The Crime Warp

Delighted to be hosting a fascinating guest post from Maltese Steel author Stuart Field about why he writes thriller novels...  Thanks so much to the author and to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto this tour.  Maltese Steel Blurb A woman is found dead on the island of Gozo. The cops say she fell from the Azure Window tourist spot, but her father thinks otherwise. CIA Section Chief Foster needs help to prove it was murder, so he turns to the only person he knows can get the job done: John Steel. The Hive, securely seated under the US Embassy on the island of Malta, is an operation that monitors all passage from North Africa and the Middle East into Europe and the US. A platform that requires the latest in technology and facial recognition. In seven days, that software will be updated. In two days, all hell will break loose. And the clock is ticking for an attack on American soil. Together with the beautiful Sammara Malk of Mossad, can Steel find out who killed Lucy...

It seems like ages since I've had my Jimmy Bliss fix... but now I've read The Autumn Tree, I'm delighted to be part of the blog tour.  The Autumn Tree in five words ...   Humorous, Gritty, Intriguing, Poignant, Blissful The Autumn Tree , by Tony J Forder, is the ninth book in the DI Jimmy Bliss series, but is the eighth full-length novel – December 2020’s Bliss Uncovered being a prequel novella.   The Bliss series has seen the development of not only the lead character, but also the likes of DS Penny Chandler, DS Olly Bishop (Bish), DCs Hunt, Ansari and Gratton, as well as the much missed Mia Short. DCI Diane Warburton and Detective Superintendent Marion Fletcher remain in charge of the Major Crimes Unit at the Thorpe Wood police station in Peterborough. The Blurb After a young woman is found strangled to death, Bliss is called to the scene. When he learns that one of his business cards was found among the victim's clothing, and he is told what was written on the ba...

Yaaay! Chuffed to bits to be on the Whatever It Takes blog tour. Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for the invite. I love offering sneaky peeks  as it's a great chance for the reader to get a feel for the novel and I'm convinced that once you've read this sneaky peek you'll be clicking the To Buy Link. But first ... Whatever It Takes Blurb DCI Jane Birchfield is facing a series of personal challenges: a rocky relationship with her partner, her mum hardly talks to her; and her boss and mentor is critically ill, which means she is having to cover his post as well as her own. Then she has to take charge of the toughest of murder investigations. Jamie Castleton is found dead, seemingly frozen in position at a computer in a grubby internet cafe in the Manchester suburb of Ashbridge. Enquiries reveal he was a self employed tech consultant and a computer expert, so what was he doing in there? The more Jane and her team dig under the surface, the more the evidence p...

Huge thanks to Zooloos book tours for inviting me to be part of the Echoes From Home blog tour. The Crime Warp is delighted to be offering a Sneaky Peek from this novel , But first ... The Blurb After accepting a generous opportunity to start afresh, Leslie Wills, a young man from Stoke-on-Trent, eagerly begins his long-distance journey to the Scottish Highlands of Elphin, a settled village that sits huddled amongst the dominating mountains. Its people are welcoming, and the beauty of the land is great. But deep within its Highland paths, a location rests hidden from the public’s eye. A location which entices you to learn the truth of its troubled past. But once you bear witness to its sights and sounds, its presences will never allow you to forget. Uncover the truth, Journeying back to a forgotten time. With a plot full of secrets and suspicion that will leave you longing for answers.   Echoes of Home Prologue My footsteps echoed like a whisper from the ceiling above, and with...

Huge thanks to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto the A Knot Of Sparrows blog tour. There's something very special about fiction written by Welsh authors. Similarly to Scottish authors there is an inevitable grittiness born of their exposure to expansive rugged landscapes. Combine that with a great community feeling and you know you're onto a good read. In A Knot of Sparrows you can expect a raw sense of place, gritty murder, an intriguing puzzle and fascinating characters ... What more could you ask for?  More than that though is the title. I don't know about you, but any crime novel with a bird in the title has me hooked. There is something creepy and insidious about associating a bird with murder and it gets me every time.  A Knot Of Sparrows blurb Welsh detective Winter Meadows takes on a new murder case There were a lot of things you could call Stacey Evans. And many of them would be true. And unprintable. But did she deserve to be murdered? DI W...

Thanks so much to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me onto the Retribution blog tour and a special thanks to the author Christina O'Reilly for agreeing to do an author Q&A. But before we get down to the nitty gritty, here's the blurb Retribution Blurb A young woman has been murdered on Ripton Beach. DSS ‘Archie’ Baldrick and DC Ben Travers eventually identify the body as that of Lucy Martin, who has been renting a bach in the area. Her husband, Oliver, seems to know very little about his wife or her background. What was Lucy hiding? Why has she no family or friends? As the number of suspects mounts up, Archie begins to conclude that the real answer lies in Lucy’s dark and mysterious past, and that the murderer may be just a little too close for comfort …   Purchase Links UK:  Available here US - Available here   Author Q&A Tell us a bit about Retribution Retribution is the second book in the ‘Archie’ series of novels. Like my first crime ...