The Crime Warp

Huge thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto Val Penny's The First Cut blog tour. I am absolutely delighted to be hosting a guest post from Val. But first to get you in the mood. Here's a little more about The First Cut Blurb The First Cut (DS Jane Renwick #1) It’s hard to escape a brutal past… A vicious serial killer is on the loose. Victims include an academic and notable members of Edinburgh’s high society.  When Detective Sergeant Jane Renwick learns through DNA that a member of her family could be the killer, she is banished to the sidelines of the case and forced to look on impotently as the hunt for the killer ramps up.  Frustrated, she decides to conduct her own investigations.  Has someone from her estranged birth family returned to haunt her? And where will the killer strike next?  It’s a race against time… This fast-paced, gripping police procedural is set in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. It is the first in the new series...

What a delight to be chatting to the delightful Joel Hames author of The Lies I Tell. Thanks so much to Spellbound books and Zooloos Book Tours for the invite to the Blog Tour with a wonderful Q&A.  But First, here's the blurb ... Blurb  SHE’S WATCHING YOU, BUT WHO’S WATCHING HER? From the bestselling author of Dead North, a tense, claustrophobic psychological thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Claire McGowan and Clare Mackintosh. Meet Polly. Meet Emily. Meet Belinda. They're all me. My name is Lisa and I’m an identity thief. If I’m not inside your system stealing your money, I’ve probably already stolen it. I’m your friend. I’m a thief. I’m gone. I’m in control. Only now, the tables have been turned. I’m in danger. My son is in danger. And I don’t know where that danger’s coming from. Any friend. Any enemy. Any stranger. Anyone from the past I’ve been trying to outrun for years. NOBODY CAN BE TRUSTED. Book Links  Amazon UK : https://www.ama...

  Chuffed to bits to have been invited  by Zooloo's Book Tours to this tour for the NHS charities short story anthology  The C Word, published by Spellbound Books. Book Blurb  100% of all royalties from The C Word will be donated to NHS Together Charities . So, what do writers do during Lockdown? They create murder, mystery, death and destruction of course! The C Word is a collection of short stories collated during the COVID-19 pandemic to raise money for NHS Charities Together. A plethora of wonderful stories created by a wide variety of writers, each with their own unique style. Some you will know already and some we’ve yet to introduce you to. However, we’re sure you’ll want to hear from each & every one of them again as we leave 2020 behind us. With contributions from Steve Mosby, Sophie Hannah, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Hilary , Rob Scragg , Trevor Wood and many more   Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Word-some-lockdown-been-murder-ebook/dp/B08RRW...

  Huge thanks to Zooloo's book tours for inviting me to host this extract from cosy crime novel Let Sleeping Murder Lie by my friend  Carmen Radtke. It's great to be kicking off this blog tour. Hope you enjoy this sneaky peek... Blurb Let Sleeping Murder Lie  American Eve Holdsworth is living her quintessential English dream in a picturesque village in the countryside. Meeting an attractive stranger adds to the appeal. But Ben Dryden is a pariah in Eve’s new neighbourhood, since his wife was murdered five years ago, and he was the only suspect. Eve, who is absolutely sure someone as charming as Ben could never be a killer, is determined to solve the case and clear Ben’s name, even if it’s against his will. Soon enough Eve finds herself in deep waters, and with her life at stake, she can only pray that her romantic notions won’t be the end of her … Buy Links Amazon UK  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08W2JCD68 Amazon US  https://www.amazon.co...

Huge thanks to Spellbound Books and Zooloo's Book Tours for inviting me on the Blog tour and to Kevin McManus for answering all my questions. Tell us a bit about your current book release The story is set in Western Ireland in the fictional town of Port Ard. The year is 2007, the height of the Irish property boom. The town is awash with building workers from Eastern Europe. Corrupt politicians and business entrepreneurs are making a tidy sum from their endeavours. Against this backdrop a Polish woman working for a successful estate agent is murdered. Her boyfriend who is the chief suspect has disappeared. Enter Ray Logue a world weary detective and his sidekick Jack McGarry who unearth a sordid path of drug smuggling, murder and cover ups as they dig deeper into the investigation.  Where did the inspiration for Death Comes Down come from? The novel was inspired by some of those great crime movies and TV series of the early 70s such as the French Connection, The Sweeney a...

 Huge thanks to Zooloo's book tours for inviting me to take part in the Mind Guerrilla Tour.    Book Blurb When a high-end escort is discovered murdered in her plush waterside apartment, so begins the hunt for a serial killer known as The Crucifier due to the unusual slaying and positioning of his victims. In parallel there remains the need to locate a dangerous and elusive doomsday cult. DCI William Chamberlain and DI Judd Stone have an acute thirst for justice on both accounts. Stone is an ex-football hooligan turned cop. Riddled with guilt and anger, he is used to getting results – albeit somewhat unconventionally. Chamberlain suffers from Multiple Sclerosis, but curiously, as his health deteriorates, his ability to perform acts of telekinesis increases. When faced with life or death, Chamberlain progresses from manipulating physical matter to controlling minds and sets in motion a dramatic chain of events. But why do things spiral out of control, placing an unkn...

Huge thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for arranging this tour and inviting The Crime Warp to host a guest post from Beth Merwood on Memories of Writing. But first, here's the blurb. The Five Things blurb For nine-year-old Wendy, the summer of 1969 will never be forgotten. Local kids have always told stories about the eerie wood on the outskirts of the village, and Wendy knows for sure that some of them are true. Now the school holidays have started and she's going to the wood again with Anna and Sam, but they soon become convinced that someone is trying to frighten them off. When a terrible event rocks the coastal community, the young friends can't help thinking there must be a connection between the incident, the tales they’ve heard, and the strange happenings they’ve begun to witness. As glimpses of a darker world threaten their carefree existence, they feel compelled to   search out th...