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Uncertainty of Reason – Malcolm Hollingdrake
The Harrogate Crime Series … just keeps on giving! I loved reconnecting with Cyril Bennett, Julie, David Owen and his Hannah. This eleventh book in the fabulous series is enticing, emotive, engrossing, and exciting. About the Book ‘Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man.‘ – Aristotle A murderer is loose on the streets of Harrogate. His initial purpose is to inflict damage, not to cause death. Repercussions of a serious road accident and an abusive childhood haunt the perpetrator. The balance of his mind is disturbed and he experiences moments of intense, irrational anger which override his sanity. The colour red seems to trigger his psychosis.…
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Catch as Catch Can – Malcolm Hollingdrake
‘Catch as Catch Can’ is the first book in Malcolm Hollingdrake’s new Merseyside Crime Series, and I for one, am already hooked! Love it! Merseyside Crime Series #1 Book Blurb A mutilated body apparently washed up on a windswept beach… A violent criminal gang preys on moped riders across the area… A teenage girl desperate to escape sexual exploitation… It’s a tough introduction to Merseyside for Detective Inspector April Decent, who’s just arrived from her native Yorkshire. Together with new colleague Skeeter Warlock, Decent quickly discovers there’s a sinister link between them all, one that will bring them face-to-face with some uncomfortable home truths. Catch as Catch Can is the first…
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Fragments – Malcolm Hollingdrake
DCI Cyril Bennett and INSPECTOR (!) Owen are back in Fragments, the long-awaited, brilliant tenth book in the Harrogate Crime Series The Harrogate Crime Series #10 Book Blurb If you spend too much time remembering the past, you are likely to lose your way in the present. DCI Cyril Bennett is where he belongs, at the helm in a case involving multiple murders. The sudden deaths of the elderly victims are seemingly from natural causes with no suspicious circumstances. All are male and belogn to a private social media group representing various areas of the educational establishment, developed after various meetings and reunions. The team battles to solve the crime…
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Newsletter July 2019
Out Now * Your Newsletter * July 2019Bits about Books is thrilled to present you this month’s Newsletter – straight into your mailbox if you have signed up for it! As usual, Your Newsletter informs you of new releases – such as Louise Mullins‘ LOVE YOU GONE, published by Dark Edge Press, LJ Ross‘ PENSHAW, and David Nicholls‘ SWEET SORROW. Of course, we have a little bit of info on upcoming events – how about Theakston’s Peculier Crime Festival, starting July 18th? It promises to be special with authors like Ian Rankin, Harlan Coben, and many, many more! This month’s featured book from the Bits about Books Library is TIDE’S…
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In Conclusion | The Penultimate Man – a Commemoration by Malcolm Hollingdrake
Malcolm Hollingdrake looks back on the event ‘The Penultimate Man,’ the WWI Centennial Commemoration at Harrogate Library this Nov. 10th, 2018. A poignant afternoon filled with remarkable stories, singing, and narrations by those who, voluntarily and freely, came together to make this a memory to be cherished – a heartfelt tribute to those, who gave their lives for our freedom. Nov 11, 1918 – 2018 It was on a Monday, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918, that the war to end all wars came to an end that was for the many, a blessed relief. The indelible physical and mental scars would be carried by those from all sides…
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Final Sleep – Malcolm Hollingdrake
It is anti-bullying week 2018 and I am proud to be sharing with you Malcolm Hollingdrake’s #shortstory FINAL SLEEP about the devastating and shocking consequences of bullying. Introduction “We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement.” – Alicia Garza, civil rights activist Words, once spoken, have the power to haunt and fill minds with poisonous thoughts. Having witnessed bullying happening at my children’s schools, I found that speaking with children who bully often revealed shocking insights into their lives and minds. Bullying is behaviour we must condemn. We also need to make bullies understand the consequences and impact of their behaviour.…
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Once in a Lifetime presenting ‘The Penultimate Man’ – Malcolm Hollingdrake
Once in a Lifetime presenting ‘The Penultimate Man’ Malcolm Hollingdrake @MHollingdrake @northyorkscc Harrogate Library by Malcolm Hollingdrake Once in a Lifetime It will happen once in a lifetime… a lifetime… what is that? For John, Condon it was the blink of an eye. You will not know the name, why should you? Let me help you. If you were to walk through Poelcapelle cemetery situated 10km north east of Ypres and look at the names on the white Portland headstones, you would be staggered by the ages of those British soldiers who died fighting near there in the First World War. There is more. As you approach a shady corner…
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Crossed Out – Malcolm Hollingdrake
DCI Cyril Bennett and DS David Owen are back for another murder mystery in Crossed Out – there are crosses found and (scarlet) hair – messages to the world but from whom? When the first murdered body is found, the team know they will have their hands full to find the killer! The Harrogate Crime Series #6 Introduction On the book cover of Crossed Out, it says”Red… Dead… Corrected” and, in fact, this is what the sixth thriller in The Harrogate Crime Series is all about. Just that. Need to know more? Let me tell you about the first of April when the first signs of a dark and disturbed…
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Bennett’s Christmas Gift – Malcolm Hollingdrake
*Short Story* Now the end of the year is nigh, it is time to look back and be thankful – that is what Malcolm Hollingdrake does in this special Christmas story I am privileged to share with all of you who love and support the DCI Bennett Series Introduction Malcolm Hollingdrake is the author of the DCI Bennett series, featuring DCI Cyril Bennett and his team, of whom I just have to mention DS David Owen, better known as Owen. I love the DCI Bennett series, the author’s erudite writing style combining police procedurals with insights into the personal lives of the police officers. The author’s love for Harrogate and…
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Cover Reveal | Crossed Out – Malcolm Hollingdrake
I am super proud to show you the intriguing and awesome cover for CROSSED OUT – the sixth instalment of Malcolm Hollingdrake’s successful, thrilling and thoroughly exciting DCI BENNETT series! Introduction I LOVE the fabulous cover for CROSSED OUT – Malcolm Hollingdrake’s sixth (!) instalment in the acknowledged DCI Bennett series, set in Harrogate and published by Bloodhound Books. The series is a favourite of mine; both DCI Cyril Bennett and DS David Owen have become almost real-life friends err.. characters to me – I highly recommend the series to all crime and detective thriller lovers not in the least because of the author’s erudite writing style, in which he…
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