Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree
I was previously surprised at how much I enjoyed Legends & Lattes which was such a gentle, specific kind of comfort read that I wasn't sure Baldree could bottle that…
How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin
I have read the first 2 Castle Knoll books, having encountered this writer soon after the first book was published at Granite Noir, so I knew roughly what to expect,…
Survival Show by Juno Dawson
I'll be honest, I went into this expecting a fun, trashy dystopian romp and came out the other side a bit rattled, in the best way. I've followed Juno Dawson…
Grapples of Wrath by Alice Bell
I read the first of these books when the author came to Granite Noir a few years go and I really enjoyed it, so much so that I’ve followed the…
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson
I first read Ragnar Jónasson last year when he released: “Death at the Sanatorium”, the first of his Helgi books when he was at Granite Noir. I very much enjoyed…
Secrets of the First School (Edinburgh Nights Book 5) by TL Huchu
This is not so much a review as a farewell to an old friend. I've been loving T.L. Huchu's Edinburgh Nights series since watching an interview between him and Ben…
Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club edited by Martin Edwards
Playing Dead, edited by Martin Edwards, is an anthology of 22 short crime stories crafted by members of the prestigious Detection Club to honor Simon Brett’s 80th birthday. I’m not…
The Vengeance by Emma Newman
Emma Newman’s The Vengeance is the first book in the The Vampires of Dumas series and is a rollicking, genre-bending adventure that sails far beyond the typical pirate or vampire…
The Rest is Death by James Oswald
James Oswald’s The Rest is Death, the fourteenth installment in the Inspector McLean series, is similar to its predecessors in blending gritty police procedural just the slightest whiff of supernatural…
The Brothers Grimm: A Biography by Ann Schmiesing
Ann Schmiesing’s The Brothers Grimm: A Biography isn’t my normal sort of book but it also felt like a fascinating idea to read the story of the ultimate story tellers.…