‘Recounts a life of spying and the trauma of war, but also lost love, yearning, and hope for the future’– Portrait of The Spy as a Young Man It is a great pleasure to bring you all an extract from Portrait of The Spy as a Young Man by Edward Wilson. Just published on October…
‘One bank robber.Seven strangers.And a really bad idea…’– Anxious People [ About the Book ] In a small town in Sweden it appears to be an ordinary day. But look more closely, and you’ll see a mysterious masked figure approaching a bank… Two hours later, chaos has descended. A bungled attempted robbery has developed into…
‘Some crimes will haunt you forever…’– City of Ghosts City of Ghosts by Ben Creed will be published tomorrow October 15th with Welbeck Publishing. It is an absolute pleasure to be kick-starting the blog tour today, in conjunction with ed pr, with my review of this really compelling and heart-stopping thriller. It is the first…
‘The riveting memoir by Ireland’s former State Pathologist’– Beyond the Tape [ About the Book ] In 1997, Dr Marie Cassidy arrived in Dublin from Glasgow. There to discuss a possible deputy state pathologist post with Professor John Harbison, instead she was whisked by police escort to a Grangegorman murder scene. There was no turning…
She can’t stop writing until she finds the killer.He can’t stop reading because the killer is him.– The Nothing Man [ About the Book ] I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. Now, I am the woman who is going to catch him. You’ve just read the opening pages of The Nothing Man, the true…
‘The truth is chilling…’– 42 MILLION TO ONE On August 4th, Double M Publishing released Hal Malchow’s latest book, 42 MILLION TO ONE, a political thriller about voting machine manipulation. Hal Malchow is one of America’s leading political consultants. Over his career, he has worked for five Democratic presidential nominees and in 2016, Hal was…
‘Shortlisted for the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic Crime Novel’– Betrayal [ About the Book ] Burned out and traumatised by her horrifying experiences around the world, aid worker Úrsula has returned to Iceland. Unable to settle, she accepts a high-profile government role in which she hopes to make a difference again. But…
THE D’OYLY CARTES: Three generations through a century of luxury– The Secret Life of the Savoy – and the D’Oyly Carte Family [ About the Book ] In 1889, Victorian impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte opened The Savoy, Britain’s first luxury hotel. Allowing the rich to live like royalty, it attracted glamour, scandal and a cast…
Exploring collaborative opportunities to encourage readers to explore beyond the boundaries of their own culture and language.-The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative It is an absolute delight to welcome Rónán Hession onto Swirl and Thread today with details about his current role as guest editor, for October, of the fabulous initiative that is The Global…
He is my husband.To honour and obey.Until murder do us part.– People of Abandoned Character [ About the Book ] London, 1888: Tormented by the death of her secret lover, Nurse Susannah Chapman rushes into marriage to a doctor. While attracted to her adoring, younger husband, she is more than aware her decision is at…