Astrid Strick is the matriarch of a middle-class family in Clapham, a small town in New York State. She is…
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Coming soon: my new novel End of the Bay
I haven’t been around as much on the blog or social media, because I’ve been finishing a book! It’s not…
Guest post: The 5 best true crime books of 2020 (so far) by Desiree Villena
Today I’m pleased to welcome Desiree Villena to the blog with her pick of some of the best true crime…
Book review: Who Killed Berta Cáceres? by Nina Lakhani
Berta Cáceres was a Honduran political activist, fighting for environmental and indigenous rights. She was murdered in 2016 by hired…
Book review: Hidden on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #11) by Joy Ellis
I’ve enjoyed Joy Ellis’s DI Nikki Galena police procedurals before. Hidden on the Fens, the 11th in the series, has…
Book review: The Last Trial by Scott Turow (Kindle County 11)
Alejandro Stern is a recurring character in Scott Turow’s Kindle County thrillers. He was the defence lawyer in his most…
Series love: Lawrence Block’s Bernie Rhodenbarr mysteries
I’ve been feeling bad that I don’t give series I’ve loved the attention they deserve on the blog. Often I…
Book review: Pilgrims by Matthew Kneale
In Pilgrims, an assortment of medieval characters set off to Rome. They come from a range of backgrounds and have…
Book review: Sword by by Bogdan Teodorescu, translated by Marina Sofia
Sword is a political thriller from Romania, one of a number of translated titles from new indie publisher Corylus Books.…
Book review: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven imagined a pandemic and its aftermath, asking what could endure and what we would…
