'Hunted’, out on 9th May and available for pre-order now, is quite the departure for author Abir Mukherjee, author of the historical Wyndham & Banerjee series. His new novel is a modern day thriller set predominantly in the US, with a whole lot of race-against-time, a good helping of conspiracy plot and plenty of action...but... Continue Reading →

I was a big fan of 'Zero Saints' - the previous book I read by Gabino Iglesias. While that was a shorter piece of work at under 200 pages, this is a full length novel and it was, as far as I'm concerned, the best new novel I have read of 2022, and as a... Continue Reading →

Describing The Cloisters as 'The Secret History' for a new generation is a bold claim - whether it is a sign of confidence in a debut novel or a reawakened interest to find the next version of that title will be up to the reader to decide. There are clear parallels - a novel set... Continue Reading →

Having watched the first two seasons of Slow Horses on Apple, I have to admit this was my first actual reading of a Mick Herron book* and was concerned it might be difficult to follow if it was way down the series.As it turns out this is a Slough House 'adjacent' novel with twists/ reveals... Continue Reading →

A version of this review previously appeared on Bay Tales I’ve been a big fan of Kotaro Isaka since reading Bullet Train (which was then ‘Hollywoodised’ in the Brad Pitt vehicle (no pun intended)). The movie was entertaining enough, but went for big crashes and explosions with a pretty much completely western cast whereas the book was... Continue Reading →

This review previously appeared on Bay Tales In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 seconds.Just gone. Vanished. In the blink of an eye.  When does speculative fiction stop being speculative fiction? In the area of AI, it could be a matter of months. So when I was lucky enough to get an advanced... Continue Reading →

A version of this review previously appeared on Bay Tales After his award winning debut trilogy featuring homeless detective Jimmy Mullen, Trevor Wood took the decision to end the series on three. After the popular and accolades, that’s a pretty bold decision and one I wish more series authors would be brave enough to take.... Continue Reading →

I’ve stayed away from serial killers over the last year or so. I’d got to the point where they were starting to bring back memories of Touch of Cloth where the police team are putting possible serial killer links on their board, ‘Shakespeare Deaths/ Grand National Winners/ Martin Clunes Vehicles/ Egg Dishes… ‘ So, with the Amazon... Continue Reading →