by Jo Monroe | Mar 27, 2013 | Crime fiction posts, Reviews
Can a popular TV series be successfully novelised? That must have been the question Cath Staincliffe was asking herself when she agreed to take on the task of writing the prequel novel to the first series of Scott and Bailey. And she had less than four months from...
by Jo Monroe | May 1, 2012 | Crime fiction posts
For details about the actress playing the part see Rachel Bailey’s mother – revealed. For reviews of series 3, start here. When the final episode of ‘Scott and Bailey’ ended last night visitor numbers to this blog went through the roof. There was a bit of...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 8, 2012 | Crime drama posts, Crime fiction posts
To mark International Women’s Day I thought I’d get into list-making mode. I’m a big fan of strong female protagonists, especially in crime fiction – feisty old (and maybe not so old) birds with a mystery to solve or justice to uphold or...
by Jo Monroe | Sep 21, 2011 | Crime drama posts, Crime fiction posts
Based (loosely?) on the novels by Tess Gerritsen, the TV series finally hit UK television last week. Two episodes in, what’s the verdict? It’s a real shame the makers have gone for a ‘monster of the week’ structure with no obvious (at this...
