#BookReview: This Charming Man by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @cobaltdinosaur #ThisCharmingMan #GuestReview #damppebbles

"Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . . Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet … Continue reading #BookReview: This Charming Man by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @cobaltdinosaur #ThisCharmingMan #GuestReview #damppebbles

#BookReview: The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @cobaltdinosaur #TheStrangerTimes #damppebbles #GuestReview

"There are dark forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular), so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them . . .A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but mostly the weird), it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable.At least that's their pitch. … Continue reading #BookReview: The Stranger Times by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @cobaltdinosaur #TheStrangerTimes #damppebbles #GuestReview

#BookReview: True Crime Story by Joseph Knox #TrueCrimeStory #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22

"'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?' In the early hours of Saturday 17 December 2011, Zoe Nolan, a nineteen-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months. She was never … Continue reading #BookReview: True Crime Story by Joseph Knox #TrueCrimeStory #damppebbles #20booksofsummer22

#BookReview: The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara @TransworldBooks #TheApartmentUpstairs #damppebbles

"Scarlett's aunt lived - and was brutally murdered - in the apartment upstairs. But Scarlett is determined that life should return to some kind of normal, even if that means living with just a ceiling between her and the scene of such a devastating crime. After all, this is her home. She's safe here. Isn't … Continue reading #BookReview: The Apartment Upstairs by Lesley Kara @TransworldBooks #TheApartmentUpstairs #damppebbles

#BookReview: Tall Bones by Anna Bailey @DoubledayUK #TallBones #damppebbles

"When seventeen-year-old Emma leaves her best friend Abi at a party in the woods, she believes, like most girls her age, that their lives are just beginning. Many things will happen that night, but Emma will never see her friend again. Abi's disappearance cracks open the façade of the small town of Whistling Ridge, its … Continue reading #BookReview: Tall Bones by Anna Bailey @DoubledayUK #TallBones #damppebbles

WWW Wednesday | 27th January 2021 #WWWWednesday #damppebbles

Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. … Continue reading WWW Wednesday | 27th January 2021 #WWWWednesday #damppebbles