Helen Matthews, author of the brilliant new psychological suspense The Girl in the Van shows the importance of settings in a novel and explains why you can take the girl out of Wales, but you can’t take Wales out of the girl I was born in Cardiff and stayed there until I went to university … More The Girl in the Van: the Welsh Connection
A few weeks ago, I went to a murder mystery evening in Windsor. We were all guests at the fictional gala dinner on the eve of the Too Many Cooks TV cookery show finale, hosted by celebrity chef Steve Patterson. Guests would be dying to know if Steve Patterson was the same as he was … More Culinary crime fiction – recipe for success?
I’m excited to share with you a teaser from the latest in Val Penny’s fabulous Edinburgh Mystery series. If you’ve read the other books in this collection featuring Hunter Wilson or The First Cut in the new Jane Renwick series, I’ve no doubt you’ll want to read this. And if you haven’t but love police … More Sneak Preview – Hunter’s Rules by Val Penny
My guest in the coffee shop today is Jessica Thompson, bestselling author of culinary crime fiction including the wonderful A Caterer’s Guide to Love and Murder. Today is Publication Day for her second book A Caterer’s Guide to Holidays and Homicide – I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one! Keep reading for … More Author visit: Jessica Thompson
What a pleasure to spy Karen Moore in the coffee shop today, eyeing up the croissants! Karen’s the author of Torn, a superb read for lovers of Italy-based dark crime fiction. Having lived in Italy for ten years and been a travel guide, she knows the place inside and out. Her new novel Release is … More Author Visit: Karen Moore
I hadn’t read anything by this author before but was grabbed by the stylish artwork and comparison to books like Friend Request, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train. I see my son’s scooter lying in the undergrowth. Time stands still. Where is he? Deafened by my own heartbeat, I keep looking but I can’t … More Book review: a Good Mother by Sam Hepburn
Neighbourhood psychological dramas always pique my interest so this book appealed to me straight away. One glance at the premise – One night, three families. Who is lying? – was enough to convince me it would be right up my street (Sorry!) The party was supposed to be the highlight of the summer. If only … More Book review: The Street Party by Claire Seeber
Today’s my stop on the Sleepless tour. I don’t take part in many blog tours because I’m a very picky reader but this is one I couldn’t resist. Romy Hausmann’s first book Dear Child was one of my favourite reads last year (you can read my review here) so when the Quercus offered me the … More Blog tour: Sleepless by Romy Hausmann
On a cold, grey day in England, I treated myself to Angela Petch’s latest book which is set in Tuscany. The cover is stunning and I couldn’t wait to start reading. Corbello, Italy, 1947. A woman and a little boy stagger into the ruins of an old house deep in the forest, wild roses overwhelming … More Book review: The Tuscan house by Angela Petch
I wasn’t sure I wanted to read this book. My own visit to Cancer World still looms in my memory and I had no wish to return, even in fictional form. Neither did I want to feel bad about not wanting to run a marathon. On the other hand, although this is fiction I knew … More Book review: The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club by Josie Lloyd
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