Today I have a guest review by fellow blogger, Dan Stubbings, whom I met at Harrogate last year. Below is his review of a fantasy novel and here is a link to his site: https://thedimensionbetweenworlds.wordpress.com/ I had the pleasure of meeting Susie at Fantasy Con this year in Chester and after a lovely chat about… Continue reading Review of Return of the Mantra by Susie Williamson guest review by Dan Stubbings
At this years Theakston Crime Val has chosen one of her panellists from the Antipodean side of the world, in author Chris Hammer. His debut novel, Scrublands, was described by him in the author note at the end of the book, as a book that he got inspiration for when going around researching his 2009… Continue reading Antipodean New Blood
At 06.55am I woke up with over two hours of this book still left to read, but as I wrote up last nights event with Jane Harper Reflections on a busy day I was still thinking about what was to come in the rest of the book, at the event Jane revealed she had planned every… Continue reading The Lost Man – The second post of the day
Last night Jane Harpers event at Nottingham’s Waterstones closed a busy day that began with Newark Book Festival Hull Noir After such a long day I was unable to finish The Lost Man like I had planned before getting to the event, so I was relieved to see that both Jane and the host Amy managed… Continue reading Reflections on a busy day
Today it was a rush to get to the 10 o’clock event of Hull Noir Crime Around The World at Newark Town Hall as part of the Newark Book Festival 2019. The panel was truly eclectic taking it’s influences from many different places. From the British side of the world we had Sarah Ward with her… Continue reading Hull Noir in Newark
Doug Johnstone’s book, Breakers, looks at the two dichotomas sides of Edinburgh through characters based in Niddrie and Morningside. Although I’m not from Scotland myself, Doug’s description of the area and the places was strong enough to illustrate his Scottish roots. He made me feel like I was there. This environment and the different… Continue reading Breaks just in Time
Episode 9 was a common theme in crime fiction, that of a child going missing, but the way this was resolved in 45 minutes was novel and interesting. Cath Staincliffe, the writer of the earlier episode, The Bridge, added a whole different flavour and this reflected a more traditional easter egg type mystery, where you… Continue reading Stone and its themes
