Sue Thomas

Hi, I'm Sue, an avid multi-genre reader, bookblogger/reviewer & ex librarian, here for book chat & cats - no politics, pls. I adore Noir (esp Nordic), translated fic, historical fic, classics, Golden Age crime, romances, speculative fic, memoirs, & non-fic history. Big love for Austen & Christie. 👋

Coming in paperback 14th Jan from Harvill Books - the intriguing You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by @josielloydbooks.bsky.social and @emlynreeswriter.bsky.social 💙📚 Looking forward to listening to the audio book courtesy of Sthe lovely JV and Amelia at Harvill! 😘 Stay tuned for my thoughts!

Welcome to my stop on the @rararesources.bsky.social #BlogTour for #TheLastChristmas by @lizfenwick.bsky.social Out now! 💙📚 Sad, but hopeful, this gem is a slice of Christmas magic, and I loved being reunited with Merry at the end of her journey. brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous copy of #Kin by the fab @tayari.bsky.social which is coming in paperback 18th Feb 2027. 💙📚 I'm so looking forward to reading this gem with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub gang in February! 🥰

Thank you #BookBreak @picadorbooks.bsky.social for this intriguing copy of #AlwaysHomeAlwaysHomesick by Hannah Kent. I'm endlessly fascinated by Iceland, and cannot wait to read this! Out now in paperback. 💙📚

Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #BlackGold by Nicole Dennis-Benn. Out 4th Feb 2027. This sounds so good, and I cannot wait to read it with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in February next year. #SquadPodbookClub 💙📚

Thank you @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social for this lovely proof of #Exhibitionists by Samantha Quinn. Out 25th March '27. 💙📚 'A museum of ambition, lust, love, power and obsession'? Yes, please! Sounds fabulous! 😍

Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous proof of #BabyQueen by Ty Landers. Out 14th Jan from Point Blank. 💙📚 I'm so looking forward to reading this searing Southern Gothic thriller with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in January! 😍

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for #TheDeadlyInheritanceOfEverestMacdonald by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Welcome to my review of #IceFlowerHerbarium by Džena Andersone, tns Žanete Vevere Pasqualini. Out 20th Oct from @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 💙📚 My first Latvian novel, and a chance to dip my toe in the chilly waters of Baltic Noir! brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/ice-...

My revisit to the excellent Josephine Tey Mysteries by @nicolaupson.bsky.social continues with book ten, #DearLittleCorpses - I'm definitely addicted to Sandra Duncan's audio book narrations at this point! 😁 Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/dear...

Thank you @blackcrowpr.bsky.social and @kristenkorvette.bsky.social for this fabulous copy of Nightcats by Kristen J. Sollée, which is out 26th Oct from Feraleye Media. I'm so looking forward to diving into this feral feminist vampire novel - perfect for spooky season!🐈‍⬛💙📚

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this lovely proof of #Weeb by Lin King, which is out April '27. I'm looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in April next year! #SquadPodBookClub 💙📚

Thank you @michaeljbooks.bsky.social for this fab proof of #TheChristmasTreeMurders by @katiejlumsden.bsky.social which is out 2nd November. 💙📚 I'm very much looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang next month! #SquadPodBookClub

Thank you @canongate.co.uk for this gorgeous proof of #LittleSpark by Jess Kidd. Out now! So looking forward to reading it! 💙📚

Welcome to my review of #RomanMornings by Matson Taylor - a warm hug of a book, and a wonderful choice for this month's @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub 💙 Out now from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social 📚💙 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/roma...

