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WWW Wednesday | 8th October 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your po…

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The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet @SJFleetAuthor Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from PicadorPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035046683 My thanks to Picador for a review copy It is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-old boys are accused of the brutal murder of an elderly teacher on New Year's Eve. Each boy denies it. Each points the finger at the other two.

The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet @SJFleetAuthor

Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from PicadorPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035046683 My thanks to Picador for a review copy It is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-old boys are accused of the brutal murder of an…

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The Two Roberts by Damian Barr @Damian_Barr @Canongate.co.uk Source: Review copyPublication: 4 September 2025 from CanongatePP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1805301547 My thanks to Canongate for an advance copy for review ‘He will stay like this forever, Robert's arm draped round him. They will be forever twenty.’ Scotland, 1933. Bobby MacBryde is on his way. After years grafting at Lees Boot Factory, he's off to the Glasgow School of Art, to his future.

The Two Roberts by Damian Barr @Damian_Barr @Canongate.co.uk

Source: Review copyPublication: 4 September 2025 from CanongatePP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1805301547 My thanks to Canongate for an advance copy for review ‘He will stay like this forever, Robert's arm draped round him. They will be forever…

The Howling (Annie Jackson Mysteries #3) by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @OrendaBooks Source: Review copyPublication: 11 September 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1916788640 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Two men, centuries apart, dream of being a wolf. One is burned at the stake. Another is locked in a psychiatric hospital for most of his life. And Annie Jackson is about to find out why…

The Howling (Annie Jackson Mysteries #3) by Michael J. Malone @MichaelJMalone1 @OrendaBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 11 September 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1916788640 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review Two men, centuries apart, dream of being a wolf.…

Ship of Thieves (Company of Rogues #5) by Douglas Skelton @DouglasSkelton1 @canelo_co Source: Review and purchased copyPublication: 21 August 2025 from Canelo AdventurePP: 325ISBN-13: 978-1804367391 My thanks to Canelo Adventure for a review copy Jonas Flynt’s stepmother, Mercy, has been abducted from Edinburgh and carried back to the West Indies by her former owner. Gideon Flynt his father, has followed in hot pursuit, but Cassie, Jonas's first love, knows he is not the man he once was and appeals to Flynt for help.

Ship of Thieves (Company of Rogues #5) by Douglas Skelton @DouglasSkelton1 @canelo_co

Source: Review and purchased copyPublication: 21 August 2025 from Canelo AdventurePP: 325ISBN-13: 978-1804367391 My thanks to Canelo Adventure for a review copy Jonas Flynt’s stepmother, Mercy, has been abducted…

Where She Lies (D.C.I. Christine Caplan #4) by Caro Ramsay @CaroRamsayBooks @canongate.co.uk Source: Review copyPublication: 5 August 2025 from Severn HousePP: 256ISBN-13: 978-1448314096 My thanks to Severn House for a review copy A celeb wedding venue. A life gone viral. A dead It Girl. Koi, ex-supermodel and face of lifestyle brand the Sunflower Company, is #livingmybestlife in a Scottish castle with her famous family of nepo babies and influencers. Everything they do is posed, filtered and spun for the perfect story.

Where She Lies (D.C.I. Christine Caplan #4) by Caro Ramsay @CaroRamsayBooks @canongate.co.uk

Source: Review copyPublication: 5 August 2025 from Severn HousePP: 256ISBN-13: 978-1448314096 My thanks to Severn House for a review copy A celeb wedding venue. A life gone viral. A dead It Girl. Koi,…

Belsay by L.J. Ross Today Mandie and I are sharing our thoughts on Belsay by L.J. Ross, the twenty third book in the DCI Ryan series if you can believe it? I’m a long term reader of the series, but have been a b…

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Top Ten Tuesday – 02/09/25 – Books With Occupations in the Title #TopTenTuesday #TuesdayBookBlog #BookSky #BookList #SecretLibraryBookBlog Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to…

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#BookReview: The Lifeline by Libby Page @orionbooks #TheLifeline #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “Everybody needs saving sometimes… For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alone. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t lonely. The move from London to Somerset …

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#TopTenTuesday | 2nd September 2025: Books With Occupations in the Title #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

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‘The Cut Throat Trial’ by S.J. Fleet Author : S.J. FleetTitle : The Cut Throat TrialPages : 432Publisher : Pan MacmillanPublication date : 28th August, 2025Source : Netgalley It is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventee…

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson trs Victoria Cribb @MichaelJBooks Source: Review copyPublication: 25 August 2025 from Michael JosephPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-0241711101 My thanks to Michael Joseph for a review copy One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S. Jónsdóttir goes missing. There are no clues to her disappearance and it is up to young detective, Helgi, to crack the case before it's leaked to the press. As he interviews the people closest to her – a publisher, an accountant, a retired judge – he realises that Elín’s life wasn’t what it seemed.

The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson trs Victoria Cribb @MichaelJBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 25 August 2025 from Michael JosephPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-0241711101 My thanks to Michael Joseph for a review copy One winter evening bestselling crime author, Elín S.…

Bloody Scotland 2025 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald It's less than 2 weeks before my all-time favourite crime book festival. Bloody Scotland takes place from 12th to 14th September, in Stirling. Who will win the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year? Which lucky debut author will walk away with the debut prize? And which are the standout panels to see? I have no idea who will win the prizes, but I can't wait to find out.

