The longlisted titles are: Shadow of Doubt (S L Beaumont, Paperback Writers) Trust Me, I’m Dead (Sherryl Clark, Oldcastle Books) Whatever it Takes (Paul Cleave, Upstart Press) One Single Thing (Tina Clough, Lightpool Publishing) Girl from the Tree House (Gudrun Frerichs, self-published) Auē (Becky Manawatu, Makaro Press) The Nancys (R W R McDonald, A&U) Hide (S J Morgan, MidnightSun) The Great Divide (L J … Continue reading Ngaio’s 2020 Longlist
Julys Interview Line Up
This July I am proud to announce my five interviews. On the 3rd I will be starting with Mark Edwards, the writer of The House Guest where I will be talking to him about writing in partnership and the up and down roller coaster nature of his career, and I'm sure The Bunker will be … Continue reading Julys Interview Line Up
Down the River with Dean
Black River the third in the Tuva Moodyson series by Will Dean is also based in the town of Gavrik. This may sound like a strange thing to say but if you have not read the series yet I suggest you treat the books like stand alones and start with Black River and go … Continue reading Down the River with Dean
Time for Bloody Scotland
With two festivals releasing their stuff online, it means that I'm able to select which list I read from whenever I want. This will be the first time that I've done this, as I usually leave Bloody Scotland until after Theakstons is over. The first of the Bloody Scotland list that I've chosen is Lin … Continue reading Time for Bloody Scotland
New Blood Returns
Keeper by Jessica Moor is the latest in Val McDermid's New Blood panel, which was released last week. Having just read Trevor Wood's The Man on the Street, this is the second in the New Blood panel that I've finished, but if you'd told me that I'd have finished it yesterday morning when I had … Continue reading New Blood Returns
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Find Them in the Jury Room
Peter James's Find Them Dead is the latest interview I have to prepare for on the 29th June. This book is the 16th book in the series which is due to be released on the 9th of July, 11 days after the interview. This is the first time I have ever done an interview before … Continue reading Find Them in the Jury Room
New Blood 2020
Although, sadly, this years Theakstons will not be going ahead in its traditional format, it's still nice to see that one of the major draws, the New Blood panel is going to be a feature of my summer, along with many other people. Having already read Trevor Wood's The man on the Street (review here) … Continue reading New Blood 2020
Peter Robinson’s shorts
This Peter Robinson collection is perfect for allowing me to drop in and out at night. The version that I am reading has been taken from the CD adaptation and so was not originally designed to be used in the digital format of Audible, although this problem didn't become apparent until I reached the second … Continue reading Peter Robinson’s shorts
Powerful legal Thriller
Power Play by Tony Kent is from the second of the three authors on my August Bank Holiday weekend legal panel on UK Crime Book Club. This book is the third in Tony Kent's series involving Joe Dempsey and Michael Devlin. Tony is a practicing QC and you can tell that in his legal references … Continue reading Powerful legal Thriller
