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 […]

SNATCH by Gregory McDonald

SNATCH Gregory McDonald (www.gregorymcdonald.com) Hard Case Crime (www.hardcasecrime.com) £7.99 Two eight-year-old boys from very different backgrounds. Two sets of less-than-competent kidnappers. In the hands of Gregory McDonald, almost anything could happen. Like many people of my generation, my first exposure to the work of Gregory McDonald was the wonderful 1985 film Fletch, in which Chevy […]

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 […]

An Interview with VIC JAMES

Name: VIC JAMES Author of: GILDED CAGE (2017) On the web: http://www.vicjames.co.uk On Twitter: @DrVictoriaJames Vic James is a current affairs TV director who loves stories in all their forms, and Gilded Cage is her debut novel. She has twice judged the Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize, has made films for BBC1, BBC2, and Channel […]

The 2016 Round-Up

Another year coming to an end (and one many of us will be very happy to see the back of), which means its time for me to do a quick round-up and list my favourite books of the year. I’m late getting this out this year, so if you’re looking to buy any of these […]

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS by John Boyne

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS John Boyne (johnboyne.com) Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (www.oliverjeffers.com) Doubleday (www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk) £14.99 Bruno is nine years old when his father’s job forces the family to pack up their beautiful Berlin home and move to the desolate Polish countryside. This is Out-With, a cold and unpleasant place where neither Bruno nor […]

GUEST POST: On Locations by CONRAD WILLIAMS

Name: CONRAD WILLIAMS Author of: DUST AND DESIRE (2015) SONATA OF THE DEAD (2016) HELL IS EMPTY (2016) On the web: conradwilliams.wordpress.com On Twitter: @salavaria When I teach creative writing at university (I’ve had a few gigs over the years at Manchester Metropolitan, Edge Hill and, in the new year, I’ll be at […]

GUEST POST: On Writing FINDING HER by Anneloes Timmerjie

Name: Anneloes Timmerjie Author of: FINDING HER (with Charles den Tex) (2016) On the web: http://www.anneloestimmerije.nl ‘You simply HAVE to hear this story.’ That’s how it started. The words were spoken by a good friend and film producer. He told the story and we hung on his every word. That is the kind of story […]