionbooks @orion_crime #thatbookthathook #BookReview

Book musings

Looking Ahead – June 2018’s TBR list! (Tackling #MountTBR – NA 3: NetGalleyholics Anonymous With A Vengeance)

Looking Ahead is a monthly meme hosted by Tina at Reading Between the Pages, where you can share your reading plans for the upcoming month. As outlined in my Tackling #MountTBR follow-up post, I'm hoping June 2018 is going to be a month for clearing some of my NetGalley backlog. As such... I am currently reading… Continue reading Looking Ahead – June 2018’s TBR list! (Tackling #MountTBR – NA 3: NetGalleyholics Anonymous With A Vengeance)

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Monthly wrap-up – May 2018

During May, I read: Having hoped to read fifteen novels during May, I managed ten (slacker!) and yet another two Agatha Christie audiobooks. Unfortunately, this month has not been a great experience with the Queen of Crime: The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Christie's first Poirot story and (obviously) her first ever whodunit. I was pleased to… Continue reading Monthly wrap-up – May 2018

Book reviews

#BookReview DYING TRUTH (D.I. Kim Stone 8) by Angela Marsons #DyingTruth @WriteAngie @bookouture #NetGalley

How far would you go to protect your darkest secrets?When teenager Sadie Winter jumps from the roof of her school, her death is ruled as suicide – a final devastating act from a troubled girl. But then the broken body of a young boy is discovered at the same school and it’s clear to Detective Kim Stone that these… Continue reading #BookReview DYING TRUTH (D.I. Kim Stone 8) by Angela Marsons #DyingTruth @WriteAngie @bookouture #NetGalley

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#BookReview PRESSURE by Betsy Reavley #Pressure @BetsyReavley ‏@Bloodhoundbook #NetGalley

When the submarine departed, none of the ten people on board knew it would turn into a nightmare. Trapped on the sunken vessel and unable to escape, one of them is discovered dead. The tension escalates as the survivors realise there is a murderer among them, who is preparing to strike again and again… With mounting… Continue reading #BookReview PRESSURE by Betsy Reavley #Pressure @BetsyReavley ‏@Bloodhoundbook #NetGalley

Book musings · Putting a Face to the Name

Putting a Face to the Name #4 – Kick-Ass Female Leads: Part 2!

Putting a Face to the Name is an occasional series in which I discuss how I visualise the characters from some of my favourite reads. Further to Part 1, I'm taking a look at some more of the best female leads of recent crime fiction. The Roy & Castells series by Johana Gustawsson Behaviour Investigative Advisor… Continue reading Putting a Face to the Name #4 – Kick-Ass Female Leads: Part 2!

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Looking Ahead – May 2018’s TBR list!

Looking Ahead is a monthly meme hosted by Tina at Reading Between the Pages, where you can share your reading plans for the upcoming month. I am currently reading Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan, the latest in the Baby Ganesh Agency series. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, another Agatha Christie audiobook, in fact… Continue reading Looking Ahead – May 2018’s TBR list!

Book reviews

#BookReview THE CRAFTSMAN by Sharon Bolton #TheCraftsman @AuthorSJBolton @orion_crime @orionbooks @TrapezeBooks #hewillcomeforyou #NetGalley

Devoted father or merciless killer? His secrets are buried with him.  Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Glassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago. Like something from our worst nightmares the victims were buried...ALIVE. Larry confessed to the crimes; it was an open and shut case. But now he's dead,… Continue reading #BookReview THE CRAFTSMAN by Sharon Bolton #TheCraftsman @AuthorSJBolton @orion_crime @orionbooks @TrapezeBooks #hewillcomeforyou #NetGalley