Tag: politics
Barbara Truscoe and the Tea of Truth by Peter Berry
What if the truth really did come out… even just for an hour? Barbara is a curious soul who lives to read books. She’s a mum, a wife, a reader, a cat-owner and someone who still believes that kindness matters. Then one rainy afternoon, she steps into a peculiar little shop in her local town and leaves with something extraordinary: a vial of tea … Read More Barbara Truscoe and the Tea of Truth by Peter Berry
+ Canada, child abduction, child abuse, fiction, friendship, kidnapping, murder, obsession, politics, review, thriller
Wednesday Night Whites by Marci Lin Melvin
As women go missing and the small village of Chester, Nova Scotia, grapples with murder after murder, domestic violence is at an all-time high. There’s only one common theme. The men charged with assaulting their girlfriends and wives belong to a secret club called the ‘Wednesday Night Whites’. But who’s running the show? Bookstagram Tour: 18th – 24th May Genre: Crime | Mystery Pages: 360Publisher: Her … Read More Wednesday Night Whites by Marci Lin Melvin
One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up: A Memoir of Growing Up and Getting On by Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting might have ended up in prison rather than in parliament. His maternal grandfather Bill, an unsuccessful armed robber, spent time behind bars, as did his grandmother, who was also a political campaigner. Brought up on a Stepney council estate, the young Streeting saw his teenage parents struggle to provide for him. In One Boy, Two Bills & A Fry Up he brings … Read More One Boy, Two Bills and a Fry Up: A Memoir of Growing Up and Getting On by Wes Streeting
Kill Them With Kindness by Will Carver
The threat of nuclear war is no longer scary. This is much worse. It’s invisible. It works quickly. And it’s coming… The scourge has already infected and killed half the population in China and it is heading towards the UK. There is no time to escape. The British government sees no way out other than to distribute ‘Dignity Pills’ to its citizens: One last … Read More Kill Them With Kindness by Will Carver
+ abuse, child abuse, crime fiction, fiction, friendship, Iceland noir, lies, murder, nineties, police drama, political thriller, politics, religion, revenge, review, Scandi noir, secrets, thriller
Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir translated by Quentin Bates Paperback Tour
This brilliant book is now out in paperback! When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn’t until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. #DeadSweet Twitter/X @katrinjul @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours Instagram @katrinjuliusdottir … Read More Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir translated by Quentin Bates Paperback Tour
Zero Ri$k by Simon Hayes
When customer complaints on Christmas Eve about tenfold inflated bank balances herald not early gifts, nor a botched system upgrade, but the most sophisticated cyber attack in history, National Bank Chief Operating Officer Rob Tanner finds himself in the eye of a ‘Black Swan’ storm no one predicted, but anyone could have anticipated. He enlists the help of brilliant American computer security expert Ashley … Read More Zero Ri$k by Simon Hayes
+ assisted dying, dark humour, dementia, euthanasia, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, loneliness, memory, politics, review
Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
An uncaring government has legalised assisted dying, but it’s not only the terminally ill they loosen the rules for. Anybody considered to have nothing to contribute, a drain on resources, or simply past it, is encouraged to do the decent thing and opt for an early check out. #ShakingHandsWithElvis @paulcarrollink #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #funnybook #assisteddying Entrepreneur Callan Clay is quick to fill the market gap through … Read More Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
+ abuse, child abuse, crime fiction, fiction, friendship, Iceland noir, lies, murder, nineties, police drama, political thriller, politics, religion, revenge, review, Scandi noir, secrets, thriller
Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir translated by Quentin Bates
When Óttar Karlsson, a wealthy and respected government official and businessman, is found murdered, after failing to turn up at his own surprise birthday party, the police are at a loss. It isn’t until young police officer Sigurdís finds a well-hidden safe in his impersonal luxury apartment that clues start emerging. #DeadSweet @katrinjul @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #Iceland @icelandicnoir As Óttar’s shady business dealings become clear, a … Read More Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir translated by Quentin Bates
The Crash by Robert Preston
As the world falls apart, a deadly conspiracy comes together . . . London, 2007. It’s summer in the the economy is booming, profits are up and the stock market sits near record highs. But journalist Gil Peck is a lone voice worrying it can’t last. Deep in the plumbing of the financial system, he has noticed strange things happening which could threaten the … Read More The Crash by Robert Preston
+ fiction, friendship, grief, healing, Ireland, lies, loss, love, psychic, religion, review, secrets, spirituality, superstition
The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan
Bestowed with the graces. Condemned by a secret. Redeemed by a lie. Dublin, 1918. Rosaleen The Rose. A seer and a healer. Revered within the Mesmerist circles, she was acclaimed for her gifts of prophecy and healing amongst Dublin’s fashionable society. But the shocking realisation of her last extraordinary prophecy will see her famed throughout the city. One summer night at Mount St Kilian … Read More The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan
+ alcoholism, brothers, crime fiction, family, fiction, friendship, jealousy, journalist, lies, marriage, motherhood, murder, politics, review, secrets, thriller
The Mother by TM Logan
Framed for murder. Now she’s free . . . A woman attends a funeral, standing in the shadows and watching in agony as her sons grieve. But she is unable to comfort them – or reveal her secret. #TheMother @TMLoganAuthor @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour A decade earlier, Heather gets her children ready for bed and awaits the return of her husband Liam, little realising that this is … Read More The Mother by TM Logan
+ coming-of-age, family, fiction, history, literature, love, memoir, motherhood, piano, relationships, review, World War Two
Lessons by Ian McEwan
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines’s life is turned upside down. 2,000 miles from his mother’s protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his pianoteacher Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Twenty-five years later Roland’s … Read More Lessons by Ian McEwan
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