My Review (5 stars out of 5) In pre-war Brighton, a gang war propels seventeen-year-old Pinkie to lead his clan in a bid to take over from rival gangster Colleoni. Having killed a man for betraying the gang, Pinkie is unaware his victim had already made contact with Ida, a bright and bubbly woman, who,…
Category: Characters
‘The Sentinel’s Reign’ by Suzanne Rogerson
My Review (4 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) With Calissa initiated as the Sentinel, life on Kalaya is good for Tei and the exiles. But the villainous Rathnor has other ideas and Tei faces further challenges if she and her friends are to keep the peace and hold on to the magic. Rumours of a…
‘Termination: The Boy Who Died’ by Richard T Burke
Book Blurb Antimone Lessing returns in book two of the ground-breaking Decimation trilogy. Nearly twenty years after the Orestes virus swept across the earth, finally there is hope. Women are no longer dying within seconds of giving birth. For the first time in two decades, the global population is on an upward trend. As the…
‘Shane’ by Jack Schaefer
My Review (5 stars out of 5) A stranger known only as Shane rides into the lives of the Starrett family – homesteaders struggling to keep their small farm from being taken over by rancher Fletcher. Told from the point of view of the Starrett’s son, we see how Shane’s influence changes the lives of…
‘Wayward Voyage’ by Anna M Holmes
NB This post first appeared on the Blog Tour for ‘Wayward Voyage, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources. My Review (4 out of 5 stars) Growing up in the frontier colony of Carolina, life doesn’t hold many attractions for young Anne. Not content with living up to the expectations of other young women her age,…
‘Overkill’ by Vanda Symon
My Review (5 stars out of 5) When a young mother is found dead, everything points to it being suicide, but Police Constable Sam Shephard soon uncovers evidence that suggests this might not be the case. As Sam digs deeper, her bosses discover she had previously been in a relationship with the dead woman’s husband…
‘The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger’ by Stephen King
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In the first of Stephen King’s Dark Tower, we meet Roland of Gilead, the Last Gunslinger. As he pursues the Man in Black in his quest to the Dark Tower, the Gunslinger meets a young boy, Jake, who accompanies him across the desert. This isn’t the easiest of…
‘Kill Shot’ by Sally Rigby
NB This post first appeared as part of the Blog Tour for ‘Kill Shot. Thanks to Emma at Damppebbles. My Review (Three out of Five Stars) When a famous snooker player is shot dead, DCI Whitney Walker moves in to investigate. Along with forensic psychologist Dr Georgina Cavendish, Whitney doesn’t need anyone else poking their…
‘Captain Clive’s Dreamworld’ by Jon Bassoff
**** NB This post first appeared as part of the Blog Tour for ‘Captain Clive’s Dreamworld’ via Emma at Damppebbles. Suspected of being involved in the death of a woman, Deputy Sam Hardy is sent to take over as Deputy of Angels and Hope, a town which boasts an amusement park known as Captain Clive’s…
‘The Crow Trap’ by Ann Cleeves
***** At an isolated cottage, three women meet to carry out an environmental survey. On her arrival, the first of the three makes a gruesome discovery. Amid the initial investigation of what looks like suicide, the women begin their work, but all three are hiding secrets and when another death occurs, Inspector Vera Stanhope turns…
Colin Garrow 