Getting one star on Amazon is disappointing. But getting a single coveted star from Publishers Weekly is wonderful. It certainly made my day, especially as the review concludes: “Morris excels at heartbreaking scenes of pain and violence, imbuing a classic whodunit plot with emotion and psychological depth.” There’s also a nice reference to the book’s …
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This one comes courtesy of Alison at the Dragons and Fairy Dust blog. She describes my novel The Mannequin House as “a fascinating portrayal of a different era”, saying “I kept turning the pages until I found out the ending”. Check out the full review here.
Delighted to have a new review of The Mannequin House appear on The Book Geek Says blog. So what exactly does the Book Geek say? “[A] delightfully written book that was a really enjoyable page turner as well as being touching, exciting and entertaining.” Thank you Book Geek! Read the whole review here.
This time on the Kirkus blog, by J. Kingston Pierce, who is also editor of The Rap Sheet. The verdict? “Mannequin is rewardingly abundant in quirky episodes and oddball players still unaccustomed to the early 20th century’s altered mores. Quinn definitely deserves a third outing.” Read the full review here.
So yesterday, I noticed that The Cleansing Flames ebook had been reduced to £1.65. Today the same thing has happened to A Vengeful Longing, my 2008 CWA Gold-Dagger-nominated novel. (Actually the Gold Dagger was called the Duncan Lawrie Dagger that year, because of a deal the CWA did with the devil, I mean the sponsor. …