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Alex Hawley

@HawleyReviews

Theakston Judge. Audio book reviewer/writer. Signed by SpellBound Books 2022. Crime Cymru panellist 2023. My book: https://nitter.cf/t.co/RvRukNVEbF

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Here's my review of Verity by Colleen Hoover: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
Three different versions

Three different versions

When Colleen Hoover managed to get It Ends with Us adapted for film and there was a follow up to that, I knew how dark a writer she was. But with the success of this, both the film studios and Audi…

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Really enjoyed @sarahrward1 first book in the Clara James series. hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
New Retro

New Retro

After meeting Sarah Ward once again at Ilkeston Library, I learned about her new Clara James series of which she had just released her third book. Later in the year I will be interviewing Sarah for…

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I would like share the brilliant charity drive “Books That Give” is taking place this week, supported by Vick Hope. Buy any book on Bookshop.org between 22-25 October, and they will donate 10% of every sale to Bookbanks – helping them bring books to food banks.

Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

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My review of @radiomukhers The Pinnacle: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
Another side of India

Another side of India

Abir Mukherjee as a crime writer has now diversified from his original historical crime fiction with Hunted and The Pinnacle. As a writer, often ideas can bleed into other sub-genres that you write…

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My review of The Jealous Girl by Alex Stone: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
The world I knew a little about

The world I knew a little about

Alex Stone’s latest, The Jealous Girl, looks into a world I know a little about, but not loads. Living in the middle of Nottinghamshire and having a carer that lives on the outskirts of Derby…

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Here's me in conversation with Chris Bridges: open.spotify.com/episode/2Gy…
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My review of The Death Bed by Chris Bridges: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
What a second novel

What a second novel

Chris Bridges’ The Death Bed is highly dependant upon his former job as a nurse, but given my past as a regular patient, I can attest to the level of his accuracy from the point of view of a …

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Congratulations @Franapunk999 on becoming @BloodyScotland double winner, with the @HarrogateFest prize that makes 3. I think this was an excellent book and was a real pleasure to interview you too.
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My review of Allan Gaw's The Last Gift of the Dead: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
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My review of @WHusseyAuthor The Woman Who Wasn't There: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
A definite planner

A definite planner

William Hussey’s The Woman Who Wasn’t There, released just before Harrogate 2026, was a surprise to me when I rearranged for the podcast around his Jericho series to discover that he…

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Here's a link to my podcast where I'm in conversation with @WHusseyAuthor open.spotify.com/episode/0Sp…
In conversation with William Hussey

In conversation with William Hussey

AJ Hawley's World of Crime · Episode

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My review of Shadow of Madness by @DavidBishop hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
Isolated Aldo

Isolated Aldo

DV Bishop’s Shadow of Madness is the 6th in the Cesare Aldo series. By this point in a writer’s career an isolated location novel often appears in the list of books they have written. B…

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Here's me in conversation with @Franapunk999 open.spotify.com/episode/28q…
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My review of It could have been Her by @lisajewelluk : hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
The Chair’s latest Book

The Chair’s latest Book

Now that my life seems to have hit its normal stride again, I’ve been focussing on the books that intrigued me from my trip to the Theakston’s Festival. The latest in my library being L…

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Here's my review of The Shadow Step by @MarkBillingham hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
Dancing and Detecting

Dancing and Detecting

In the third Miller novel, Mark’s background as a comedian has come to the fore once again. This storyline wouldn’t work for Thorne as it starts off with several different comedic overt…

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Here's my review of A Bad Bad Place by @Franapunk999 : hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
The art of a child

The art of a child

In the ten years I’ve been reviewing the hardest books I’ve imagined I’d try to write are those within the wider sub-genre of crime fiction. Frances Crawford’s A bad bad Pla…

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My review of The Shadows and the Dust by Allan Gaw: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
Getting back into it

Getting back into it

After 2 weeks away when reading was very difficult to concentrate on, surrounded by strangers just as uncomfortable as yourself, the latest in the series of which I’ve become a great fan of a…

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Looking forward to my latest trip to @HarrogateFest and the critics panel, hosted by chair @lisajewelluk hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
Preparing for Harrogate

Preparing for Harrogate

With Harrogate coming up it is now the 10th year that I have visited the festival. One of the key highlights of the festival program for me has always been the debut panels, these panels have often…

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My reviews of authors I read around the @NewarkBookFest @mjarlidge @GDWrightWrites @ajaychow : hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/…
My reading at Newark

My reading at Newark

This weeks’ Newark Festival was an eclectic one, with me appearing at three different events. One was the launch of the Newark Festival charity book that I wrote to raise money for them, the …

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Here's my review of @mredwards One of the Family: hawleyreviews.wordpress.com/… I saw him and @KLSlaterAuthor doing a great talk @WaterstonesNG
Psychology in Nottingham

Psychology in Nottingham

This Wednesday just gone I was at Nottingham Waterstones to see Mark Edwards and KL Slater. In the heat of this week it seemed weird to be talking about a book set on New Years Eve in a snowy Scott…

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