Raven reviews- Abir Mukherjee- Hunted
' A beautiful balance between pace & introspection throughout, giving us the time and space... to become completely involved in the characters, but also to stay compelled by the action'

Abir Mukherjee HarvillSecker
ravencrimereads.wordpress.com/2024/05/09/abi…

Nope, not crime fiction - but I saw an early version of this cos Helen Newman Wood is a friend of mine and I was completely gripped by the setting, story and characters. Great fun & emotional depth - I inhaled it in one day. Check out the blog tour reviews over the next wee while 👇

In case you've missed the review of Michael Bennett's Return to Blood
on CrimeFictionLover yesterday, here's a link via my blog. Simon & Schuster
westwordsreviews.wordpress.com/2024/05/08/ret…

SIGH...

Prof John Curtice is everyone's expert as he is THE expert on polling. The Tories may have had enough of experts but the public desperately needs them - someone who can communicate the meaning in abstract data is essential. Being rude to someone tells more about you than them.

🗡 DAGGER SHORTLISTS TOMORROW! 🗡

Tomorrow at CrimeFest we’ll reveal the 2024 #CWADaggers SHORTLISTS, featuring the past year’s best crime books, authors, and publishers! Watch this space…

😍

Ffs...

Not only is culture still lumped in with utterly unrelated matters, it doesn't have a minister of its own either. It's not getting any better joycemcmillan

so much for culture getting a boost, joycemcmillan ...

so, you know that speech meryl streep makes about ann hathaway's blue sweater in the devil wears prada? this met gala thread is an echo of that.

and if you aren't following Mr Guy, you should, he is both insanely knowledgeable and totally 🔥 on the subject of fashion

yeah, this is one i think everyone should read! #books #CrimeFiction

That is fab! I love finding little reminders. ❤
One of these was my first year as a bookseller and John Connolly was one of the first authors I met in the store. I was a little starstruck!
#ConnollyReadathon

Got a text from my broadband provider about this month's bill at literally the same moment my broadband dropped out for the third time today...

HUNTED heads up the pick of May’s best thrillers in the Times!

thetimes.co.uk/article/733e70…

Really fascinating to listen to Abir Mukherjee talk with Chris Brookmyre about new thriller Hunted at The Portobello Bookshop and wider themes of integration and othering. I reckon this will be a tremendous read. #books #CrimeFiction

I own these so am not entering, but you should enter...

Delightfully ribboned and scented #BookPost today! Thanks Canelo Crime ThanhmaiB #books #CrimeFiction