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Colin Garrow

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Colin Garrow grew up in a former mining town in Northumberland. He has worked in a plethora of professions including taxi driver, antiques dealer, drama facilitator, theatre director and fish processor, and has occasionally masqueraded as a pirate.

He has published more than thirty books, and his short stories have appeared in several literary mags, most recently in Witcraft, and Flash Fiction North. Colin lives in a humble cottage in Northeast Scotland where he writes novels, stories, poems and the occasional song.

He plays several musical instruments and makes rather nice vegan cakes.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 379 ratings · 275 reviews · 53 distinct works

	Death on a Dirty Afternoon 4.02 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something Wicker This Way Comes (The Watson Letters #1) 4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body Parts (Blood on the Tyne #1) 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Demon of Devilgate Drive (Skeleton Cove #1) 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girlfriend, Interrupted 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Terminal Black (Relic Black #1) 4.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Architect's Apprentice 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hounds of Hellerby Hall (Christie McKinnon Adventures #1) 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Witch Moon 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Long Cool Glass of Murder (The Terry Bell Mysteries #2) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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‘Bob and Shirley’s Guide to Murder’ by Suzy K Quinn

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Bob and Shirley’s Guide to Murder, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources Bob and Shirley run a lovely country pub. They also solve murders… A warmly funny, gloriously British cozy crime and murder mystery series that can be read as standalones or part of a series.…

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Terry Bell Mysteries (4 books)
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The Watson Letters (6 books)
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Skeleton Cove (2 books)
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Blood on the Tyne (2 books)
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A Granite Silence

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