Have you ever been on a blind date? No, well I have, just recently in fact, and I have to say I was quite impressed with the pairing I received. Now, before you judge this is not a blind date in the typical sense but something a bit different. Yes,…
Val McDermid is a favourite author of mine. Not only do I love her books and the way they have been brought to life for TV, I actually really enjoy listening to her talk. She inspires me with the way she comes up with new ideas and story-lines although I…
Is The Dry Really That Good? When I read that the film rights had already been sold for this book I knew it had to be something special. There are not many books out there that gain a film deal before becoming world-wide bestsellers so this story must hold something…
Why Do People Dislike Self-Publishing? When someone mentions that they have self-published, seeking to gain momentum through the e-book world, it is often snubbed by many as a low-brow form of literature. People assume that those who self-publish don’t have what it takes to gain a ‘real’ publishing deal; a…
Murder on a Silver Platter: The Story “Arlena came running down the road, the beam of her flashlight bouncing wildly in the dark. When she turned the bend, she saw Penelope lying face down in a snow bank, soaking wet and screaming, waving a fluffy white ski cap in the…
Find Her: The Story Imagine waking up one morning to unusual surroundings; to be stuck in a small space with no light and no idea what has happened to you. This is the nightmare that Flora Dane finds her in after partying too hard in Florida during Spring Break. “When…
Have you ever picked up a book, started to read it and automatically believed that you know what will happen next? Well, Behind Closed Doors was one such book for me. I truly thought that after the first few pages I would be able to predict the storyline – how…
Black Widow is the twentieth novel by Scottish Writer, Chris Brookmyre , the man often referred to as a Tartan Noir author. As with many Tartan Noir novels, readers will not automatically sympathise with the main character, Diana Jager, but will read the story seeing her as a cold-blooded killer….
‘On the Bone’, a mystery crime novel set in the Turkish city of Istanbul, is a novel full of controversial topics which many may not wish to read about. The topic of human transgression is rife in this book and includes many taboo subjects that could especially offend those of…
The Darkest Secret is just that, a novel full of secrets that no-one in particular wishes to share and it seems that it all begins on one fateful night in 2004 when a young girl goes missing in her sleep: “I have no idea what took place at the Jackson…