Blogs in February 2019

Deadwater 9th February 2019

Deadwater begins with the murder of a prostitute in Cardiff’s Tiger Bay. The novel’s protagonist, the alcoholic pharmacist Jack Farissey, wakes up next morning in blood-stained clothes on a plastic sheet and no memory of what happened the night...

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Melting 9th February 2019

Jason, Fran and Eileen move listlessly from city to city, conning everyone they meet. A chance meeting with young Welsh artist Owen Meredith gives Jason the idea for a scam bigger than anything they have attempted before but can...

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Sixteen Shades of Crazy 9th February 2019

Aberalaw, a tiny South Wales valley village where nobody ever arrives and nobody ever leaves. The new police chief has declared war on recreational drugs, resulting in an eighteen-month drought. The party-loving wives and girlfriends of local punk band,...

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The Hiding Place 9th February 2019

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2000 ‘Fans of Kate Atkinson and Andrea Ashworth will love this. Read it and weep.’ Mirror This brilliant first novel is set in the Maltese community of Tiger Bay in Cardiff where the author...

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First One Missing 9th February 2019

There are three things no-one can prepare you for when your daughter is murdered: – You are haunted by her memory day and night – Your friends and family fear you are going mad – Only in a group...

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