Novelist Steven Torres with a great review of Russel McLean's excellent THE GOOD SON. In other review news, Laura Wilson on Craig Russell's LENNOX in The Guardian. I'm looking forward to reading this one.
The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has a blog and in this post they mention that David Ashton's McLEVY is being broadcast on Radio 4 in several parts, starting Tuesday 14th July.
The lovely Karen at Eurocrime has a competition to win one of five (yes, FIVE) copies of Helen Fitzgerald's MY LAST CONFESSION. If I didn't have it already I would definitely be entering this one myself.
With the publication of Ox-Tales, the Oxfam set of four books of short stories by famous authors, The Scotsman publishes the Kate Atkinson story LUCKY WE LIVE NOW. And a video of three more authors reading extracts from their stories at the Oxford launch.
Irvine Welsh on selling double glazing, Hibs winning the Scottish cup, and Sunday morning hangovers.
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The Broad From Badsville
Welcome to Badsville
This here's Badsville - the home of Scottish crime fiction - news, interviews, reviews, book-related stuff, non book-related stuff, and any other random nonsense that takes my fancy (there, that should stop me getting done under the Trade Descriptions Act). It will focus on Scottish crime fiction authors, crime fiction books set in Scotland, and authors who have a great great-uncle twice removed who may once have played football for Scotland. But it will also cover anything else that tickles my fancy because...well, because I can.
The list of authors includes all those I could find websites for. If I've missed anyone off the list, please let me know. If you want to be interviewed (you mad fool) again, please let me know. And...well, that's about it really.
The list of authors includes all those I could find websites for. If I've missed anyone off the list, please let me know. If you want to be interviewed (you mad fool) again, please let me know. And...well, that's about it really.
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OLD DOGS (UK)
OLD DOGS (US)
OLD DOGS Reviews
"I giggled my way through Donna Moore's Old Dogs... Filled with mayhem, torture, raw sexual banter, creepy chauffeurs, hired killers, and enough kilt-raising Scots profanity to shock a porn star... [A] ribald laugh-a-thon... I recommend Old Dogs highly to fans of Donald Westlake and Carl Hiaasen." Betty Webb, Mystery Scene
"Hilarious... A hypnotic and rollicking experience. Moore has got to be one of the funniest writers in or out of Glasgow." ForeWord Reviews (September/October 2010)
"Geezer lit with cross-generational appeal strikes gold. The author's clever wordplay, irreverant humor, and vivid characters will please Elmore Leonard, Donald Westlake, and Carl Hiaasen fans, not to mention the Ocean's Eleven crowd. A leisurely paced setup leads to a quick climax, making this a compulsive, enjoyable read..." Library Journal Starred Review.
"...manically twisted tale reads like a contemporary but unusually bawdy Ealing comedy." Irish Times
"It's all hilarious and exhausting; you can't help but love The Old Dogs" Shelf Awareness
"The way she orchestrates her comic set-pieces is nothing short of genius and designed to eke out every last piece of humour." Crimesquad
"...All of the action points toward the trainwreck of heist attempts, but Moore gives us much more, continuing the action (and the fun) long after the heist itself..." International Noir Fiction
"...a heist caper, a modern farce, an adventure, a Carry-On movie on acid. The twists and turns are impossible to predict and it is to her credit that no matter how ridiculous the sets of events might be she manages to make them seem entirely credible, in part because the motives of all those who inhabit the book are so deeply believable." Sea Minor
"Donna Moore is a master at creating colourful characters and putting them into laugh out loud situations. Combine that with strong dialogue and tight pacing, and you've got yourself a brilliant book well worth the read." I Love A Good Mystery
"Hilarious... A hypnotic and rollicking experience. Moore has got to be one of the funniest writers in or out of Glasgow." ForeWord Reviews (September/October 2010)
"Geezer lit with cross-generational appeal strikes gold. The author's clever wordplay, irreverant humor, and vivid characters will please Elmore Leonard, Donald Westlake, and Carl Hiaasen fans, not to mention the Ocean's Eleven crowd. A leisurely paced setup leads to a quick climax, making this a compulsive, enjoyable read..." Library Journal Starred Review.
