Category Archives: New Author August

Birthdays For The Dead by Stuart MacBride

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

A girl disappears just before her thirteenth birthday. One year later, a birthday card is sent to her parents, containing a photograph of their daughter. As the years go by, the photographs appear with unerring regularity. And in each picture, … Continue reading →

Posted in CWA Daggers, New Author August, Stuart MacBride, Thriller | 9 Comments

Bryant & May On The Loose by Christopher Fowler

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

There have been certain authors that I’ve always meant to include in my blog. I’ve finally got round to M V Carey and, inspired by ticking that box, it’s time to include the final author on my mental list. Christopher … Continue reading →

Posted in Bryant and May, Christopher Fowler, New Author August | 3 Comments

The Secret Of The Haunted Mirror by M V Carey

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Or, Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of the Haunted Mirror, to be precise. But that wouldn’t fit in the title bar. Having recently written my first review of a mystery aimed at children, namely Death In … Continue reading →

Posted in M V Carey, New Author August, The Three Investigators | 7 Comments

The Killings At Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

And cue the theramin! 91 episodes at ninety minutes (excluding adverts), ITV has provided us with almost six soild days of Midsomer Murders since the inception of the series back in 1996 – one almost forgets that the popular programme … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Graham, DCI Barnaby, New Author August | 15 Comments

Murder In Steeple Martin by Leslie Cookman

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

New Author August continues with another Kindle bargain, the first in a series of (to date) nine mysteries featuring Libby Serjeant, a middle-aged retired actress. In this book, Libby is directing a play written by a local friend about an … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesley Cookman, Libby Serjeant, New Author August | 5 Comments

Death In The Devil’s Den by Cora Harrison

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Alfie and his gang of chums are charged with the local police inspector to winkle out a spy – sorry, Blackadder flashback – one of three Members of Parliament is a Russian agent, and it’s Alfie’s job to find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Cora Harrison, Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, New Author August | 5 Comments

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

Detective Inspector Alan Grant is confined to a hospital bed and is bored. The only thing that intrigues him is a portrait of Richard III, the King of England made infamous by allegedly murdering the princes in the Tower of … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Mysteries, Josephine Tey, New Author August | 15 Comments

Brighton Belle by Sara Sheridan

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

And so, after a busy July, we enter August, or, as I’ve decided to call it in my corner of the blogosphere, New Author August. The plan is to only read (for a month) books by authors that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, New Author August, Sara Sheridan | 1 Comment