Robert Parker

Writing books in Manchester. Have a look around, and thanks for stopping by!

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BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 . . . Best thriller

BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 . . . Best thriller

via BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 . . . Best thriller

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REVIEW: 'Run And Hide' by Alan McDermott

REVIEW: ‘Run And Hide’ by Alan McDermott

I’d been a fan of Alan McDermott’s work for some time, having got hooked on the high-octane, pure thrills of his excellent Tom Gray series – so when I was afforded the opportunity of an early read of his new book, Run and Hide, I leapt at the chance.

This is the first book of an all new series featuring Eve Driscoll, an ex-operative for the US government, who plummets headlong into the shady…

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Crook's Hollow: BOOK TRAILER

Crook’s Hollow: BOOK TRAILER

‘Crook’s Hollow’, released 22nd March. Not long now folks… Preorder here: UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078WDQV4X/  USA: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078WDQV4X 

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COVER REVEAL: CROOK'S HOLLOW

COVER REVEAL: CROOK’S HOLLOW

Thrilled to share the cover art and preorder information for my next book, ‘Crook’s Hollow’, coming from Black Rose Writing on 22nd March 2018.   BLURB:   “In the quiet village of Crook’s Hollow, almost exactly between Manchester and Liverpool, land and pride are king.   And now someone has just tried to kill Thor Loxley – but Thor has no clue as to why. As the estranged youngest of the…

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A Wanted Man – Paperback available to preorder NOW Delighted to share that the paperback edition of A WANTED MAN is now available for preorder through the links below - coming 18th December - can't wait to see it in the flesh. Amazon UK  Waterstones 

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Guest Post For Lori's Reading Corner

Guest Post For Lori’s Reading Corner

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The Story Behind A Wanted Man by Robert Parker

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The Breaking of Liam Glass, and trying something a little new...

The Breaking of Liam Glass, and trying something a little new…

Let me preface this little brain-squeeze by saying that I can’t recall reading any satire before, so the finer nuances of the genre may be a little lost on me. I came by The Breaking Of Liam Glass through my wonderful publicist Linda MacFadyen, and liked the sound of what the pre-publication soundbites were saying – hinting at a crime story that is both very topical and darkly funny. Having now…

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The Dry and its amazing claustrophobic openness...

The Dry and its amazing claustrophobic openness…

I grabbed The Dry by Jane Harper on a whim, having seen that beautiful jacket and read half a line of the synopsis. I think I’d clicked BUY NOW before I’d even realised I’d done so. I’m a huge sucker for atmospherics, mysteries, fascinating locations and dark backstories. So me and The Dry hit it off immediately. What I didn’t know however, was that the book has been lauded internationally for…

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New books and ripping reads Can't believe I'm in a list with such incredible crime fiction heavyweights! So happy to be there, and even happier that people are enjoying 'A Wanted Man'!

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The Last Cut, But A Great New Series

The Last Cut, But A Great New Series

One of my formative memories in my fledgling writing career was at Bloody Scotland in September 2014, when, bumbling and in awe, I asked Danielle Ramsay to sign a paperback for me. I proceeded to go beetroot red as I pulled out more and more dog-eared books for her to sign, while she was a pillar of patience. She asked me what I did, and when I replied sheepishly that I had just got a literary…

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A Wanted Man - FREE TODAY!

A Wanted Man – FREE TODAY!

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A Wanted Man - published!

A Wanted Man – published!

It’s with great delight that I can share the news that A Wanted Man, my debut novel, has been published by Endeavour Press. You can grab it here! A Wanted Man is, simply put, the story of a soldier who was discarded, but still has more to give. I kept asking myself what it would feel like to give everything for your country, only to come back to find everything was different – including yourself.…

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Old Faithful

Nice recent family sunshine holiday enhanced by enjoying a favourite author’s standalone work.  The thing with CJ Box is that he’s so reliable that I don’t even see it as expenditure when I order his books – I know it’s going to be what I’m after. It’s a happiness investment.  This was a cracker, with a plot/characters that could be from next year’s biggest movie blockbuster. 

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My Sister's Grave and where your moral compass lies...

My Sister’s Grave and where your moral compass lies…

Read this great novel, My Sister’s Grave by Robert Dugoni, and really enjoyed it. I grabbed it after seeing an advert for Dugoni’s latest, and wanted to go back to the start of the series – yep, I’m one of those. Can’t just dive in at any point, have to go right back to the start and see things through as the author intended. So, this is the first book in Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series, and it…

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That rarest beast: a villain that is somehow evil AND sympathetic?

That rarest beast: a villain that is somehow evil AND sympathetic?

I’ve waxed lyrical on here before about my love of Ace Atkins’ Quinn Colson books, and am working my way steadily through the stories. Each one seems better than the last, which is quite some feat, but there is no doubt this is crime writing of the highest order, with a cast of characters that I now find utterly indispensable. However, while reading The Broken Places, the third in the Quinn…

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Two hauntings, two very different deliveries... two great reads

Two hauntings, two very different deliveries… two great reads

Every now and then a thirst for a scary story rears its ugly head, and I take a break from my usual crime novel inhaling to satisfy it. The last two I’ve read have both been so good, yet so markedly different, in the way that the authors have decided to set up their fictional world, and deliver the hauntings themselves. Sometimes when I read ghost stories etc, I feel a little deflated that the…

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