Head Shots

Blood on the Tyne #2

by Colin Garrow

When someone starts killing fashion models, Rosie Robson finds herself in the firing line.

Newcastle, 1955. When a young model is murdered, the woman’s bereaved family ask singer and amateur sleuth Rosie Robson to investigate. But before she can check out the agency where the woman worked, the killer strikes again. Discovering a telephone number that could lead to the killer, Rosie tries to make contact, unaware that a Gateshead gangster already has her in his sights.

Set on Tyneside, Head Shots is book #2 in the Rosie Robson Murder Mystery series.

224 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 22, 2020

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Robert Crouch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rosie Robson’s second appearance is another exciting adventure as she rushes from danger to danger to pursue the person who killed two models. The singer and part time sleuth is a feisty likeable character, who’s smart, sassy and filled with Geordie nouse and humour. With a little help and support from police detective Vic, she keeps tugging at the thread until it starts to unravel.

The author wraps the adventure in a warm, nostalgic Newcastle in the mid 1950s. From the terraced houses occupied by ship builders to the smoky clubs where Rosie performs, there’s a rich vein of Geordie humour, camaraderie and vivid characters underpinning the story.

There’s also danger and tension around every corner as the bad guys do their best to thwart Rosie efforts to get to the truth. It all leads to an exciting adventure, filled with action, great dialogue and an exciting climax that could leave you breathless, but wanting more.

A fine and worthy follow-up to the first Rosie Robson novel, this has the makings of another fine series from Colin Garrow.

Here’s to the next book in the series.

[E.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pacy crime thriller set in the NE of England. Lots of familiar places on Tyneside, a good sense of the era, great Geordie dialogue and a sprinkling of wry humour.

[Annie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as the first Rosie Robson book. A rushed and terrible ending. Basically leaves you feeling, like the author ran out of ideas as to how to end the book.