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Review: Touchpaper, by David Dodds

Blurb 

‘A bloodcap, an angelus and a Jack Russell terrier. They’re all I had by me to face mortal combat with the Queen of the Ælves.
I’d be dead in minutes…’

The historic streets of Edinburgh hide a parallel realm of shadowy killers, vicious ælves and deranged shades. All that stands between them and the unsuspecting populace are a daemon called Archer and the group of angelii he’s feuding with.

Drew Macleod is caught in the middle. Someone, somewhere is hunting him. But why? Delving deeper into this parallel realm, Drew finds allies in a feisty herbalist, an ancient creature in disguise and an old clock-maker – but are any of them really who they seem to be?

Touchpaper takes us on an exciting journey in the footsteps of Neverwhere and Rivers of London. This original and imaginative story lets a quirky cast of  characters lead us into a hidden and dangerous world. The contemporary setting and the richness of the characters holds our attention in a fast-paced and at times humorous read, full of plot twists and quirky details.


Buy Links

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Touchpaper-Parallel-Realm-Book-ebook/dp/B0DR67GBRV/ref=sr_1_1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D97469FW

Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222859499-touchpaper

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Review: SON, by Johana Gustawsson & Thomas Enger

PUBLICATION DATE: 13th MARCH 2025
HARDBACK ORIGINAL | £ 16. 99 | ORENDA BOOKS

Description

Expert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo
Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by
night, continues the devastating search for her young son, who
disappeared on his birthday, seven years earlier.

Still grieving for her dead husband, and trying to pull together the
pieces of her life, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation,
when two teenage girls are violently murdered in a family summer
home in the nearby village of Son.

When a friend of the victims is charged with the barbaric killings, it
seems the case is closed, but Kari is not convinced. Using her skills
and working on instinct, she conducts her own enquiries, leading
her to multiple suspects, including people who knew the dead girls
well…

With the help of Chief Constable Ramona Norum, she discovers
that no one – including the victims – are what they seem. And that
there is a dark secret at the heart of Son village that could have
implications not just for her own son’s disappearance, but Kari’s
own life, too…

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Blog Tour Review: Into Thin Air, by Orjan Karlsson

PUBLICATION DATE: 16 JANUARY 2025
PAPERBACK | £ 9.99 | ORENDA BOOKS

Description

When nineteen-year-old Iselin Hanssen disappears during a run in a popular hiking area in Bodø, Northern Norway, suspicion quickly falls on her boyfriend. For investigator Jakob Weber, the case seems clear-cut, almost unexceptional, even though there is some suggestion that Iselin lived parts of her life beneath the radar of both family and friends.

But events take a dramatic turn when another woman disappears in similar circumstances – this time on the island of Røst, hundreds of miles off the Norwegian coast, in the wild ocean.

Rumours that a killer is on the loose begin to spread, terrifying the local population and leading to wild conspiracies. But then Jakob discovers that this isn’t the first time that young women have vanished without a trace in the region, and it becomes clear that someone is hiding something.

And another murderous spree may have just begun…

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Review: Ludluda, by Jeff Noon & Steve Beard

Release Date: 2024-12-03
EBook ISBN: 9781915998323 | epub & mobi | £5.99/$9.99/$11.99
Paperback ISBN: 9781915998316 | Paperback | £9.99 / $17.99 / $23.99

Ludluda, the sequel to Gogmagog, takes us on a haunting and delightfully witty adventure in a fantasy world which defies genre.

Luluda tells the story of a journey through a strange modern city whose power is sourced from the ghost of a dragon. Ludwich may no longer be at war with its great political rival overseas, but veteran sailor Cady Meade, survivor of many battles, suspects that the hard-won peace is about to break. She promises to deliver a preternatural ten-year old girl to a coming-of-age festival in the heart of Ludwich. But she has been warned by the prophets that dangers lie ahead.

Cady suspects that the young girl’s fate is entwined with that of the city. When the girl disappears, the old sailor must hunt her down, accompanied by a know-it-all mechanical man whose circuits are slowly grinding to dust. But Cady’s mission has always been to guard Ludwich from enemies both known and occult, and she will never give up.

Following the course of the River Nysis through the city, and beyond, Cady must uncover the final mysteries of the great dragon Haakenur’s life and death and afterlife. Her greatest battle is about to begin.

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