RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole

RAGDOLL Daniel Cole Trapeze (www.orionbooks.co.uk) £12.99 One body, six victims, body parts sewn together and strung from the ceiling of a London flat like a puppet. Immediately christened the Ragdoll Killer by the press, it is up to Detective Sergeant William Fawkes and his team at New Scotland Yard to identify the constituent parts. When […]

SPOOK STREET by Mick Herron

SPOOK STREET Mick Herron (www.mickherron.com) John Murray (www.johnmurray.co.uk) £14.99 When the Berlin Wall fell, David Cartwright was one step away from First Desk, the pinnacle of the British Intelligence Services. Now suffering the onset of dementia, the “Old Bastard”, as he is affectionately known by his grandson, River, may be in danger of revealing secrets […]

Extract: A HARVEST OF THORNS by Corban Addison

A HARVEST OF THORNS Corban Addison (corbanaddison.com) Quercus Books (www.quercusbooks.co.uk) £13.99 Millennium Fashions Factory, Dhaka, Bangladesh November 4 2013, 8:53 p.m. The sparks danced like fireflies in the semidarkness of the storeroom. They emerged from the wall outlet in a shower of white-gold radiance, casting a flickering glow across the concrete slab beneath them. The […]

Extract: THE GIRL BEFORE by J. P. Delaney

THE GIRL BEFORE J.P. Delaney Quercus Books (www.quercusbooks.co.uk) £12.99 To celebrate the release of J.P. Delaney’s The Girl Before, I’m very pleased to host a brief extract from the book. Be sure to follow the full Blog Tour. Yesterday’s post can be found at http://www.heatherreviews.com and tomorrow’s will be available at off-the-shelfbooks.blogspot.co.uk. You can find […]

DEEP DOWN DEAD by Steph Broadribb

DEEP DOWN DEAD Steph Broadribb (crimethrillergirl.com) Orenda Books (orendabooks.co.uk) £8.99 Against her better judgement, bounty hunter Lori Anderson takes the only job Quinn can offer. Overdue rent and sky-high medical bills conspire to leave her with no choice. The fugitive? Robert “JT” Tate, Lori’s former lover and mentor, a man now involved in a child […]

GUEST POST: Inspiration for Devour by L.A. LARKIN

Name: L.A. LARKIN Author of: DEVOUR (2017) On the web: lalarkin.com On Twitter: @lalarkinauthor To celebrate the launch of L.A. Larkin’s latest novel, Devour, the first in a series featuring journalist Olivia Wolfe, I am very pleased to have the author at Reader Dad as part of the #DevourTheBook Blog Tour, to talk about her […]

INFLUENCES: My Influences by NICHOLAS SEARLE

Name: NICHOLAS SEARLE Author of: THE GOOD LIAR (2016) On Twitter: @searlegoodliar It’s difficult to list the influences on my writing. There are too many and several of them are subliminal rather than conscious. Plus, there’s a risk when you cite influences that you’re inviting comparisons. Definitely not, in my case: I’m looking up at […]

INFLUENCES: On ‘The Rock’ by GINA WOHLSDORF

Photo © Rachel Sundheim Name: GINA WOHLSDORF Author of: SECURITY (2016) On the web: http://www.ginawohlsdorf.com I was wracking my brain about which influence to discuss in this post. The truth is, everything I’ve read, watched and lived has had an influence on my fiction. I think that’s why I started writing to begin with, way […]

SECURITY by Gina Wohlsdorf

SECURITY Gina Wohlsdorf (www.ginawohlsdorf.com) Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill (algonquin.com) £17.99 The grand opening of Manderley Resort, an eyesore on the Santa Barbara Beach, is rapidly approaching. Hotel manager Tessa and her team of chefs, cleaners, and restaurant managers are preparing the hotel and the ballroom for the celebratory gala, while locked away on the […]

LYING IN WAIT by Liz Nugent

LYING IN WAIT Liz Nugent (liznugent.ie) Penguin Random House (www.penguinrandomhouse.com) £12.99 Andrew Fitzsimons is a respected judge in the Dublin Criminal Courts system. He and his reclusive wife have been forced to kill a young woman and her body is now buried in their back garden. While Lydia seems to be in control of the […]