Last autumn I was lucky enough to take part in the cover reveal for Yusuf Toropov’s debut thriller Jihadi: A Love Story. At the time I didn’t know much about the book other than its provocative title, striking cover and the fact it was being published by the always impressive Orenda Books…
Talk of the Toun
7 November 2015 by Leave a Comment
Most people can’t pin down exactly when they made up their minds about contentious issues such as the death penalty or abortion. They are opinions that, for the most part, develop over time or in some cases are just so deeply ingrained that they seem to have been there forever…
Talk of the Toun Blog Tour
22 October 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’m delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Helen MacKinven’s debut novel, Talk of the Toun, a black comedy set in 80s Scotland. The book is released a week today (29th October) and is well worth a look – I’m hoping to make the launch in Glasgow…
The Defenceless
11 September 2015 by Leave a Comment
When I put together my mid-year top ten books I included Kati Hiekkapelto’s debut novel, The Hummingbird – a fabulous Finnish crime novel with great new heroine Detective Anna Fekete as its lead character. When Orenda Books asked me to participate in the Blog Tour…
Book Giveaway: The Defenceless
7 September 2015 by 7 Comments
As I’m focusing this month on the brilliant Orenda Books, an independent British publisher I’m delighted to be hosting a giveaway of one of their current releases, the brilliant The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto…