Streets of Darkness by A A Dhand The sky over Bradford is heavy with foreboding. It always is. But this morning it has reason to be – this morning a body has been found. And it’s not just any body. Detective Harry Virdee should be at home with his wife. Impending fatherhood should be all…
Virtual Crime Book Club – Video and New Vote!
Last night saw the second meeting of the #virtualcrimebookclub on Zoom. We discussed Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce. It was a well-attended meeting and we are growing as a club. If you are interested in joining you can sign up HERE. (This is so you can be sent the meeting room details prior to the…
And The Winner Is…
Following on from last weeks post Winning Two DI Hannah Robbins’ audiobooks I can today announce the winner after using a random number generator. And that winner is… Melanie Hodges via GIPHY Congratulations Melanie. Please contact me through the contact form and I shall sort out your audiobooks for you.
Recently Read – The Guest List by Lucy Foley
The Guest List by Lucy Foley Set on a remote island off the Irish coast, this is one guest list no one would want to be on, just as no one would have wanted an invitation to the New Year’s Eve party in Foley’s previous novel, The Hunting Party . Lives unravel amid the revelry…
WIN Two Audiobooks!
As I mentioned in THIS POST it’s been difficult for some people to read during lockdown. Stress has played a big part in that. And yet reading and books are a real escape and should be the perfect place to run to. One of the suggestions I made to help get you back into reading…
My Writing Life ~ Progressing
Life under a pandemic is hard. There’s no two ways to get around that fact. No matter your circumstances. Whether you’re locked down alone, with a partner, with grown children, young children, babies, elderly parents, lockdown in whatever form, is hard. And today we’re officially gradually coming out of it. People are being encouraged to…
How To Approach Reading During The Lockdown
Monday 27th April 2020 and day 35 of the Coronavirus lockdown. You may have found that during this tumultuous period of our lives, where there is a pandemic raging beyond our doors and we are locked down inside our homes, allowed out for little but the essential, that your attention is in pieces. And this…
Virtual Crime Book Club – This Month’s Read…
Friday 24th April 2020 and day 32 of the Coronavirus lockdown. The voting is finished and we have a winner for this month’s virtual crime book club read. And that is; Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise – she’s just been…
Virtual Crime Book Club – Video! And Voting Again!
Tuesday 21st April 2020 and day 29 of the Coronavirus lockdown. Well, last night saw the first meeting of the virtual crime book club on Zoom. On the whole it went really well, but there were a couple of hiccups that spoiled it a little. The email software I used to send the meeting room…
Recently Read – Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Monday 20th April 2020 and day 28 of the Coronavirus lockdown. Doing Time by Jodi Taylor A long time ago in the future, the secret of time travel became known to all. Everyone seized the opportunity – and the world nearly ended. There will always be idiots who want to change history. And so, the…