Fiona Hardy
Fiona Hardy is a bookseller at Readings Doncaster and Readings Carlton. She is also the author of books for children including How to Make a Movie in Twelve Days and How to Tackle Your Dreams. She is the former crime fiction columnist for Readings Monthly.
Review — 29 May 2017
Security by Gina Wohlsdorf
On the Californian coastline, a glorious new hotel awaits its opening. Manderley Resort will be the most sophisticated of places to stay, thanks to highly detailed planning: from the opulent…
Review — 29 Mar 2016
All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
Over the few days I read this book, I wouldn’t steal small moments to read a page when I could, but instead find a place to relish the act of…
Review — 26 Apr 2017
The Cleaner by Elisabeth Herrmann
Espionage novels are like a long swim in stormy weather – by turns comforting, slightly terrifying, and a thorough workout. It is, of course, absolute heaven to sit there on…
Review — 27 Mar 2017
A Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys
On a summer’s day in 1939, Lily Shepherd boards the cruise liner Orontes, gaining assisted passage to escape her bleak English life for the shores of Australia. She leaves…
Blog post — 5 Apr 2017
Terrific new crime reads out this month
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
A Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys
On a summer’s day in 1939, Lily Shepherd boards the cruise liner Orontes, gaining assisted passage to escape…
Blog post — 9 Mar 2017
Best new crime reads of the month
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
While I mostly try to challenge myself with genres for this column, I’ve inadvertently picked two small-town America…
Blog post — 13 Feb 2017
Best new crime reads in February
CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Last Act of Hattie Hoffman by Mindy Mejia
I’ve long been a sucker for American stories set away from the intensity of their cities…
Review — 26 Feb 2017
All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
From the moment Nicolette Farrell hears her brother’s message – that they need to sell the family home – she knows she has to go back to her hometown of…
Review — 26 Aug 2015
Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic
While I love a solely plot-driven book as much as I love a blustery action movie (i.e. a LOT), a book that has characters of real depth and diversity, like…
Blog post — 17 Nov 2016
The best crime books of 2016
Every year our staff vote for their favourite books, albums, films and TV shows of the past twelve months. Here are our top ten crime books of the year, voted…