Creating a new series is a bit of a challenge for any author – not only must you come up with a bunch of brand-new characters, but you also need to know where they live, what work they do and any interesting pasts they’ve had before appearing fully-formed in a new adventure. I’m not a…
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‘Broken Ground’ by Val McDermid
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A body found buried in a peat bog in a remote spot in the Highlands, sends cold-case investigator DCI Karen Pirie to the scene. Buried along with the body are a pair of pre-war motorcycles, but the condition of the body suggests the murder is more recent. As…
‘Ghost Hunters’ by Yvette Fielding Ciaran O’Keeffe
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Presenters of TVs Most Haunted Yvette Fielding and Ciaran O’Keefe have written a fascinating book aimed at fans of ghost hunting, as well as a how-to guide for those who fancy trying it for themselves. Delving into famous hauntings and real cases from their own archives, they provide…
‘Night School’ by Lee Child
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When an American demands a hundred million dollars for an unspecified item, it seems the Saudis might be planning something big. Jack Reacher and his sidekick Neagley are sent to Hamburg to find out what, where and who. This is book 21 in the Jack Reacher series and…
‘Grace’ by AM Shine
My Review (4 stars out of 5) This is the first book I’ve read by this author, and it gets off to a great start. Finding she’s been left a house in her birth-mother’s will, bookshop owner Grace sets off for a mysterious island. Before she even arrives, the creepiness sets in, establishing a sinister…
‘Dark Chronicles’ by Karmen Spiljak
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Dark Chronicles, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources Blurb Careful what you wish for. In Dark Chronicles, wishes have teeth. Ten speculative tales brimming with twisted humour and delicious menace: a pepper that lets you in on other people’s thoughts, a radio show that predicts your…
‘Contempt of Court’ by Jake Needham
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Having left his job as a Virginia divorce lawyer, Charlie Trust now drives a cherry red 1969 Mustang and spends his time watching the ocean from a borrowed house on Carbon Beach. But the owner of the house interrupts Charlie’s peace when he suggests the former lawyer might…
‘The Locked Room’ by Holly Hepburn
Purchase Link My Review (4 stars out of 5) In her basement office within the Baker Street Building Society, Harriet (Harry) White responds to letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes. Spotting something in The Times that challenges her fictional hero to prove his worth, propels Harry on a mission to locate the mystery writer, who titles…
‘Penshaw’ by LJ Ross
My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) A suspicious death in a former mining village, sets Detective Chief Inspector Ryan on a complex trail of decades-old betrayal as links to the past reveal that someone wants long-held secrets to stay hidden. At Northumbria CID, rumours of a rat in the ranks make Ryan’s life…
‘Poole of Light’ by RJ Verity
My Review (4 stars out of 5) This is book 1 in the Poole Legacy, with book 2 due out in 2026, and Bright Light, an already-published short story prequel also available. Beginning in Spennymoor in the North of England during the first half of the 20th century, we follow Jeremiah Poole from his poverty-stricken…
Colin Garrow 