"...manically twisted tale reads like a contemporary but unusually bawdy Ealing comedy." Irish Times
"It's all hilarious and exhausting; you can't help but love The Old Dogs" Shelf Awareness
"The way she orchestrates her comic set-pieces is nothing short of genius and designed to eke out every last piece of humour." Crimesquad
"...All of the action points toward the trainwreck of heist attempts, but Moore gives us much more, continuing the action (and the fun) long after the heist itself..." International Noir Fiction
"...a heist caper, a modern farce, an adventure, a Carry-On movie on acid. The twists and turns are impossible to predict and it is to her credit that no matter how ridiculous the sets of events might be she manages to make them seem entirely credible, in part because the motives of all those who inhabit the book are so deeply believable." Sea Minor
"Donna Moore is a master at creating colourful characters and putting them into laugh out loud situations. Combine that with strong dialogue and tight pacing, and you've got yourself a brilliant book well worth the read." I Love A Good Mystery
Currently Listening To
The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines
Catchy, reverby, retro indie pop. A cheerier and less edgy version of Jesus and Mary Chain mixed in with Wreckless Eric and the enrgy of The Ramones. Nothing that will revolutionise indie music, but just really great fun, dance around the living room tunes that are feelgood and upbeat. Favourite tracks - IF YOU WANNA, BLOW IT UP and WRECKIN' BAR (RA RA RA).
The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
Psychedelic throbbing guitar noise, very 60s, a little like an indie rock version of The Doors. Sludgy, moody, a little bit creepy in places. Favourite tracks - BAD VIBRATIONS and HAUNTING AT 1300 MCKINLEY. Although this album doesn't have my favourite Black Angels track - that's this one - BLOODHOUNDS ON MY TRAIL.
The Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Compilation album of Violent Feemes tracks from 1981-1993 this has been one of my favourite albums for ages. With so many UK bands mixing indie and folk and ending up sounding naff and twee and really annoying, the Violent Femmes do the whole punk/country/folk thing superbly. And I love Gordon Gano's voice. Favourite tracks GONE DADDY GONE, 36-24-36, AMERICAN MUSIC and the utterly brilliant and eerie COUNTRY DEATH SONG (about as noir as it gets).
Catchy, reverby, retro indie pop. A cheerier and less edgy version of Jesus and Mary Chain mixed in with Wreckless Eric and the enrgy of The Ramones. Nothing that will revolutionise indie music, but just really great fun, dance around the living room tunes that are feelgood and upbeat. Favourite tracks - IF YOU WANNA, BLOW IT UP and WRECKIN' BAR (RA RA RA).
The Black Angels - Phosphene Dream
Psychedelic throbbing guitar noise, very 60s, a little like an indie rock version of The Doors. Sludgy, moody, a little bit creepy in places. Favourite tracks - BAD VIBRATIONS and HAUNTING AT 1300 MCKINLEY. Although this album doesn't have my favourite Black Angels track - that's this one - BLOODHOUNDS ON MY TRAIL.
The Violent Femmes - Add It Up
Compilation album of Violent Feemes tracks from 1981-1993 this has been one of my favourite albums for ages. With so many UK bands mixing indie and folk and ending up sounding naff and twee and really annoying, the Violent Femmes do the whole punk/country/folk thing superbly. And I love Gordon Gano's voice. Favourite tracks GONE DADDY GONE, 36-24-36, AMERICAN MUSIC and the utterly brilliant and eerie COUNTRY DEATH SONG (about as noir as it gets).
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- Short and Sweet Snippets
- A Brief Photographic Interlude
- Harrogate, Hugs and Monkey Pleasure
- On Superheroes and Caber Tossing
- Scottish Publisher Focus - Two Ravens Press
- M is for...
- Scottish Publisher Focus - Polygon
- Sunday Round-Up
- L is for...
- How Many Reasons Do You Need To Visit Edinburgh?
- And We Call Upon The Author To Explain...
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- A Monday Round-Up
- And The Winners Are...
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- A Quickie
- I Is For...