Thank you @carolynmanc.bsky.social for kindly sending me a copy of her debut novel #TheSongOfPeterloo which is out now from Legend Press. This has been on my wish list ever since reading her amazing #RoseAndRenzo (out now from @northodoxpress.bsky.social) and I'm so looking forward to reading it!💙📚

Thank you @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social for this gem of a proof! Elea Baker is back in #TheNightWatcher by @carolinemitchell.bsky.social on 31st Dec from Century Books, and I'm so looking forward to catching up with her in January with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang! #SquadPodBookClub 💙📚

Thank you @publicistkelly.bsky.social for this fab proof of #TheBohemianQueen by Jean Findlay. Out 15th November from @scotstreetpress.bsky.social #BlogTour coming soon! 💙📚

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for the paperback release of #TheWinterJob by Antti Tuomainen Tns David Hackston. Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

Welcome to my stop on the @publicistkelly.bsky.social #blogtour for #TheMarchesa by Sarah Dunant. Out 7th October from Ravenna Press @weatherglassbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

I cannot even begin to tell you how busy September has been on the home front, so it is frankly amazing that I managed to fit these ten books in as well (thank goodness for audio books)!💙📚 You can find your way to my thoughts about them here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/sept...

Thank you FMcM Associates for this copy of #TheZenViolinist by Diana Janney. Out 1st October from Cogito Books. 💙📚 Sounds intriguing!

Thank you @panmacmillan.bsky.social for this very pretty proof of #ScorpioRising by Deon Meyer- out 11th Feb. Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido are back, and I'm looking forward to reading about their latest case with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in Feb next year! 💙📚

Thank you @ahippisleycox.bsky.social for this intriguing surprise! #StrippersAlwaysNeedLegalAdvice by Iain Levison is out 13th Jan from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social 💙📚 Better Call Saul meets Elmore Leonard? Now that's a combination I am totally here for! 🤩

Thank you @lararosetamara.bsky.social for this fab surprise! #CountingDownToYou by Emily Stone is out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social 8th October. I love a bit of Emily Stone in the run up to Christmas, and this sounds perfect. Bring on the snowy festive vibes! 🎄💙📚

Thank you #TheLikelySuspects Team for this gorgeous surprise! #TheRiptide by Garet Rubin is out now from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social and it sounds fab! 🤩💙📚

Thank you Bookbreak and @panmacmillan.bsky.social for this gorgeous proof package for #RecordLows by C.J. Green, which is out 18th Feb '27 from @picadorbooks.bsky.social 😍 I love it when snowy thriller season rolls around, and this small-town beauty sounds right up my street! 💙📚❄🚙

Welcome to my stop on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social #BlogTour for #TheLastTenant by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, Tns Victoria Cribb - book 6 in the gripping Forbidden Iceland series. Out now from @orendabooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

Welcome to my review of #FamilyFriends by Chloe Ashby. Out now from FigTree @penguinbooksuk.bsky.social A stunning pick for this month's @Squadpod3 #SquadPodBookClub #SquadPodFeaturedBook 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/fami...

Welcome to my stop on the #BlogTour for #DeadMansRun by @murraybailey.bsky.social - the latest gripping Ash Carter Near East thriller. Out now! 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/dead...

Welcome to my review of the delicious campus novel, #FacultyOfLiars by R.L. Heber. Out now from Point Blank @oneworldbooks.bsky.social A cracking pick for this month's @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub #SquadPodFeaturedBook 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

Thank you @publicistkelly.bsky.social for this intriguing copy of #TheMarchesa by Sabine Dunant. Out from Ravenna Press @weatherglassbooks.bsky.social 7th October. #BlogTour coming soon! 💙📚

Thank you @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this fab copy of #MissBates by Catherine Cliff, which is out 22nd Oct from Pegasus Books. 💙📚 I cannot wait to see what Cliff makes of Miss Bates from Janes Austen's Emma! Coming as a @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub pick in Nov!🥰

My revisit to the fab Josephine Tey Mysteries by @nicolaupson.bsky.social continues, via the excellent audiobooks narrated by Sandra Duncan. Book nine, The Dead of Winter, was a joy to reread - one of my favs too! Out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...

