The Crime Warp

Available here Blurb:  What happens when the protégé becomes the maestro?  By day, he wears a mask, concealing his true nature from the world. By night, he conducts his plans, carefully composing death for those deemed less worthy in his eyes of existence. When bodies of convicted felons start turning up, Detective Gregory Shaw is called upon to investigate. His suspicions fall on a well-known attorney, but can he prove his hunch holds merit? Author Bio: Heather Osborne, an author of crime and historical novels, was born and raised in California. She has a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Victimology. In 2009, she met her husband and moved to Scotland. Along with her novels and short stories, Heather also has written and directed several plays. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing (of course!), and theatre, as well as caring for her young son. Among her published titles are: The Soldier’s Secret, a historical r...

Available here It gives me great pleasure to welcome Caroline Mitchell onto The Crime Warp today. Caroline has kindly agreed to be grilled as part of her Truth and Lies Blog Tour. Truth and lies features a detective inspector named Amy Winter who is desperate to follow in her superintendent father’s shoes. However after his funeral she receives a letter from prison and discovers her biological parents, Jack and Lillian Grimes, are ‘The Beasts of Brentwood,’ Britain’s worst serial killers. But Amy must put her horrors aside if she is to help the victims of the families whose lives the serial killer couple have blown apart. Liz: Where did the inspiration for Truth and Lies  come from? Caroline: I was talking to my husband about genealogy when the idea popped into my head. What’s the worst thing Amy Winter could find out about herself? I wanted to throw something at my protagonist which would truly devastate her. I don’t make life easy for my char...

                                                                                 REVOLUTIONS IN BOOKS              Nearly ten years ago, my debut novel hit the shelves. Because that’s what books did in those days, they turned up on the shelves of physical bookshops, in libraries, and in readers’ homes. Ebooks were still virtually unheard of and books were published in print. In fact, when a fellow author suggested I ask my publisher to bring my debut out as an ebook, I wasn’t quite sure what that meant. I’d heard of ebooks, but I didn’t really know what they were.             Some things haven’t changed. I continue to love and champion print boo...

Available here Ross is one of those writers that weaves a story so compellingly that even  the most reluctant reader is drawn in hook, line and sinker.  Believe me, his newest book Abel's Revenge  is no exception and The Crime Warp is lucky enough to, not only be part of the blog tour, but to have a sneaky little excerpt for you.  I defy you not to go out and read the book after reading this.  Now over to Ross...

Available  here It gives me great pleasure to host Abi Curtis' Blog Tour for her debut novel Water & Glass on The Crime Warp today.  Abi's blog tour runs from 30th November till 7th December.  Today she is going to give us five reasons to do a creative writing course, which as I've just started my own PHD at Leeds Trinity University is particularly interesting for me.

The biggest celebration of the crime genre in the world has announced one of the biggest crime writers in the world will take the helm of its 2018 Festival. Lee Child, author of the global bestselling Jack Reacher series, is Programming Chair of the 2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, which takes place 19-22 July in Harrogate. Established in 2003 by crime author Val McDermid, agent Jane Gregory and arts charity Harrogate International Festivals, 2018 marks the 16 th  Festival, held at Agatha Christie’s haunt, The Old Swan Hotel. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is regarded as the world’s best, achieving international acclaim for the programming, organisation and inclusive atmosphere. Over the years, it has hosted iconic names such as PD James, Jo Nesbo and JK Rowling (as Robert Galbraith). Lee Child said: “It’s a challenge to follow in the footsteps of authors such as Peter James, Val McDermid and Ann Cleeves as previous Programming Chai...

The Crime Warp is honoured to host an extract for M Jonathan Lee's new novel Broken Branches. Following the tragic death of Stuart Perkins, his younger brother Ian moves into the family home with his wife and young son. Grief and loss hang heavy over the house and Stuart’s death has prompted Ian to delve into the rumours of a mysterious family curse which has allegedly been the cause of several tragedies in the Perkins family history. Ian becomes consumed with his research and is determined to uncover the truth before it’s too late. M Jonathan Lee deals sensitively with issues of grief and depression in this intriguing, intelligently written novel which ends with a heart-stopping twist!  Read on for an extract...

The Crime Warp is honoured to be part of Crime Writer of the year 2016, Emelie Schepp's Marked For Life Blog Tour.... and we're doing a BIG FAT GIVEAWAY! Ideal for lovers of gripping Scandi crime and TV series such as  The Bridge   this is a dark, character-led crime series that pulls the reader into the complex underworld of people smuggling, drug dealing and child assassins. When the head of migration is found shot to death in his home, no one expects to find child-sized handprints at the crime scene—especially because the victim and his wife never had children. Shortly after, on a nearby desolate shore, the body of a young boy is discovered... and with him, the gun that killed the government official. Focused yet brilliantly cold, Prosecutor Jana Berzelius quickly takes charge of the investigation but as details begin to unravel from the web of corruption and violence, Jana finds herself drawn ever further into a case with deep ties to her own past. Now, to pr...

Available on Amazon Click  here It's always a pleasure to feature Northern Irish Noir writers onto the blog and Brian McGilloway is no exception.  His DS Lucy Black series of books just go from strength to strength... with the added bonus that each of them can be read as standalones.  So,  Bad Blood is the fourth in the series and , as we've come to expect from McGilloway, it focuses on contemporary Northern Irish issues. Here's my review...

Having reviewed  the fantastic The Jump by Doug Johnstone last year and interviewed the man himself, I was really looking forward to Crash Land do when a review copy landed on my doorstep I was only to eager to start reading.

Told over two time lines Lazy Blood is a stunning exploration of friendship, loyalty, secrets and serendipity from debut author Ross Greenwood. It opens with Will being processed in prison after being convicted of murder.  Pretty quickly we discover Will has friends who are keeping an eye out for him whilst he's in prison... and so the intrigue begins.

  The Crime Warp is lucky enough to be hosting Valentina Giambanca's Blood and Bone blog tour today.  Read on for an extract from  the third in her Detective Alice Madison series (Released in PB 25th August 2016)