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The Dead Beat out in paperback!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Doug Johnstone

And while I remember, The Dead Beat is now out in shiny new paperback edition in the UK.

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Another cracking review of THE DEAD BEAT

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s another cracking review of THE DEAD BEAT over at the Promoting Crime blog, where Lynne Patrick talks about ‘fluent, effotless writing’ and ‘characters that get under your skin’. Thanks! Dx

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Rave review for The Dead Beat in The Puffin Review

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

The Dead Beat just got an absolute rave review over at The Puffin Review, courtesy of Karyn Dougan. “Sharp, clean prose that moves at break-neck speed, there’s no stopping once you’ve started,” she writes. Thanks, Karyn!

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Two more bits of tasty press for The Dead Beat

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

So there was a wee flurry of interest around my trips to the Edinburgh and Inverness book festivals over the last two weeks. First, a lovely interview by Calum Macleod that ran in The Northern Times and a bunch of other … Continue reading →

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Two more cracking reviews for THE DEAD BEAT

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

While I’m at it, here are two terrific recent reviews for THE DEAD BEAT. First one is on the excellently named What Are You Reading For? blog, an in-depth look at the book from someone who really seems to get what it’s … Continue reading →

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Book of the Month at Raven Crime Reads

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

So THE DEAD BEAT is Book of the Month over at Raven Crime Reads blog. Very nice – thanks! Dx

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THE DEAD BEAT – some more lovely press!

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Rounding up this stuff here, so I don’t forget it, basically. What I mean to say is, amazing new press coverage!!!!! Yay!!!!! Have a read: First up, a rave review over at Raven Crime Reads. ‘A reading experience that went far … Continue reading →

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THE DEAD BEAT – fourth press round up

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

A handful of interesting press coverage since the last update: I tackle the Author Confessions over at the Scottish Book Trust, talking about booze, drugs and becoming a gravedigger. Here’s a big Q&A in The Big Issue in the North, where I talk … Continue reading →

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Cheap Books Alert!

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Amazon are doing some crime writing promotion, and both the brand new THE DEAD BEAT and HIT & RUN are currently only 99p on kindle. Likewise, GONE AGAIN is still in some other promotion and is only 59p. So that’s my … Continue reading →

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THE DEAD BEAT – third press round-up

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Doug Johnstone

Here’s the third instalment of lovely press coverage for The Dead Beat: There’s a terrific review of the book over at Scots Whay Hae courtesy of Ali Braidwood. ‘If there is a more exciting writer around today, they’ve passed me … Continue reading →

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