Jun 2026 – Jackie’s Reading Corner

29th Jun 2026

Thank you to the #SamanthaMattocks for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review, all thoughts and opinions are my own and have not been influenced in any way. SYNOPSIS Nero is no ordinary dog. This miniature schnauzer has a beard, a bark, and a secret. When danger strikes, … More NERO THE HERO By Samantha Mattocks (illustrated by Gerda Smit) #MosaicStreetPrinting @rararesources #NeroTheHero #BlogTour #BookReview

26th Jun 2026

SYNOPSIS Where are we going? The future, Doc! Great Scott! Not forgetting the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey past. That’s right, ticket holders, this book is your journey into the many worlds of the time travel tale – exploring its tropes, its rules, its devices, its science, its values, its plots, its characters and, most importantly, its enduring … More THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO TIME TRAVEL By Steve Nallon & Dick Fiddy @LuathPress @SteveNallon @DickFiddy #TheUltimateGuideToTimeTravel #BookReview #BookBlogger

25th Jun 2026

SYNOPSIS The world’s turned into a lawless free-for-all and you’re worried about driving without a licence? An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and the human race has just over two months to live. But twenty-three-year-old Haru, stargazer and chronic worrier, is still trying to pass her driving test. Then she finds a body in the … More MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD By Akane Araki @PushkinVertigo #AkaneAraki #MurderAtTheEndOfTheWorld #BookReview #BookBlogger

24th Jun 2026

SYNOPSIS A new PI. A dead rockstar. A tangled web of secrets. When Ethan Adler set up his new PI agency in central Manchester, he wasn’t expecting his first case to be so high profile – investigating the mysterious death of rock star Dylan Vy. Ethan has been avoiding the spotlight ever since his beloved … More THE WRONG MAN By Chris McDonald @HarperCollins @cmacwritescrime #TheWrongMan #BookReview #BookBlogger #CrimeReads

16th Jun 2026

Thank you to @PushkinVertigo for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and have not been influenced in any way. SYNOPSIS London, 1856. Ben Canaan is a young detective on the payroll of Her Majesty’s Executive, riding high on a string … More DEATH ON THE PEARL RIVER By A.E.Goldin @PushkinVertigo @AEGoldin #DeathOnThePearlRiver #BookReview #BookBlogger

13th Jun 2026

Thank you to the publishers #ArlinghamPress and @FMcMAssociates for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest unbiased review, all thoughts are my own and have not been influenced in any way. SYNOPSIS An emperor marked for death. A killer wave that shouldn’t exist. One agent caught in the crossfire. When Hiroshi “H” … More A STRANGE WAY TO DIE By R.Pearl & G.Bamford #ArlinghamPress @FMcMAssociates #AStrangeWayToDie #BlogTour #BookReview

13th Jun 2026

SYNOPSIS Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Vera Wong is perfectly content as a teashop owner. She is definitely not seeking opportunities for amateur sleuthing. But what else is she to do when a distressed woman called Millie asks for her help? Okay, perhaps Vera wheedled the story out of her. And maybe the case file for … More VERA WONG’S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (on a dead man) By Jessie Q. Sutanto @HQstories @thewritinghippo #VeraWong’sGuideToSnooping(onadeadman) #BookReview #BookBlogger

12th Jun 2026

SYNOPSIS A killer who cuts straight to the bone … A CHILLING MURDER When a convicted killer is released and later found brutally murdered, DI Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit are pulled into a deadly investigation with links to other recent attacks – all the victims are connected by the vicious signature left behind … More THE SHADOW CARVER By Nadine Matheson @HQstories @nadinematheson #TheShadowCarver #BookReview #BookBlogger

11th Jun 2026

SYNOPSIS Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective? Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man … More VERA WONG’S UNSOLICITED ADVICE FOR MURDERERS By Jesse Sutanto @HarperCollinsUK @HQstories @thewritinghippo #VeraWongsUnsolicitedAdviceForMurderers #BookBlogger #BookReview

11th Jun 2026

Thank you to @zaffebooks and @thebookdealer for an ARC of this book, all thoughts and opinions are my own and have not been influenced in any way. SYNOPSIS Jane Hepburn is still recovering from solving the murder at last year’s Killer Lines festival when she is dragged into another very bookish murder. When a young … More A KILLER PLOT By E.C.Nevin @zaffrebooks @evilevehall @thebookdealer @Tr4cyF3nt0n #AKillerPlot #BlogTour #BookReview #BookBlogger

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