Book review: The Cut by Chris Brookmyre

Millie Spark has been released after serving a quarter of a century in prison for the murder of her boyfriend. … More

Book review: The Coffinmaker’s Garden by Stuart MacBride (Ash Henderson 3)

The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More

Denise Mina is always willing to grapple with the darkest issues, and the people society overlooks. The Less Dead has … More

I haven’t read as many new releases as usual this year. Partly, of course, because a lot of books have … More

Still Life has an intriguing plot, a twisty and convoluted tale of a body found off the Fife coast. The … More

It’s 1973. It’s Glasgow. It’s very hot. Detective Harry McCoy is embroiled in three different cases: the abduction of a … More

If you’ve read my review of Conviction, you’ll know how much I loved it, so I’m honoured to be hosting … More

How the Dead Speak follows directly from the dramatic events at the end of Insidious Intent, the last book in … More

Denise Mina is always willing to take her writing in fresh and interesting directions. Her last novel, The Long Drop, … More

Since belatedly discovering Chris Brookmyre a couple of years ago, I’ve been burning my way through his backlist and appreciating … More