The Crime Warp

I'm always on the lookout for series that push the boundaries, show different cultures and allow me to experience, second hand, things I might never experience for myself. I also love narratives that shine a light on areas of society that are often ignored and Nell Pattison's novels fulfill all of that criteria with bells on. Then there's the fact that I recently met Nell at Hull Noir 2021, where I had the undoubted pleasure of chatting with her (and Alex North and Russ Thomas) on the In Cold Blood panel and she's lovely and very entertaining.  So far I've read the first three of the Paige Northwood series and am most definitely hooked and hope their will be more to come from this author.  The books are set in the deaf community which was illuminating for me as I'd never spent time with a deaf person before. Paige Northwood is a British Sign Language interpreter who is the only hearing person in her family (her sister is the only member of her family still alive...

Huge thanks to Boldwood books and Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to be part of this tour.  A while back I reviewed Missing for Good , which is the second in the second in the new Hanlon series. I loved it so much that I practically bit Rachel's hand off to be part of this tour. The main reason was that Missing For Good had left me with a thirst to find out more about Hanlon (the woman with no first name) and these books take us back to when Hanlon was a serving police officer and there are four in the series. Now everyone that knows me, knows I love a good binge read ... sooooo ... binge read is exactly what I did. I was so captured by this series and the characters that I barely paused to eat.  The first DI Hanlon book is The Stolen Child and here's the blurb... The Stolen Child Meet DI Hanlon.  A woman with a habit of breaking the rules and a fierce loyalty to the few people she respects. Her boss, Corrigan.  Looks like a street copper promoted ...