Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
The Stone Circle came out in February in the UK, and for once I hadn’t pre-ordered it. So when I was on NetGalley’s original site by accident and saw it on offer for readers, I jumped at the chance. This
The Stranger Diaries is not a Ruth Galloway novel. It’s not even a Stephens & Mephisto novel. It’s a new stand alone from Elly Griffiths, out on 1st November, and I’m very grateful to Net-galley and Quercus books for the
Norwich’s crime festival, christened Noirwich in its first year, has reached the grand old age of five. This year’s writing festival is as varied and exciting as ever, although I’m only going to the events on Sunday. Crime festival highlights
Elly Griffiths published her tenth Ruth Galloway book in February. Despite having pre-ordered the paperback version from Amazon (due out in July), I got an ARC from NetGalley, and then wondered whether I was doing the right thing, since I
May I suggest that we all take a deep breath and go for a walk in spring sunshine after the April A to Z Challenge? We had a great time, but boy, is it tiring. I further suggest that you
Two Norfolk crime novels were among the books I read in the Tackle TBR Readathon in September. The Outcast Dead is the sixth Ruth Galloway novel by Elly Griffiths, and A Siege of Bitterns is the first Birder Murder Mystery
Dying Fall is number 5 in Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series, and it’s a cracking read. I discovered books 6 and 7 waiting on my shelf, purchased at Noirwich (when I met the author). It’s fair to say I’m a big
I told you on Sunday there was a lot going on in May! Thanks to Valerie at Stuck in Books I’m hosting a stop in the May I Suggest… Giveaway Hop from May 6th (Fri) to 19th (Thurs). These are
This is the fourth book in the Ruth Galloway mysteries, and I saw some reviewers found it either difficult to keep track of all these characters or they didn’t want so much back story referring to the previous volumes they’d
I love the way this Giveaway Hop hosted by Stuck in Books turns up in November, just as I’m starting to think about a review of the books I’ve read this year, and plans for next. So, what am I grateful
I’ve spent the last four days engrossed in the crime writing festival that is Noirwich – book readings, author interviews, workshops and more in the wonderful City of Literature that is Norwich, UK. Headlines Packed house for Lee Child at
This is my second update for my Tackle TBR challenge, and I thought I might as well give you some mini-reviews as well. This is a bit scary, because usually I do my review posts well in advance, then I don’t
The Norwich Festival of Crime Writing – or Noirwich – returns for another long weekend of talks, discussions and workshops in the beautiful settings of the UNESCO City of Literature – Norwich, Norfolk, UK. The dates are 17th to 20th
Picking up The Janus Stone was such a relief – I was reading natural English with a sense of place that made me feel fully at home again. It was after the Victorian style of The Princess and Curdie and
The Crossing Places opens on an archaelogical dig where the protagonist, Dr Ruth Galloway, discovers a body – but it is an Iron Age body preserved in the peat of the saltmarsh. Not all the bodies in this book are