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It's less than 2 weeks before my all-time favourite crime book festival. Bloody Scotland takes place from 12th to 14th September, in Stirling. Who will win the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year? Which lucky debut author will…

The Way Beauty Comes Apart by Christina Marrocco | Extract The Way Beauty Comes Apart by Christina Marrocco is 'a transportive and magical, yet grittily real account of life told by the dead of Nefin'

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#BlogTour | #BookReview: Deep Down Dead by Steph Broadribb (@crimethrillgirl) @OrendaBooks “Lori Anderson is as tough as they come, managing to keep her career as a fearless Florida bounty hunter separate from her role as single mother to nine-year-old Dakota, who suffers from leuk…

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Evil In High Places by Rory Clements Today I pass the baton to Mandie who has a review of Evil In High Places by Rory Clements. With thanks to publisher, Viking, for the vcopy via Netgalley. Here’s what the book is all about: So…

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#HappyFriday! #ThePositivityWave #38 😄 #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog Hello and Happy Friday! :-D This meme was originally created by Meggy @ Chocolate’n’Waffles to spread some positivity amongst all the doom and gloom on social media and in the news. Meggy isn’t blo…

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Blood Like Ours by Stuart Neville @stuartneville  @simonschusterUK Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from Simon & SchusterPP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1398528116 My thanks to Simon & Schuster for an advance copy for review YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY… EVEN IF THEY ARE MONSTERS.Rebecca Carter is back from the dead. Lost and terrified, she is gripped by two desperate urges – to find her daughter, and to sate her ravenous hunger.

Blood Like Ours by Stuart Neville @stuartneville  @simonschusterUK

Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from Simon & SchusterPP: 480ISBN-13: 978-1398528116 My thanks to Simon & Schuster for an advance copy for review YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY… EVEN IF THEY ARE…

Watching You by Helen Fields @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from AvonPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0008533571 My thanks to Avon Books for an advance copy for review A face in the crowd. A killer in the shadows… On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer is waiting. When a body is found, it is only the beginning. Soon there will be seven more.

Watching You by Helen Fields @Helen_Fields @AvonBooksUK

Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from AvonPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0008533571 My thanks to Avon Books for an advance copy for review A face in the crowd. A killer in the shadows… On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer is waiting.…

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The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar Jónasson Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new novel from Ragnar Jónasson, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer. This is the second book to feature Reyjavík Detective, Helgi Reykdal and…

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Feature: Bloody Scotland 2025 highlights Bloody Scotland 2025 highlights (blog tour) I’m delighted to be taking part in the Bloody Scotland blog tour highlighting events I am excited to see – though to be honest I could recomm…

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#BookReview: How to Survive a Horror Movie by Scarlett Dunmore @LittleTigerUK #HowtoSurviveaHorrorMovie #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles “Horror movie enthusiast Charley is determined to keep a low profile when she’s enrolled to a girls’ boarding school on a remote island. That is, until someone starts killing off …

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20 Books of Summer 2025 – Challenge Complete! #20booksofsummer25 #SummerReading #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog Yay I’ve completed the challenge, and reviewed all the books! Only 10 were on my original list, a lot more than usual, so it’s a good job we’re allowed to swap books! Thanks for hosting AnnaBookbel…

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The Transcendent Tide by Doug Johnstone (The Enceladons Trilogy #3) @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks Source: Review copyPublication: 14 August 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1916788626 Lennox, Vonnie and Ava head to Greenland to meet up with Heather, Sandy and the Enceladons, commencing an epic showdown that will change everything … The emotive, devastating yet ultimately life-affirming conclusion to the bestselling Enceladons Trilogy, as seen on BBC2’s Between the Covers… It’s been eighteen months since the Enceladons escaped the clutches of an American military determined to exterminate the peaceful alien creatures.

The Transcendent Tide by Doug Johnstone (The Enceladons Trilogy #3) @doug_johnstone @OrendaBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 14 August 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 300ISBN-13: 978-1916788626 Lennox, Vonnie and Ava head to Greenland to meet up with Heather, Sandy and the Enceladons, commencing an…

The Other Side of Fear by Douglas Skelton @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks Source: Purchased copyPublication: 3rd July 2025 from PolygonPP: 33ISBN-13: 978-1846977145 There are two sides to everything, and fear isn’t any different – sometimes you have to push through to the other side . . . Someone has big plans for Stoirm, and they’ll stop at nothing to get what they want. Investigative journalist Rebecca Connolly returns to the Scottish island to find out who is terrorising the locals who favour a community buyout of the estate over plans by a faceless consortium to turn it into an upmarket playground for the rich and shameless.

The Other Side of Fear by Douglas Skelton @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks

Source: Purchased copyPublication: 3rd July 2025 from PolygonPP: 33ISBN-13: 978-1846977145 There are two sides to everything, and fear isn’t any different – sometimes you have to push through to the other side . . . Someone…

‘Little Children’ by Angela Marsons Author : Angela MarsonsTitle : Little ChildrenSeries : Kim Stone #22Publisher : BookouturePublication date : 12th August, 2025Source : Netgalley Twelve-year-old Lewis Stephens walks out of a seafro…

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