Lots of authors would love to come up with the next Jack Reacher but for many it’s a bit of a long shot. However, there is plenty of room for more blistering action series that deliver the dopamine hits we thriller fans crave. Behind the…
Ah, Blackwater. It’s a delightful little community nestling on a waterway in County Clare, in the Republic of Ireland. Most of the folks here know each other. Lots of them have a boat and enjoy spending time on the waterfront, in the hotels and restaurants….
Is New York City ready for a modern day Sherlock Holmes, who is also a spy? American author Jefferey Siger thinks so and has come up with a novel new series for the city. That’s were we get started in this week’s new books column,…
Canadian author Andromeda Romano-Lax’s new psychological thriller What Boys Learn arrives at a timely moment. In many countries there’s an ongoing discussion about the rise of toxic masculinity and the perceived unhappiness of men in modern society. A perceptive counsellor like this book’s protagonist, Abby…
The idea of reliving an event and perhaps reliving it better the next time, and the time after that, is an interesting branch of metafiction. It can be hilarious too, as our lead book, a debut by CE Hulse, aims to prove. Coming out of…
It was April of last year when we first met new author Sean Watkin and his creation, the tortured Merseyside Police DCI, Win de Silva. A whirlwind few months later, Black Water Rising was shortlisted for the Val McDermid Debut Award and the author was…
