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

Crime Fiction with Character giveaway – discover your next great read

I don’t often take part in group giveaways. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by a wall of books with very little in … More

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

I’ve enjoyed Joy Ellis’s DI Nikki Galena police procedurals before. Hidden on the Fens, the 11th in the series, has … More

Alejandro Stern is a recurring character in Scott Turow’s Kindle County thrillers. He was the defence lawyer in his most … More

I’ve been feeling bad that I don’t give series I’ve loved the attention they deserve on the blog. Often I … More

Blandford Candy #1 The Last Roundhead is the story of Sir Blandford Candy and his adventures as Roundhead soldier and … More

Ann Cleeves’ Shetland novels are my new favourite comfort read. I like the way she focuses on deep characterisation and … More

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

One of the storylines in Broken Ground is that DCI Karen Pirie’s scheming boss is trying to get rid of … More