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Crow Moon by Suzie Aspley#Extract #Giveaway #AMarthaStrangewaysInvestigationBook1

  I am delighted to introduce the first in a new series by debut writer, Suzie Aspley . The atmospheric thriller, Crow Moon was published by Orenda on March 14th. Today I have an extract for you to read and the chance to win a print copy of Crow Moon . Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post. When the crow moon rises, the darkness is unleashed… Martha Strangeways is struggling to find purpose in her life, after giving up her career as an investigative reporter when her young twins died in a house fire. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, her life changes when she stumbles across the body of a missing teenager – a tragedy that turns even more sinister when a poem about crows is discovered inked onto his back... When another teenager goes missing in the remote landscape, Martha is drawn into the investigation, teaming up with DI Derek Summers, as malevolent rumours begin to spread and paranoia grows. As darkness descends on the village of Strathbran, it soon becomes

Artemis by Andy Weir ** Review**

I am delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Andy Weir's science fiction novel, Artemis.

Welcome to Artemis 
The first city of the Moon
Population: 2,000
 

Jazz Bashara is a criminal. 

Life in the lunar city of Artemis is tough if you’re not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you’ve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz is offered a score too lucrative to turn down – if she can plan the perfect crime – and survive it…


And in a city on the moon, there’s only one rule for criminals: don’t get caught.

My Thoughts

The most interesting aspect of Artemis has to be the central character of Jazz Bashara. You don't find out her back story at first, but soon discover that she has a great instinct to survive and a quick intellect which sets her apart. She is motivated to fight her way out of poverty initially and seems to be able to forge a path for herself on the inhospitable Moon where she has lived for most of her life. I enjoyed her one- liners although I was never fully sure what she was going to do next!

    Full of detail on the science that allows life to occur on the Moon, the novel gives you one vision of how society could have evolved there. Outside the morals and ethics of life on Earth, you get a picture of life in the shadows. I found some of the detail hard -going but it did underline how inhospitable the environment is. The story starts fairly slowly but as events get underway, the tension is ramped up as you go from cliffhanger to cliffhanger.

In short: Tension and mayhem on the lunar landscape.

  
About the Author

ANDY WEIR built a career as a software engineer until the success of The Martian allowed him to write full-time. He is a lifelong space nerd and devoted hobbyist of subjects such as orbital mechanics and the history of manned spaceflight. The Martian was a Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and has SOLD 5 MILLION COPIES in the English language. It went on to become a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. Film rights to Artemis have already been sold to 20th Century Fox.
You can follow Andy here: Website  Twitter 
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Book links: Amazon UK

Thanks to Andy Weir, Ebury Publishing and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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  1. Thanks so much for this great Blog Tour support xx

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