The Contraband Killings Blog Tour 5

The Contraband Killings Blog Tour 5 - 11 December 2022

The Contraband Killings: A Dan Foster Mystery is on a blog tour this week (5-11 December 2022). The tour will feature unique extracts, reviews and guest blogs. The schedule is below, and the links will go live as the blogs are published.

Anglesey 1799: Bow Street Runner Dan Foster is sent to fetch smuggler Watcyn Jones from prison on Anglesey to stand trial for murder at the Old Bailey in London. When the prison escort is ambushed and Watcyn Jones escapes, a straightforward prison transfer turns into a desperate manhunt.

As Jones’s enemies start to die, the chase becomes more urgent than ever – and Dan’s chances of getting off the island alive begin to look far from promising.

Out now at Amazon (Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com).

Blog Tour Schedule

Monday 5 December 2022

Jera's Jamboree - Review.

Northernreader

The Book Decoder - Review

Tuesday 6 December 2022

Kathryn Books - Review

Sharon Beyond the Books - Review

Celticlady's Reviews

Wednesday 7 December 2022

Jaffa Reads Too - Review

Broad Thoughts From a Home - Review

Chez Maximka - Guest Blog "A Pedestrian in Wales" - walking holidays in the eighteenth century.

"Travellers will be travellers, and one thing many of them love to do is write a book about their adventures when they get home."

Thursday 8 December 2022

One Creative Artist (Instagram)

It Takes a Woman - Review

The Magic of Wor(l)ds - Extract

Friday 9 December 2022

Book Reviews by Taylor - Review

Ginger Book Geek - Review

Chicks, Rogues and Scandals

Saturday 10 December 2022

Miriam Smith45 - A Mother's Musings (Instagram) - Review

Books by Bindu - Extract

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers - Extract

Sunday 11 December 2022

Lyndas_bookreview (Instagram) - Review

Novel Kicks - Extract

Mrsbookburnee (Instagram) - Review

With thanks to the blog tour organiser, Rachel's Random Resources.

And special thanks to all the lovely book bloggers and bookstagrammers!

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