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Available here Here I go again with my binge read ... this time it's Alex Smith's turn with his Detective DCI Robbie Kett.  So far there are 5 books in this series, with the sixth, I believe due to be released in April 2021 - I for one can't wait. So, what made this series for me? I'd be lying if I told you it wasn't mainly because of DCI Robbie Kett himself. What a character he is - an so very different from most of the detectives doing the rounds at the moment. Kett is a single parent  to three young girls (all under the age of 7). He's been thrust unexpectedly into this role after his wife is abducted. Paper Girls, the first in the series, takes up a few months after her abduction when Robbie and his small family move to Norwich to try to make things easier for himself and his girls whilst the investigation into his wife's disappearance continues in London.  Available here Seeing this detective - one lauded by the London Met for his ability to get the job...

  Loving these Spotlight on the Book Blogger posts. It's great to find out a bit more about the bloggers as people. Today I introduce you to Sylvia from Sylv.net Read on to find out some things you never knew about her ... Now over to Sylv.    What is your blog called and what do you feature on it? Thank you for the opportunity. My blog is Sylv.net I am a host to several different tour companies, where they send through different book related things to share. I feature different authors of different genres, either as spotlights, sharing of excerpts, teaser shares and much more. I also review books during blog tours, and I love being an ARC reader to the very talented author, Anita Waller.  T ell us a bit about how and why you started your blog I started my blog back in 2012, initially just for me to blog about what I read and watch, I was a friend to many author, some were still new so I thought I would invite them to be my guests and before I kne...

It's great to have the chance to delve into the mind of Michelle Kidd's DCI Jack MacIntosh, so without further ado let's get grilling him. Tell us a little about Jack MacIntosh’s background Detective Inspector Jack MacIntosh is the central character in my DI Jack MacIntosh series (unsurprisingly!). He works for the Metropolitan Police. He is a character with many different facets. The main element of his background is that as a child aged 4 he witnessed the aftermath of his mother’s death by discovering her body hanging from a light fitting. Both he and his younger brother, Stuart, were then taken into the foster care system and were separated for much of their childhood and early adult lives. Jack fared well, joining the police force, but his brother wasn’t so lucky. I won’t spoil the story any more! The Fields of Wheat moment… What is the most rebellious thing Jack has ever done? In the fourth book in the series – ‘The Bishop’ – due for release in January 2021 – Ja...

Today on The Crime Warp we welcome fellow book blogger Marnie Harrison who is going to tell us about her blog, why she started it and a few wee secrets about her that you might not know. Over to Marnie.              What is your blog called and what do you feature on it? My blog is call Once Upon a Time Book Blog and features my reviews mainly in my beloved psychological thriller and crime fiction genres. I also participate in cover reveals and when I can’t review, book promotions, sharing extracts etc to get the word out there.     Here's the link to Once Upon A Time Book Blog         Tell me a bit about how and why you started your blog I started my blog in February 2019 when I was home from work on sick leave. For the past seven years I have been living with fibromyalgia, which is a condition that involves widespread chronic pain among other things. Over the course of that year, it became progressively ...

I am delighted to welcome Michelle Kidd onto The Crime warp today. Her most recent novel m The Fifteen, was released in August this year and she's hoping for the fourth in the series to be released early in 2021. So, Michelle settle down with a vanilla slice and a cup of hot chocolate and spill the beans ...  Tell us a bit about your current book release. Available here My most recent release ‘The Fifteen’ was published at the beginning of August 2020. This is the third book in my DI Jack MacIntosh series. I wrote the majority of it during Lockdown, putting the extra time to good use! How long did The Fifteen take to write? A little over six months from start to finish. I work for the NHS and was able to work a lot of the time at home during Lockdown – and found that days had more than the usual 24 hours! I was able to spend more time writing than I usually can, and found it a useful escape from the depression and horror of the outside world. I am grateful to Jack MacIntosh,...

Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources and J A Andrews for inviting me to participate in the Blog Blitz for A Glimmer of Hope .  The Crime Warp is delighted to host a Sneaky Peek especially selected by the author. But before I hand you over to J A Andrews, here's the Blurb Glimmer of Hope Sometimes chasing a dream can become a nightmare… Alecia Preen  is living in poverty and desperate to make a better life for herself. Having moved to a new area for new beginnings after being disowned by her family, money was fast running out. She is struggling to make ends meet. With the intention of charging lonely men online for her services, Alecia realises she can supplement her income by being unscrupulous. In meeting  Jake Parker  he requests that she role-plays as a psychiatrist, but he makes her aware of an underground millionaires playground called Sordida. He warns her to stay away. As Alecia’s curiosity gets the better of her, she is amazed by the wealth and decadence on o...

Delighted to have  AN EXCERPT FROM New Release, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS , featuring DI Veronica Taylor,  by Phillip Jordan for you today. The D.I Veronica Taylor Series  is set in Belfast and follows the title character as she seeks to redeem her career and her sense of justice following a failed high profile prosecution against one of the city's premier crime lords. Taylor investigates crime and the city's criminal underworld while navigating the tightrope of politics and collusion. Blurb: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS   A VIOLENT KILLING. A SUSPECT OFFERING NO DEFENCE. AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE Available here Detective Inspector Veronica Taylor is summoned to assist in the aftermath of a horrific domestic incident.   With the suspect offering no opposition to the charges and with witness testimony and his own violent history stacking up against him, the charge officer deems the case open and shut.   As the victim’s influential Mother pressures her police contacts for a...