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    Mike Gayle: A Song Of Me And You

    Blurb: Helen and Ben parted as heartbroken 18-year-olds and went their very separate ways. Twenty years later, mother-of-two-teenagers Helen is still in Manchester, a part-time primary teacher, stunned by the… Read more “Mike Gayle: A Song Of Me And You”

    August 31, 2024August 27, 2024 by Kate

    Graham Bartlett: Bad For Good

    Blurb: How far would you go? The murder of a promising footballer, son of Brighton’s highest-ranking police officer, means Detective Superintendent Jo Howe has a complicated and… Read more “Graham Bartlett: Bad For Good”

    August 30, 2024August 26, 2024 by Kate

    CJ Tudor: The Gathering

    Blurb: WELCOME TO DEADHART. ALASKA. POPULATION 673. LIVING.In a small Alaskan town, a boy is found with his throat ripped out and the blood drained from his body.The… Read more “CJ Tudor: The Gathering”

    August 29, 2024August 21, 2024 by Kate

    Simon Stephenson: Sometimes People Die

    Blurb: The year is 1999. Returning to practice after a suspension for stealing opioids, a young Scottish doctor takes the only job he can find: a post… Read more “Simon Stephenson: Sometimes People Die”

    August 28, 2024August 19, 2024 by Kate

    Doug Johnstone: Black Hearts

    I’m delighted to be joining the #SkelfSummer for Orenda Books, celebrating the Skelf series by Doug Johnstone. Today I’m resharing my review of Black Hearts, which I… Read more “Doug Johnstone: Black Hearts”

    August 27, 2024 by Kate

    Emma Styles: No Country For Girls

    Blurb: Charlie and Nao are strangers from different sides of the tracks. They should never have met, but one devastating incident binds them together forever. A man… Read more “Emma Styles: No Country For Girls”

    August 23, 2024August 13, 2024 by Kate

    Gunnar Staalesen: Pursued By Death

    Today it’s my turn on the blog tour for Pursued By Death. My review is written with thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me on the tour… Read more “Gunnar Staalesen: Pursued By Death”

    August 22, 2024 by Kate

    Stuart Turton: The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle

    Blurb: Gosford Park meets Groundhog Day by way of Agatha Christie and Black Mirror – the most inventive story you’ll read Tonight, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed… Read more “Stuart Turton: The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle”

    August 21, 2024August 11, 2024 by Kate

    Doug Johnstone: The Great Silence

    I’m delighted to be joining the #SkelfSummer for Orenda Books, celebrating the Skelf series by Doug Johnstone. Today I’m resharing my review of The Great Silence, which… Read more “Doug Johnstone: The Great Silence”

    August 20, 2024August 20, 2024 by Kate

    Isabel Ashdown: 33 Women

    I’m delighted to be joining the Isabel Ashdown blogathon, where, over the next few months, I’ll be celebrating her work, reading and reviewing her books. Today I’m… Read more “Isabel Ashdown: 33 Women”

    August 18, 2024August 15, 2024 by Kate

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