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Available here You know I have a bit of a penchant for Young Adult/New Adult crime fiction and recently I've been indulging myself. One of the books I've devoured over the past few months was This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher. I'd never read a Pitcher novel before but will certainly be doing so now.  For all you Agatha Christie fans out there this one is a must. It's a modern US take on the locked room mystery and it is a great read.  Something very tragic happens at a party a year previously and a boy ends up dead. A year on, and things have never been the same for five young people as they struggle to come to terms with what happened at the party.  When a mysterious invite arrives each of the five end up at a secluded house to face their demons from the night when their friend died.  This YA story is so full of twists and turns it had me reeling at times. As we're taken into the mind of each of the five guests we learn more about the secrets ...

I've become a huge fan of the DI Jimmy Bliss series and all I can say is ... if you've never been slowly sliced by Jimmy Bliss, you're missing out big time. Seriously though, Forder's devious mind really takes us to dark places  in this one and certainly, Slow Slicing is one of his darkest books yet - and it's safe to say, I loved it.  Available Here Forder has the ability to temper the dark and gruesomeness of these horrific crimes by playing on the well rounded dynamics of the team he has created to support Jimmy Bliss. The interchanges between Bliss and his DS Penny 'Pen' Chandler flow really well. They are humerous, empathetic and revealing.  I hope Bliss never changes, because I love that he always has his eye on justice at whatever personal cost to himself. Forder always takes us on a roller coaster of a ride through the investigation and the twists and turns of Slow Slicing kept me away from my own writing ... Damn You Tony Fo...

Who Killed Patrick? isn't The Crime Warp's usual type of crime novel , but I just couldn't resist it after reading the blurb and seeing the cover image. Such a fun novel and I 'm intrigued and i bet you will be too. Huge thanks  to Syl Waters fro agreeing to do a guest post for us and to Rachel's Random resources for organising the tour. Here's the Blurb Who Killed Patrick? Sun, sea and… murder in Fuerteventura! Boring. Going nowhere. That was Tarah’s life in the UK, before she moved to Fuerteventura to start a new adventure. But things came unstuck quicker than she’d planned. A dead guest on the holiday complex she manages threatens to pull apart her hoped-for dream life. If she wants to keep her job and save the reputation of the business, she’s got to find out what happened to Patrick. Did he die of natural causes – or was he murdered? Tarah’s pet guinea pig, Mr Bob, has a knack for sniffing out trouble and he suspects foul play. The mission ...

 Thrilled to bits to be on this blog tour for Paul Finch's One Eye Open  and huge thanks to Netgalley and Orion Fiction for inviting me.  Published in first format paperback on 20 th August 2020 by Orion Fiction, priced £7.99 The Blurb YOU CAN RUN A high-speed crash leaves a man and woman clinging to life. Neither of them carries ID. Their car has fake number plates. In their luggage: a huge amount of cash. Who are they? What are they hiding? And what were they running from? YOU CAN HIDE DS Lynda Hagen, once a brilliant detective, gave it all up to raise her family. But something about this case reignites a spark in her... BUT YOU'LL ALWAYS SLEEP WITH... What begins as an investigation soon becomes an obsession. And it will lead her to a secret so dangerous that soon there will be nowhere left to hide. ONE EYE OPEN My Thoughts Available Here You can tell a writer is at the top of their game when they are able to create a c...

Chuffed to bits to be part of this Blog tour for This Side of Death by Andrew Barrett. Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me . Don't you just love it when you get introduced to a new series that you just love? Then, it just gets better and better when you realise that there are five more books in the series. Well, that's exactly how I felt reading this one from Andy Barrett. Andy's characterisation is second to none. He nailed both the chilling serial killer Alex Sheridan , leaving my skin crawling at times. But equally, he nailed troubled, CSI Eddie Collins: Complex, sarcastic, caustic, funny and completely believable. I was totally drawn in. Then of course there's the plot ... what a bloody stonker. Talk about gobsmacked. In this novel Eddie's life is on the line and not only does he have to deal with that, but he has to deal with an assault of past memories influencing his mood, making him vulnerable. This is Yorkshire writing at its bes...

So excited to be one of the Blogs kicking off The Guilty Wife blog tour.  Huge thanks to Boldwood Books, Netgalley and Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to participate. It's an absolute pleasure ... Here's the blurb The Guilty Wife One woman's past could cost her everything... Frankie Keegan is struggling. While she tries to make strides in her career, life at home is slowly unravelling as she is haunted by the secrets of her past. Someone else remembers... As the dark nights draw in, the anniversary of the loss of her brother looms and Frankie is drawn back to the memories of that fateful night 20 years previously. As she descends into a guilt-ridden state, she begins to suspect that someone else is also remembering that night and they are determined to terrify her... Can she confront her past before it's too late? From the international bestselling author of  The Daughter In Law , a gripping psychological thriller about family, secrecy and grief...

 Great blog tours to look forward to this month on The Crime Warp. Really looking forward to hosting these four beauties