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NTN: An introduction to Blasted Heath Books

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11 November, 2014

New Talent November this year coincides with the third anniversary of Blasted Heath’s launch as Scotland’s first digital-only publisher. Partners in crime (and other genres) are the award-winning novelist and literary agent Allan Guthrie and digital specialist Kyle MacRae. Their shared upbeat view of the changing publishing world…

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NTN: Toxic by Jackie McLean

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4 November, 2014

Scottish author Jackie McLean has certainly jumped in at the deep end for her debut novel. Toxic is inspired by the Bhopal disaster, the world’s biggest industrial accident, where thousands of people were killed in one night. The book opens with a scene set in…

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The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

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31 October, 2014

There’s many a crime novel which begins in a mortuary, as the coroner works on a body and uncovers a vital clue that ultimately solves the case. Never before, though, have I encountered an autopsy that is in response to a cold case. In truth,…

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From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards

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24 October, 2014

Family: it’s a six-letter word that covers a whole world of possibilities. If you’re lucky, it means happy get-togethers with relatives. Then again, it could conjure up mental images of Barbara Windsor in EastEnders. Love ’em or hate ’em, family is something you’re stuck with….

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A Penny for the Hangman by Tom Savage

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23 October, 2014

The Virgin Islands. Sound idyllic, don’t they? Especially as the nights begin to draw in here and the temperatures plummet. Richard Branson even owns one! But all is not so wonderful on the island of St Thomas where, in May 1958, a teenage boy and…

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Truth or Dare by Tania Carver

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10 October, 2014

A new Tania Carver book is always something to celebrate, particularly if you like your crime, dark, disturbing and mega-gruesome. But novels by husband and wife team Martyn and Linda Waites are definitely not for the faint-hearted. I’ll give you a couple of examples. The…

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Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky

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30 September, 2014

As all die-hard crime fiction fans know, some of the world’s best-selling authors aren’t happy unless they churn out book after book in a series featuring a recurring central character. After a while, some of those characters begin to feel like friends. Sadly, others get…

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Martini Regrets by Phyllis Smallman

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27 September, 2014

Her CV might describe her as owner of the Sunset Bar in Jacaranda, Florida, but in truth Sherri Travis is a woman who has made a career out of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Martini Nights is Sherri’s sixth appearance, and…

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NTN: An introduction to Blasted Heath Books

NTN: Toxic by Jackie McLean

The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards

A Penny for the Hangman by Tom Savage

Truth or Dare by Tania Carver

Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky

Martini Regrets by Phyllis Smallman

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