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It's nearly time for Bloody Scotland, Scotland's international crime writing festival, taking place in #Stirling from 12th-14th September.

Grab your programmes now!

#books #livres #CrimeFiction #RomanPolicier #Scotland #Ecosse #BloodyScotland #BookFestival #bookstodon

A sheaf of Bloody Scotland festival programmes, fanned out, being held up in front of the Edinburgh Bookshop

kcfromaustcrime

Today a couple of reviews are from the #yeahnoir piles. Very different:

The Deeper the Dead, Catherine Lea https://tinyl.co/3ec4
and
The Night She Fell, Eileen Merriman

Police procedural and a psychological teenage angst about control and exploitation.

#CrimeFiction
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The book cover for The Night She Fell by Eileen Merriman includes the quotes 'Enthralling, clever and pacy, a deliciously evil exploration of narcissism. Rose Carlyle Bestselling Author of The Girl in the Mirror.

The image is of a double story building in shadow / low light. One window, on the top corner is lit, and there is the figure of a woman standing in it.

The image of the book cover for The Deeper the Dead by Catherine Lea with the taglines 'The Deeper the Secrets, the Deadlier their Keepers.' and 'A DI Nyree Bradshaw Novel'.

The image is looking down a wooden jetty over water with small waves across is, glowing yellow reflecting the yellow, cloudy sky above. There are hints of oranges and yellows in the cloud cover - it's dawn or dusk.

The Wrong Mentor : A Psychological Thriller "All his life, Matthew yearned to be somebody—anyone but the forgettable face in the crowd. Until it became everything he feared" Sale: $7.99 to FREE by Matthew Benjamin Rating: 4.1/5 (400 Reviews) #thriller #psychological #crimefiction #books #BookSky

The Wrong Mentor : A Psycholog...

kcfromaustcrime

Two new reviews today

Highway 13, Fiona McFarlane: https://tinyl.co/3eKE

Very clever connected short stories.

The Hollow Girl, Lyn Yeowart https://tinyl.co/3eKG

Gives a voice to young woman in a devastating scenario

Both exploring consequences of criminal behaviour.

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The image of the book cover for The Hollow Girl by Lyn Yeowart with the tagline 'If you take a life, someone has to pay the price.'. The image is of foggy view of a large house at the end of a straight, damp looking roadway, surrounded by trees and close cut grass. There's a woman's figure walking away from the viewer towards the house.

The image of the book cover for Highway Thirteen by Fiona McFarlane. One cover has a foggy view of a road winding through heavy bush with a flock of sulphur crested cockatoos flying across the road, the second cover is more stylised, with a drawing of a straight road, white lines heavy in the centre, and grey guardrails to the both sides, surrounded by low scrub. The cover shown here is the first, more atmospheric one.

Garc

Just finished Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher #13) and this one’s heavier than most Reacher books. More real-world history, and blurred lines between friend & enemy.
My full review is live now, and why I’m hyped for the S4 TV adaptation.

#JackReacher #BookReview #GoneTomorrow #CrimeFiction #LeeChild

http://wornoutspines.com/2025/08/28/jacker-reacher-13-lee-child-book-review/

Brian Faucette

94: 9th in 87th Precinct is a perfect example of why McBain is a master of literary suspense with this story of Carella’s sister’s wedding where the groom is a target for pranks and maybe murder. Detectives race to figure out the threat and make sure it is a happy day for the couple. #books #crimefiction

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The Watson Girl: An absolutely addictive and pulse-racing crime thriller "Join Tess Winnett in her action-packed search for the prolific serial killer" Sale: $3.99 to FREE by Leslie Wolfe Rating: 4.4/5 (13910 Reviews) #thriller #crimefiction #mustread #fiction #detective #mystery #books #BookSky

The Watson Girl: An absolutely...

Tom Bradley Jr. 📚🇺🇸🇺🇦

MYSTERY NOVELS WRITTEN BY ME, THE GREATEST AUTHOR EVER (MANY PEOPLE SAY) ARE STILL CHEAP DESPITE TARIFFS BY DONALD "TACO" TRUMP, A LOW IQ PERSON WHOSE "BOOKS" ARE A RATINGS DISASTER!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!!!!

https://www.authortombradley.com/my-novels
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Kimberly 📚🎧☕️

Joy Moody Is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/2025/08/joy-moody-is-out-of-time-by-kerryn-mayne.html #Adult, #Audio, #CrimeFiction, #Mystery #bookreview

kcfromaustcrime

My #review of the latest by prolific, and always clever / fun author Sulari Gentill - Five Found Dead:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/five-found-dead-sulari-gentill

... hugely entertaining novel, fascinatingly clever ...

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The image of the book cover for Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill includes the taglines 'A Novel' and 'USA Today Bestselling Author of The Woman in the Library' as well as the quote 'Stunningly original and thoroughly captivating. Andrew Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series for The Mystery Writer'.

The image is of a train against a background of a dark blue, black night sky with a few high trees above the train roof. The train itself has one window brightly lit and there is the silhouette of a woman standing, with her back to the viewer in the window.

kcfromaustcrime

From the YMMV stacks, a rare DNF:

The Empress Murders by Toby Schmitz - I don't know, maybe I missed the point.

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/the-empress-murders-toby-schmitz

... when housework starts to sound appealing, I'm in the wrong book.

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@bookstdoon

The image of the book cover for The Empress Murders by Toby Schmitz includes the tagline 'Prepare for a rough crossing' and a quote 'A tease and claustrophobic mystery told with startling wit. Tim Minchin'.

The image is the title of the book "floating" on water, on a slight angle with a large liner with the ship's name "Empress of Australia" on the front bow.

Susanna Shore, Author

Check out my latest P.I. Tracy Hayes mystery, Licensed to P.I., book 12 in the series.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYF5CP39

And you can find all the earlier books in the series at
http://www.susannashore.com/books.html

#crimefiction #cozymystery #bookstodon

Ad for Tracy Hayes, Licensed to P.I. by Susanna Shore.

Brian Faucette

91st: Blue Murder a gripping and gritty police procedural from 2004 about Manchester’s first DCI investigating a brutal murder of a teacher in an allotment. Inspired by stories from the ITV series. Staincliffe is a master of dialogue and tense situations as displayed here. #books #crimefiction

Adam H. Douglas

‘Guess Again’: Matching Wits With a Killer
Begins in a plodding and seedy way, with thrills eventually coming fast and furious, but garishly so. #Read #Bookstagram #BookReviewer #WritingCommunity #AmReading #CrimeFiction https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/guess-again-matching-wits-with-a-killer-5898055

Adam H. Douglas

‘Murder at Gulls Nest’ Book Review
A nun renounces her vows to discover the fate of a friend and stumbles onto a murder.
#Read #Bookstagram #BookReviewer #WritingCommunity #AmReading #CrimeFiction @AtriaBooks
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/murder-at-gulls-nest-a-gripping-mystery-with-gothic-flourishes-5895341