Dead End Review in The Times

Review of Dead End
in The Times:

"In Dead End, Leigh Russell's third and best novel... all the ingredients combine to make a tense, clever police whodunnit."
(Marcel Berlins)

Euro Crime Review of Dead End

Dead End reviewed in Euro Crime today:
"DEAD END is the third novel by Leigh Russell, and her third to feature Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel. Well written and chock full of surprises, this hard-hitting, edge- of-the seat instalment is yet another treat for those of us that enjoyed the first two books about this feisty, young, female DI... I love this series about Geraldine Steel and particularly enjoy having a strong female as the central character. With DEAD END, Russell continues to prove that she is a talent worth watching out for. Her imagination and flow of ideas are first-rate and Geraldine Steel looks set to become a household name. Highly recommended."
Read the whole review on http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Dead_End.html

I love a good review!

Review of Dead End in Saga Magazine:

"Sometimes nothing else will do but a good, old-fashioned, heart-hammering police thriller. This is it - a no-frills delivery of pure excitement. Abigail Kirby's husband and kids assume she's at work, but then her corpse is found, with the tongue cut out. It’s another case for DI Geraldine Steel, and before the twists and turns (involving Abigail’s teenage daughter and a dodgy online friend) are done with, Geraldine will be fighting for her own life. A classic teckie that grips from the start."

Dead End has arrived

I just received a copy of Dead End - the final version that has now arrived in bookshops. It looks fantastic (in my opinion!) and has already had some great reviews.
amazon.co.uk sold out as soon as the book arrived thanks to preorders, but have now restocked. So it's available on amazon as well as in Waterstones around the UK. Here's a link to the latest review, from Helen Hunt on Bookersatz and there are more below and on the No Exit site:
http://bookersatz.blogspot.com/2011/05/dead-end.html

Standing out from the Crowd

Great review of Dead End in Bookgeeks - "the critical acclaim heaped on Russell thus far in her literary career is well deserved. Dead End strays neatly away from several of the norms of crime fiction; this allows her to stand out in a crowded marketplace"

Links to more early reviews posted on 4th April. Here's the link to the Bookgeeks review, and watch out for an interview coming soon! http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/2011/04/23/dead-end-by-leigh-russell/

Writers, Festivals & Reviews - An author's life

Some Watford Writers after my talk on submissions. In other news, I received details from Harrogate Crime Festival today. And reviews are starting to come in for Dead End (out in May) - see below.

Dead End Reviews

Great review of Dead End by Barry Forshaw in Crimetime - "an encounter that will take them into the darkest recesses of the human psyche" !
http://www.crimetime.co.uk/mag/index.php/showarticle/1816
And here's the link to the review by Marie Muldoon in New Books Magazine - "I am really impressed and am now Leigh Russell's number one fan!"
http://www.newbooksmag.com/reviews/6338-9379/review.php
Graham Smith of Crimesquad has also reviewed Dead End and here's a preview he sent me - "A macabre read, full of enthralling characters and gruesome details which kept me glued from first page to last." Dead End is published in May.