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I am delighted to bring you a gripping extract from the new novel, A Shetland Witner Mystery by Marsali Taylor during this varied blog...

Let me share another little glimpse into my new novel, Hunter's Rules. The novel forms book #6 in The Edinburgh Crime Mystery series....

My family has been moving between the U.S.A. and the U.K. for generations. It is always a bit of a lottery as to where you end up! As for...

My new novel, Hunter's Rules will form the sixth book in my series, The Edinburgh Crime Mysteries. Although the books are a series, each...

I am thrilled to have been invited to take part in Book Week Scotland this year. I was approached by our local library service and asked...

I had never read anything by Paul Kane, but Her Husband's Grave was on sale and the blurb sounded interesting, so I thought I'd take a...

Today is a special day. My publishers, Dark Stroke Books have confirmed that my new novel, Hunter's Rules, will launch on 01.01.2022. It...

I recently appeared on a literary panel at a crime festival with Gail Williams and, although I had not previously read any of her books,...

I had had Tipping Point, the debut novel,by Michelle Cook in my To Be Read pile for a long time and had heard lots of good things about...

I had heard a great deal of chatter about The Honest Lies, Elizabeth Lyvers’ debut novel. Naturally, I wanted to read the book to form my...

I had had this book on my radar for some time, the title was so intriguing, so I shuffled my ‘to be read’ pile and The Time Detective –...

I think this is the fourth novel by Jo Fenton that I have read and I have enjoyed each one, but in Paparazzi, this author really comes...

I was especially grateful to bestselling author Michelle Cook when she agreed to visit my blog and discuss her life and writing with me....

I enjoyed Karen Moore's debut novel Torn so much that when I was given the opportunity to read the sequel, Release, early, I jumped at...

I had never read any works by Karen Moore, but I had heard a lot about her novel, Torn, and was keen to read it. The Blurb Like any...

I have been writing and telling stories all my life. When I was a child, I used to make up stories for my little sister after our Mum put...

It is a great treat for me to take part in the tour for Style and the Solitary, one of my favourite books of this year. Novels by Miriam...

I hadn't read a book by Sharon Bolton for a while, so I treated myself to The Split. I am extremely glad I did. What a clever story. The...

I am pleased to be included in the blog tour for the novel, Unraveling by Helen Forbes run by Lynsey Adams of Reading Between the Lines....

It is with great pleasure that I welcome my friend and fellow author Joan Livingston to the blog today. I have no idea how she found the...