New York Journal of Books

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http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/road-closed

"Road Closed is the second crime novel by Leigh Russell, featuring Detective Inspector Geraldine Steel. We were first introduced to Steel in the gritty and totally addictive debut novel, Cut Short, and once again Russell is in top form with this new crime thriller...
Like all good crime and thriller writers, Russell gives us just enough morsels of information in each page-turning chapter to whet our appetites for the bigger banquet at the end of the book. Road Closed is a gripping, fast-paced read, pulling you in from the very first tense page and keeping you captivated right to the end with its refreshingly compelling and original narrative. The rapidly building fan base of Russell and Steel will be on the edge of their seats waiting for the next installment, tentatively titled Dead End..."

Leigh Russell

A good week for CUT SHORT

amazon.com sold out of CUT SHORT last month one week after restocking. 500 more copies on their way. Might be best to preorder before they sell out again.

EURO CRIME
CUT SHORT in reviewer's TOP 5 READS of 2009
http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Top_2009_Reads.html

Two new reviews this week:
http://noirjournal.typepad.com/
http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/

Extract: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3Ixmq3OyA

plus
CUT SHORT one of many titles included in 4 for 3 offer on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Cut-Short-Geraldine-Steel-No/dp/1842432710/

and another 5 star review on amazon.co.uk today -
"Excellent, 9 Feb 2010
By Cormac Mac "Crime king" (London) - See all my reviews
Cut Short is an excellent first novel. It was recommended to me by a friend who loves the Karl Kane series of books by crime writer Sam Millar. I wasn't disappointed. Steel is a name you will be hearing more of in the future. Buy this book. Steal it. Whatever you do, read it."

A good week!

From The New York Journal of Books and Noir Journal
"As the story races to its gripping conclusion, there’s not a moment when the reader won’t be either fearful for another possible victim, hopeful that the killer will make one fatal mistake, or desperately waiting for Steele to discover that one missing clue.
This is an excellent book—the kind one might read for hours on a winter evening before a roaring fire. Russell pulls the reader into an intense involvement with the characters, the town of Woolmarsh, and the search for the killer.
Truly a great start for new mystery author Leigh Russell."
Reviewer Michael Lipkin is a Senior Editor for a major publishing house and the writer and editor for Noir Journal.