Just finished Edge of the Land, book 3 in the fabulous Merseyside Crime Series Malcolm Hollingdrake another gripping, gritty and brilliantly plotted page turner. As always, some fabulous characters and an end I certainly didn’t see coming. Loved it, a highly recommended read.

Just how far off civil war are we?

I've just noticed that #TheMIdnightMan was my 300th blog post... @julieandersonwriter Hobeck Books peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2024/05/01/the…

April reading roundup
Standouts
The Bingo Hall Detectives Jonathan Whitelaw
The Tip of the Iceberg David Jarvis
The Edge of the Land Malcolm Hollingdrake
The List of Suspicious Things Jennie Godfrey (this is probably going to be in my top 10 of the year)
As always, all brilliant.

April included some BETA reads as well as the usual arcs, blog tours etc. Not so many planned for May as I’ll be attending CrimeFest & Capital Crime but you know what they say about the best laid plans…

List of books/authors tinyurl.com/yc4appyc

#April24roundup #BookTwt

I have no words…… except to say that whatever force brought these two wonderful eccentrics together proves there’s still some silly loveliness in the world 😀💛

Hard to believe it's only 5 weeks until #TheShame is published by Hobeck Books . Time to read books one and two in the series. Both free on #KindleUnlimited

Malcolm Hollingdrake Paperpeoplebooks Ripon Bookshop Hi Mal finished the book what a great read and a great series,everything about the story was superb,the sadness,the humour and typically the social aspect and commentary about living on the streets,maybe the government and councils will help those so desperate,thanks Mal

Let’s make Welfare work…..

Let’s get Benefits claimant’s cleaning Britain….

Let’s ignore the howls of woke lefties….
telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/2…

This slipped under the radar. Robert Fico, PM of Slovakia & has been elected for a 3rd time. In 2016 he refused to allow Islam to be registered as a state religion.

'Islam has no place Slovakia..the problem is that [Muslims] want to change the face of the country'.

He also

If you are in #Pateley Bridge there is now an independent book shop Paperpeoplebooks They now stock all the books in The Harrogate Crime Series and also The Merseyside Series including the latest book, 'Edge of the Land'. A massive thanks to Kerry and the team. Pateley Bridge

Always a pleasure to chat to Malcolm Hollingdrake and here is the podcast link to the interview
donnamorfettx.podbean.com/e/malcolm-holl…

French police puncture migrant boat attempting to cross English channel.

Do you support this tactic?

This is Blackpool

A favourite holiday destination for British families for over 100 years.

Just look what's happening to this once vibrant town.

A lady on this street told me that 30 years when she moved in it was lovely. She then went in to say that the Romany community

An incredible first hand account of war that fully deserves a new audience Random Things Tours 🇺🇦 for #TheHumanKind by Alexander Baron. Originally published in 1953 it has been reprinted as part of the Imperial War Museums Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics series. peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2024/04/28/the…

Congratulations to Malcolm Hollingdrake - this will be on my TBR!

How on earth can you possibly arrest a man for silently holding a banner that states immutable facts? Metropolitan Police

He knows what he’s talking about

11,000 COVID vaccine exemptions for politicians and the elite.

What should we do with these criminals?

‘Edge of the land’ book three in the Merseyside series. Perfectly plotted and exquisitely crafted, Edge of the Land is a magnificent piece of crime fiction and you'll be hard pressed to find a better one...until Malcolm writes his next book.