So much for the whole “not getting new books this year” thing. These came into the shop at various points in the last week or so and have managed to make their way home with me. When I’ll get round to them, I don’t know. Especially considering reading isn’t my No. 1 priority right now;…
In the attempt to update the blog more this year with personal stuff as well as Book Reviews, I thought I’d post hauls and that sort of thing! This isn’t an attempt to say “Look at what I got,” but more a way to try and keep up with the books I bring in vs…
A while ago, I submitted a Short Story/Flash Fiction to Cold Open Stories for their Fast Fiction Contest. I am happy to report that I was a successful candidate and my story – The Blind Seer – has been published on their website as part of an anthology following the prompt; \”A Matter of Time.\”…
Seeing as we\’re nearing the middle of the month and I\’ve not updated with anything substantial in over a week, I thought I\’d better break my silence. Reading this month has really suffered due to the thing that is NaNoWriMo, for those not in the know, that\’s National Novel Writing Month. Where writers the world…
Last weekend the family took a trip to see more family over in Yorkshire. On Sunday we took a trip to Driffield to see yet more family members and took a snoop around the place. Had a quick browse of the market and found The Little Book Emporium. I wasn\’t expecting to find much, but…
Title: Troubled BloodAuthor: Robert GalbraithPublished by: SpherePublication date: 15th Sept 2020Genre: Crime/ThrillerPages: 945Format: HardbackSource: Bury Library Blurb/Synopsis Private Detective Cormoran Strike is visiting his family in Cornwall when he is approached by a woman asking for help finding her mother, Margot Bamborough – who went missing in mysterious circumstances in 1974. Strike has never tackled a cold case before, let alone…
Title: Fear to TreadAuthor: James SwallowPublished by: Black LibraryPublication date: 15th Nov 2016Genre: Science FictionPages: 508Format: PaperbackSource: Private CollectionSeries: Horus Heresy Blurb/Synopsis Since the earliest days of the Great Crusade, Sanguinius – angelic primarch of the IXth Legion – was ever among the closest and most loyal of Horus’s brothers. But the Blood Angels have long kept their true nature hidden…
Title: A Litter of BonesAuthor: JD KirkPublished by: Zertex CrimePublication date: 1st May 2019Genre: Crime/ThrillerPages: 284Format: PaperbackSource: Private Collection Blurb/Synopsis Ten years ago, DCI Jack Logan stopped the serial child-killer dubbed \’Mister Whisper,\’ earning himself a commendation, a drinking problem, and a broken marriage in the process. Now, he spends his days working in Glasgow\’s Major Investigations Team, and his…