Cast No Shadow by Nick Quantrill 5* compelling and gritty Yorkshire Noir, out now, my review @nickquantrill.bsky.social
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Cast No Shadow by Nick Quantrill 5* compelling and gritty Yorkshire Noir, out now, my review @nickquantrill.bsky.social
Thanks, they are one of the family
After 12 glorious years and having bravely battled cancer today we had to say goodbye to Mycroft, gone but never forgotten RIP Mycroft
A brief round up of this year’s Chiltern Kills and why you need to book now for 2026. The Premier One Day Crime Festival @chilternkills.bsky.social
Review from @amwbooks.bsky.social
" ... a series which goes from strength to strength, this for me is the best so far.
A book which had me engaged and hooked from the opening pages until the breathtaking finale ...
... now a go to author for me."
@hobeckbooks.bsky.social and on Amazon
Absolutely delighted to be nominated in the Blogger of The Year Category #UBBA25 if you would consider voting for me would be very grateful, would love to make the shortlist www.thebookparty.co.uk/uk-book-blog...
Voting closes Friday
Chiltern Kills Crime Festival 4 October, a brief summary of what to expect, you don’t want to miss out, i can’t wait, the lineup is outstanding @chilternkills.bsky.social
Just 4 weeks to go until the best day out a crime reader can have. Chiltern Kills Festival, crime, food, karaoke, beer it has the lot all for only £40 all in aid of Centrepoint and The Big Issue, only 20 minutes from Marylebone, get your tickets @chilternkills.bsky.social what a line up
Rare weekend off work, also home alone, it’s also time for a new book, one of the finest historical writers is S J Parris, Looking forward to meeting newish characters in Traitor’s Legacy @stephmerritt.bsky.social
The Missing Hour by Robert Rutherford a 5* high stakes adrenaline fuelled thriller, fast paced pulling no punches, one of the years reading highlights, my review @robertrutherford.bsky.social @hodderfiction.bsky.social
Well that was a stellar months reading
Not by many I’ll wager
Got the post festival blues, Chiltern Kills festival has you covered, the best one day festival going 4th October, buy your tickets now, only 20 minutes from London it offers so much all in aid of charity, get a pint pulled by your favourite author, plus karaoke @chilternkills.bsky.social
I think it’s time to reorganise the books all 4341 of them, I might even catalogue them so I know what’s on each bookcase, this will take a few weeks
Happy bookseller anniversary
I tried to find the words to do this book justice, there’s a reason why I’m not a writer, what I wanted to say was it’s f****g amazing
Published in October. Revenge of Odessa by Frederick Forsyth & Tony Kent, the most thrilling book you can read, seriously pre order it now, it will be a number 1 bestseller 5* my review @transworldbooks.bsky.social @tonykentwrites.bsky.social #RevengeOfOdessa
That’s a wrap for June another fantastic months reading
Last weekend I had the best 2 days ever at a crime festival, a reflection on Capital Crime where they put the reader at the heart of everything, fear of missing out, early bird tickets now available for next year @capitalcrime.bsky.social #CapitalCrime25
They have quite a large collectible selection on the top floor
Hatchards, I need to make a definite list of each editions and their printings
What do I buy @scotlandchris1.bsky.social
Anna Mazzola knocks it out of the park every time. The Clockwork Girl 5* superbly character driven historical fiction @annamazz.bsky.social
London bound for @capitalcrime.bsky.social in the company of the amazing @annamazz.bsky.social
Blog post about #CapitalCrime2025, including what to expect and what I'm most looking forward to! hairpastafreckle72.blogspot.com/2025/06/capi... @capitalcrime.bsky.social ##Booksky 💙📚
In the interest of clarity, I have to say Mrs W packed, my job was to keep out of the way, see you there
I have about 25 canvas bags as a backup
Packed ready for Capital Crime, think I’ve got it right, one case for a few clothes, one case for books @capitalcrime.bsky.social #CapitalCrime25
Capital Crime is here next week and I for one can’t wait, for me the crime festival of the year, a snap shot of a couple of the amazing panels I’m looking forward to @capitalcrime.bsky.social #CapitalCrime25
Many thanks to @headofzeus.bsky.social for kindly sending a copy of FDR Drive by James Comey published today, looking forward to reading loved the previous books
