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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · 22d

It's here! The Petrona Award 2025- Best Scandinavian Crime Novel Of The Year- The Shortlist. #PetronaAward25

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Petrona Award 2025- Best Scandinavian Crime Novel Of The Year- The Shortlist #PetronaAward25

Outstanding crime fiction from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden shortlisted for the 2025 Petrona Award. Seven impressive crime novels from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have been shortlist…

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · 1d

Raven reviews... Michelle Paver- Rainforest

"The atmosphere Paver creates, and the tautness of her prose are just sublime."

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#BlogTour- Michelle Paver- Rainforest- @michellepaver @orionbooks @RandomTTours

The virgin rainforest seems a paradise to Englishman Simon Corbett. A last chance to salvage his career. A final refuge from a terrible secret. But the jungle is no Eden. It hides secrets of its ow…

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · 22d

Oliver Norek- The Winter Warriors- tr. Nick Caistor

"I felt like I knew these people intimately as Norek writes with a perfect blend of objectivity and sensitivity."
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Oliver Norek- The Winter Warriors- tr. Nick Caistor – @oliviernorek @orendabooks #BlogTour

November, 1939. A conscription officer arrives in the peaceful farming village of Rautjärvi. The Soviet Union has invaded, and for the first time in its history as an independent country, Finland i…

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · Aug 14

It's here! The longlisted books for the #PetronaAward25 and what a cracking line up from Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland. Congratulations to all the authors and translators....
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Petrona Award 2025- Best Scandinavian Crime Novel Of The Year- The Longlist #PetronaAward25

OUTSTANDING CRIME FICTION FROM FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 PETRONA AWARD Twelve crime novels from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have made the longlist for the…

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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Sep 6

Just made a start on this series after seeing so many recommendations. Really enjoyed this introduction to Poe and Tilly and will definitely be reading more. A dark crime thriller with nice touches of humour.
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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just finished this extremely well written novel based on a true life murder case in the 1920s. It was gripping, emotional and the research was perfectly balanced with the storytelling. Will definitely be seeking out #LittleDeaths for my next read.
@emmaflint.bsky.social #OtherWomen

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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Jul 28

Just bought it!!

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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Jul 24

Well done Kate cross stitching is a.lovely hobby.

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · Apr 24

What a STUNNING #PublicationDay review of @essiefox.bsky.social's #Dangerous 😍

'Dangerous is a richly detailed and beautifully researched novel by Essie Fox, which opens in 1818, where Byron has decamped to Venice in disgrace following his disastrous marriage.'

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · Apr 24

#BlogTour Essie Fox- Dangerous

"I appreciated not only the dark, brooding atmosphere, but also the intricacy and depth of research that Fox has undertaken to bring a vivid feel to the whole book."
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#BlogTour- Essie Fox- Dangerous- @essiefox @orendabooks

Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a nove…

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · Apr 24

Have just re-read #TheWrathOfAngels for the #ConnollyReadathon and believe me, just as good now on a second reading!
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John Connolly- The Wrath of Angels #11

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John Connolly- The Wrath of Angels

In the depths of the Maine woods, the wreckage of an aeroplane is discovered. There are no bodies, and no such plane has ever been reported missing, but men both good and evil have been seeking it …

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · Apr 24

Raven reviews-Phil Lecomber- Midnight Streets

"I was absolutely immersed in this world and its colourful and nefarious inhabitants from start to finish."
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Phil Lecomber- Midnight Streets- @PhilLecomber @titanbooks

When Cockney private detective George Harley saves a young girl’s life on a dark London night in 1929, he doesn’t realise it marks the beginning of an investigation which will change his life forev…

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Raven Crime Reads @ravencrime.bsky.social · Apr 24

#BlogTour Essie Fox- Dangerous

"I appreciated not only the dark, brooding atmosphere, but also the intricacy and depth of research that Fox has undertaken to bring a vivid feel to the whole book."
@essiefox.bsky.social
@orendabooks.bsky.social

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#BlogTour- Essie Fox- Dangerous- @essiefox @orendabooks

Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a nove…

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WDW Kate @wetdarkandwild.bsky.social · Mar 10

I have actually written a review. Oh yes, I have. The Players by Minette Walters - a fine novel set during the dark years of the 1680s. forwinternights.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/t... @allenandunwin.bsky.social

The Players by Minette Walters

Allen & Unwin | 2 January 2025 | 496p | Hardback edition | Review copy It is 1685 and England is not ready for another Civil War. The arrival of the Duke of Monmouth, the late Charles II’…

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oxfordartist.bsky.social @oxfordartist.bsky.social · Feb 22

In the late afternoon I headed into Oxford - sketching St John's College with that golden light going fast...
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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Feb 8

Books #5 #6 #7. Have just discovered this brilliant series set in and around Northumbria, and stormed through the first three! Great plotting and use of location and a good cast of police characters. I may have picked up a few more in the series 😀
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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Jan 22

Book 4.
#OnePerfectCouple @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social
I'm obsessed with #TheTraitors so I thoroughly enjoyed this spin on the reality TV phenomenon. Slightly unbelievable but the shock value is brilliant!
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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Jan 22

Book 3.
#StillLife @louisepennyauthor.bsky.social
Have not read this widely acclaimed series before so have made a start. This first book has me hooked and thrilled to have a new series to read!
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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Jan 22

Book 2.
#TheTruthAboutMelodyBrowne @lisajewell.bsky.social
Always a thrill to find a book you haven't read by an author you love! Really enjoyed this one!
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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Jan 22

Book 1.
#ThePeopleAtNo9 #FelicityEverett
A really suspenseful psychological thriller. I'm glad I don't live near these people!
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Fiona Cummins @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social · Dec 25

My 14yo built me a bookshop for my office complete with a working light, tiny vases of flowers, and so many books. It took her HOURS. Made me cry when I opened it. #MerryChristmas #BookTwitter

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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Dec 25

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Dec 21

I am so pleased for you Kate it's so scary waiting for the results. I got my all clear some weeks ago so I know how you must have been feeling. Happy Christmas.x

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David Jackson @davidjacksonwriter.bsky.social · Dec 15

Both series of Wolf Hall were outstanding. Television drama of the highest quality.

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Bluecat @bluecatty.bsky.social · Nov 30

I'm reading
#KillForMeKillForYou
@stevecavanagh.bsky.social A real page turner and enjoying very much!
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