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New review! My thoughts about Sharks by Simone Buchholz @ohneklippo.bsky.social (pub'd @orendabooks.bsky.social thx @annerandomthings) - "Too many people will not face the justice system for various crimes. However, we are certain that things are not going to go well for them..."
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Now recovering from a fantastic weekend at @baytales.bsky.social - thanks @vpeanuts.bsky.social and the team for fab panels and events, and to my bookish tribe for being excellent company! Tickets are on sale for next year, why not grab one and experience the Whitley Bay joy...

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Scotland becomes first UK country to allow water cremations The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.

Fans of the Skelfs series by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social take note of Scotland IRL following fiction...

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Thought you'd like to see it! A satisfying number of Scottish writers in the crime section but face out and a review tag is extra special 😊

So many people we know on the shelves here!

Well, hello, Mr @dougskelton.bsky.social nice to see you in Newcastle!

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Currently at @baytales.bsky.social ! Started yesterday with this haul from a charity shop - 50p each plus buy one get one free? It would have been rude not to 😁

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A grand evening at @portybooks.bsky.social listening to @dougjohnstone.bsky.social chat with @brookmyre.bsky.social about the 20th anniversary edition of Tombstoning (@orendabooks.bsky.social), plus tunes from Doug &his son Aidan!
Find my review here: crimebookgirl.com/2026/02/20/r...

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You can see Doug talking about Tombstoning tonight at @portybooks.bsky.social in person or via livestream (www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/doug-...).

And while you're waiting for your book to arrive (orendabooks.co.uk/product/tomb...) you can read my review 😁

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Thanks for sharing 😘

New extract on the blog today! A sliver of Catherine by @essiefox.bsky.social (pub'd @orendabooks.bsky.social thx @annerandomthings.bsky.social): "Below the vast expanse of stars shining brightly in black skies we reach a house that stands alone and very high upon the moors..."

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ICYMI...

As ever, my pleasure! See you on Wednesday for what I'm suspecting could be a sweary and hilarious launch 😁

Always a pleasure to review Doug's books!

New review! Tombstoning by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social (pub'd @orendabooks.bsky.social thx @annerandomthings.bsky.social) is being reissued and you should buy it and read it!
"All the elements of a Doug Johnstone novel are present and correct, and you should not hesitate to dive in."
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If you're in Aberdeen, this is one not to miss!

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I know! And short enough I might be able to sneak it in between homework reads 😁

I get very little bookpost these days (other than for specific reasons), so it's a real treat to have this new one from Stuart MacBride tumble through the letterbox 😊 Thanks to @laurasherlock21.bsky.social and @panmacmillan.bsky.social for thinking of me!

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New interview! Emma Christie (pub'd @mountainleopard.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social) answers my questions about her journey to publication, her fave crime fiction characters and more! "I know now that the bad times always pass, and the plot holes always get filled"
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If you haven't read The Wasp Factory and are an ebook reader, grab this deal! It's a terrific, dark, sneaky book that's definitely crime-adjacent imho. An absolute classic of modern Scottish literature.

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Review: The Cut Up Louise Welsh – The Cut Up (blog tour) Published by Canongate Books, hardback £16.99, also available in ebook and audiobook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for re…

A smashing evening at @portybooks.bsky.social celebrating The Cut Up by @louisewelsh00.bsky.social (@canongate.co.uk @fionabrownlee.bsky.social) with Mary Paulson-Ellis - highly recommended! (Review: crimebookgirl.com/2026/01/30/r...)

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Loved it - book4 awaits...

Nice and easy to remember the floor plan! The cafe opened after I moved but I've been a few times with a friend, it's nice. I lived on Milton st, at the edge of the park 😁

I did but it's unnerving reading about places you've lived - I've been to Callie's local cafe a few times, I used to live five minutes away!

It's a great read; I spotted some clues but didn't figure out the full picture, it was a powerful reveal.

Cover of The Night Watcher by Tariq Ashkanani, yellow and white lettering on an image combining Edinburgh castle and a figure walking down a darkened street.

Recent reads #3 - The Night Watcher by @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Set in Edinburgh (inc lots of places I've lived!); Callie is a great character (love the intro to both sides of her), &overall a pacy, entertaining read from the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social debut and McIlvanney winner.

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Cover of To The Shades Descend by Allan Gaw; red and white lettering over a red-tinted silhouette image of two figures on a rainy city street.

Recent reads #2 - To The Shades Descend by @allangaw.bsky.social the third in this series from the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social debut winner and it's another gem. Cuthbert in Glasgow deals with a bombing of a political rally &much more. AG is a wonderful user of nuance in people & plot.

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