Category: blog tour
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No Ceremony For The Dead by Shane Dunphy – Audiobook Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB ‘I know I has special needs. So does Stanley and Francis and Billy and Josh. People don’t listen to us, ’cause they thinks we’re thick in our heads.’ Charlie works at St Patrick’s residential home, where the walls are so thick no one can hear you cry. He’s asking child protection expert Shane…
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Evil Impulse by Leigh Russell – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Living with her colleague and long time love interest, Detective Inspector Ian Peterson, it seems that Geraldine Steel has finally found happiness. But life is never that simple. As a psychopath starts killing random women on the streets of York, Geraldine is abducted by a drugs syndicate who have been threatening her sister.…
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The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB An imposing, isolated hotel, high up in the Swiss Alps, is the last place Elin Warner wants to be. But she’s taken time off from her job as a detective, so when she receives an invitation out of the blue to celebrate her estranged brother’s recent engagement, she has no choice but to…
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Crow Court by Andy Charman – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Spring, 1840. In the Dorset market town of Wimborne Minster, a young choirboy drowns himself. Soon after, the choirmaster—a belligerent man with a vicious reputation—is found murdered, in a discovery tainted as much by relief as it is by suspicion. The gaze of the magistrates falls on four local men, whose decisions will…
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Danger by Robin Nye – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Danger’ is a riveting, fast-paced thriller that ranges from the leafy countryside of Kent to the windswept shores of the Black Sea and to the dramatic coastline of Cornwall. At its heart, ‘Danger’ is a compelling story depicting the hopelessness, desolation and suffering of those caught up in people-trafficking across Europe. A guest…
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The Shape Of Darkness by Laura Purcell – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Wicked deeds require the cover of darkness… A struggling silhouette artist in Victorian Bath seeks out a renowned child spirit medium in order to speak to the dead – and to try and identify their killers – in this beguiling new tale from Laura Purcell. Silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her…
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There’s Only One Danny Garvey by David F. Ross – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Danny Garvey was a sixteen-year old footballing prodigy. Professional clubs clamoured to sign him, and a glittering future beckoned. And yet, his early promise remained unfulfilled, and Danny is back home in the tiny village of Barshaw to manage the struggling junior team he once played for. What’s more, he’s hiding a secret…
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The Art Of Dying by Ambrose Parry – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB A gripping historical novel of medicine & murder from bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa Haetzman, set in nineteenth-century Edinburgh Edinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. And a campaign seeks to paint Dr James Simpson, pioneer of medical chloroform,…
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Primal Calling by Barry Eisenberg – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB While rummaging through the attic, high school senior Jack Davies is surprised to find his never-before-seen birth certificate, revealing a startling fact that changes his life. The story his mother told about his birth, he discovers, is a lie. Jack becomes obsessed with discovering the true identity of his father, forcing him to…
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The Push by Ashley Audrain – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB ‘The women in this family, we’re different . . .’ Blythe Connor doesn’t want history to repeat itself. Violet is her first child and she will give her daughter all the love she deserves. All the love that her own mother withheld. But firstborns are never easy. And Violet is demanding and fretful.…
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Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Easter weekend is approaching, and snow is gently falling in Siglufjörður, the northernmost town in Iceland, as crowds of tourists arrive to visit the majestic ski slopes. Ari Thór Arason is now a police inspector, but he’s separated from his girlfriend, who lives in Sweden with their three-year-old son. A family reunion is…
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Bliss Uncovered by Tony J. Forder – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB The bestselling author of the stunning DI Bliss crime series is back – this time with a thrilling prequel novella. A double life – a single truth. Fresh out of uniform, DC Jimmy Bliss finds himself at the centre of an undercover sting. Enlisted by a crew of villains to crack a safe,…
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*EXTRACT* from The Germans and Europe, A Personal Frontline History by Peter Miller.
Welcome to The Bookwormery, I am pleased to be able to share an Extract from Peter Millar’s book, The Germans and Europe, A Personal Frontline History. 1BerlinA special party in a special pub, the mouse that roared, from obscurity to oblivion, a tale of two cities and an unexpected resurrection happy Birthday In the summer…
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A *GUEST POST* from Billy Moran, Author of Don’t Worry Everything Is Going To Be Amazing.
Good Morning and welcome tomThe Bookwormery. Today I am lucky enough to be sharing a GUEST post from Billy Moran. He is the author of Dont Worry, Everything Is Going To Be Amazing….. Here he shares his 10 Amazing Lockdown Reads…….enjoy! 10 Amazing Lockdown Reads, My Books of 2020 Wow. What a horrible year. Let’s…
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Body Language by A. K. Turner – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB THE DEAD CAN TALK – WE JUST NEED TO LISTEN . . . Camden mortuary assistant Cassie Raven has pretty much seen it all. But this is the first time she’s come face to face with someone she knows on the slab. Someone she cared about. Her friend and mentor, Mrs E. Deeply…
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Letters From The Dead by Sam Hurcom – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB Sam Hurcom’s debut, A Shadow on the Lens, published last year and was described by The Guardian as ‘gothic, claustrophobic and wonderfully dark’. His second book, Letters From the Dead is a complete standalone but follows the same protagonist, Thomas Bexley, who is one of the world’s first forensic photographers. This is a…
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The Thief On The Winged Horse by Kate Mascarenhas – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB The Kendrick family have been making world-famous dolls since the early 1800s. But their dolls aren’t coveted for the craftmanship alone. Each one has a specific emotion laid on it by its creator. A magic that can make you feel bucolic bliss or consuming paranoia at a single touch. Though founded by sisters,…
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The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB I want you to remember something, Nat. You’re small on the outside. But inside you’re as big as everyone else. You show people that and you won’t go far wrong in life.’ A compelling story perfect for fans of The Doll Factory, The Illumination of Ursula Flight and The Familiars. My name is…
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The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB In this beautiful, lyrical sequel to the critically acclaimed We Were the Salt of the Sea, Detective Moralès finds that a seemingly straightforward search for a missing fisherwoman off Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula is anything but. When an abandoned lobster trawler is found adrift off the coast of Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula, DS Joaquin Moralès…
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Out For Blood by Deborah Masson – Book Review
PUBLISHERS BLURB THE RETURN Of DI EVE HUNTER: DI Eve Hunter is back in the edge-of-your-seat new detective thriller from Deborah Masson, winning author of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year 2020. A young man, the son of an influential businessman, is discovered dead in his central Aberdeen apartment. Hours later, a teenaged…
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