- I'm Celebrating With A Competition
- Pocket Sized Books in a Pocket Sized Post
- Thoughts From A Broad - Part Deux
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- What I Read In June
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Scottish Crime Writers
- Alan Jones
- Alanna Knight
- Alastair Sim
- Alex Gray
- Alexander McCall Smith
- Alexander McGregor
- Aline Templeton
- Allan Guthrie
- Aly Monroe
- Angus MacVicar
- Anna Smith
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Barry Graham
- Bill Kirton
- Bill Knox
- Bill Liversidge
- Bob Bibby
- Bruce Durie
- C David Ingram
- Campbell Armstrong
- Caro Ramsay
- Carol Anne Davis
- Caroline Dunford
- Cathy MacPhail
- Catriona McPherson
- Charles Cumming
- Charles Maclean
- Chris Ewan
- Chris Longmuir
- Christopher Brookmyre
- Clio Gray
- Colin Galbraith
- Craig Robertson
- Craig Russell
- Danielle Ramsay
- David Ashton
- David Manderson
- David Wishart
- Denise Mina
- Dirk Robertson
- Doug Johnstone
- Douglas Lindsay
- Douglas Watt
- Frances Lloyd
- Frank Muir
- Frederic Lindsay
- GJ Moffat
- George Donald
- Gerald Hammond
- Gillian Galbraith
- Gillian Philip
- Glenn Chandler
- Gordon Brown
- Gordon Ferris
- Gordon M Williams
- Grace Monroe
- Grant McKenzie
- Helen Fitzgerald
- Helen MacInnes
- Hugh C Rae
- Iain Banks
- Iain Levison
- Iain McDowall
- Ian Pattison
- Ian Rankin
- Irvine Welsh
- J E P Muddock
- James Oswald
- Janet O'Kane
- Jay Stringer
- John Buchan
- John Callaghan
- John Dodds
- Josephine Tey
- Joyce Holms
- Julie Corbin
- Karen Campbell
- Kate Atkinson
- Ken McClure
- Liam McIlvanney
- Lin Anderson
- Louise Anderson
- Louise Welsh
- M C Beaton
- Malcolm Mackay
- Manda Scott
- Margaret Thomson Davis
- Margot Bennett
- Marianne Wheelaghan
- Marten Claridge
- Mary Kelly
- Michael Innes
- Michael Malone
- Morag Joss
- Mulgray Twins
- Neil Forsyth
- Nigel Bird
- Pat McIntosh
- Paul Johnston
- Peter Kerr
- Peter May
- Peter Turnbull
- Philip Kerr
- Quintin Jardine
- Ray Banks
- Reg McKay
- Robert Barr
- Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling)
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Ron Culley
- Ron McMillan
- Russel McLean
- Sara Sheridan
- Sean Black
- Seumas Gallacher
- Shirley McKay
- Shona Maclean
- Sinclair Macleod
- Stuart MacBride
- Sue Walker
- Tom Morton
- Tony Black
- Tony Pollard
- Val McDermid
- William McIlvanney
- William Meikle
Criminally Good Links (in progress)
- 3:17am
- A Twist of Noir
- Attention Children
- Barbara Fister's Blog
- Bill Crider's Blog
- Black and White Publishing
- Blasted Heath
- Bloody Scotland
- Book Witch
- Books From Scotland
- Brit Grit
- Busted Flush Press
- Byker Books
- Chonsense
- Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
- Contemporary Nomad
- Criggo
- Crime Always Pays
- Crime Scene NI
- Crime Scene Scotland
- Crime Scraps
- Crime Spree Magazine
- Crimedog One
- CrimeFest
- Crimespace
- Crimespot
- Crimesquad.com
- Criminal-E
- Crivens, Jings and Help Ma Blog
- Deadlier Than The Male
- Dear Scotland
- Detectives Beyond Borders
- Dissident Books
- Do You Write Under Your Own Name?
- Dorte's Krimiblog
- Dragons Fandango
- Dundee Book Events
- Eurocrime
- Five Leaves Publishing
- Friend Feed Crime Fiction Room
- Getting Worse
- Gone Bad...
- Guilty Conscience
- Hard Case Crime
- Hardboiled Wonderland
- Hodder & Stoughton
- How To Write Badly Well
- Indie Crime
- International Crime Authors
- International Noir Fiction
- Inveresk Street Ingrate
- It's a Crime!
- Janet O'Kane
- Lost In Books
- May Contain Nuts
- Mordlust
- My Writing Life
- Mystery Scene Magazine
- Mystery Women
- NYC Photo
- Petrona
- PK The Bookeemonster
- Plots With Guns
- Polygon
- Psychonoir
- Pulp Metal Magazine
- Pulp Pusher
- Rafe McGregor
- Reactions To Reading
- Reviewing The Evidence
- Scott Phillips
- Scottish Roundup
- Sea Minor
- Secret Dead Blog
- Sheila Quigley
- Shots Mag
- The Crime of It All
- The Education of a Pulp Writer
- The Home Front
- The Nameless Horror
- The Quiddity of Delusion
- The Rap Sheet
- The Voices In My Head
- The World According To Dougy
- Thrilling Detective
- Two Ravens Press
- Victor Gischler's Blogopalypse
- View From The Blue House
- What Fresh Hell Is This?
- You Would Say That, Wouldn't You?
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