Thank you @headofzeus.bsky.social for this lovely festive copy of #ChristmasAtHoneycombeBay by @lilacmills.bsky.social - first in a brand new series! Out 29th September from Aria. I'm so looking forward to reading this with the @squadpod2021.bsky.social gang in December as our Christmas pick! 💙📚🎄

Welcome to my review of #EscapeToTheTurquoiseSeas by @carriewalker.bsky.social - book four in the escapist Holiday Romances series. 💙📚 Out now from Aria @headofzeus.bsky.social And a fab Sept pick for the @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/esca...

My #ReadChristie2026 pick for September's theme of Best According To Agatha is the brilliant #TowardsZero by Agatha Christie. 💙📚 My thoughts here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/towa...

Welcome to my review of Murder At The End Of The World by Akane Araki, tns by Jesse Kirkwood. Out now from Pushkin Vertigo @pushkinpress.com 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/murd...

My reread journey through the excellent Josephine Tey mysteries by @nicolaupson.bsky.social continues with book 8 #SorryForTheDead - out now from @faberbooks.bsky.social 💙📚 brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/sorr...

August was a busy month, which impacted my reading time. 💙📚 Eight eclectic books did make the cut though, and you can find your way to my thoughts about them here: brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/09/augu...

Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this fab-u-lous surprise! #FullCircle by Chris Hammer is coming from Wildfire Books on 29th Sept - his very first standalone blockbuster thriller! 💙📚 I adore Chris Hammer's Aussie noir novels, so I am super excited about this one! 🤩

Thank you @panmacmillan.bsky.social for sending me a copy of the 50th Anniversary Edition of #NotAPennyMoreNotAPennyLess by Jeffrey Archer. Out today! 💙📚 This was the first Jeffrey Archer book I read, way back in the day... how can it now be 50?! I'm looking forward to a reread! 😁

@orendabooks.bsky.social you are really spoiling me! 💙📚 Thank you also for this copy of one of my most anticipated reads this autumn - #TheDeadlyInheritanceOfEverestMacdonald by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social Out 8th October, and looking fab-u-lous! 🤩

Thank you again to @orendabooks.bsky.social for more delights... 💙📚 #SplitSecond by R.C. Bridgestock, a new author to me, is out today! And ALFA by one of my fav authors @liljawriter.bsky.social (tns Larissa Kyzer) is coming 5th Nov. Lots of lovely reading lies ahead! 🤩

Thank you @orendabooks.bsky.social for these gems! #TheSecretOfTulipFarm by R.W.R. McDonald - a 2nd adventure for The Nancys - is out 8th Oct. And Annie Jackson is back in her 4th outing in #TheCutting by Michael J. Malone which is out 24th Sept. Looking forward to catching up with them all! 💙📚

Thank you lovely Will at @renardpress.com for sending me this gem. #SomethingBlackInTheLentilSoup by @reshmaruia.bsky.social - author of #StillLives - is out in a lovely new edition on 16th Sept, and I'm really looking forward to getting to know her debut novel! 💙📚

Thank you @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social for this fab proof of #IceFlowerHerbarium by Latvian author Džena Andersone, tns by Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini, which is out 24th October. I love translated fiction, and am really looking forward to reading this one. Sounds intriguing! 💙📚

Welcome to my review of #UnderStory by Chloe Benjamin. Out 1st Sept from Tinder Press @headlinebooks.bsky.social An intriguing novel to round off my @squadpod2021.bsky.social #SquadPodBookClub reads this month! 💙📚 #SquadPodFeaturedBook brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/08/unde...

Thank you Likely Suspects for this fab pin badge and proof of #TheDominoMan by @helenjauthor.bsky.social which is coming from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 14th January. I'm so looking forward to reading it! 😍💙📚

Welcome to my review of (Mostly) Human Resources by Grace Viall - the first part of a new cosy-meets-creepy series.💙📚 Out now from Aria @headofzeus.bsky.social Another fab pick for this month's @squadpod2021.bsky.social Book Club! #SquadPodFeaturedBook brownflopsy.blogspot.com/2026/08/most...