I love this authors books and George Cross is one of my favourite characters. He is such a quirky and endearing man whom I have come to immensely like. As the books in this series have progressed, we have learnt more about him and his past, and this book is no exception, peeling off another layer of his personality and letting us in a little more to his life personally as well as professionally.

This story relates to books and of course that greatly appeals to me being the avid book lover that I am but also, we are presented with a murder of a bookseller who is the business of selling antique books and as a massive crime reader these two themes joined together made this a delight to read.

This is a great series and even though we have only been given a small insight into this book with the first seven chapters, I will be purchasing it to see how George resolves this case.

I suggest that if you have not read this series before I would start at the beginning, as said above the character development grows with each book and I am sure you will enjoy them more if you slowly get to know George.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy of the book, all opinions expressed are my own.

I have read all of the George Cross books, so was definitely looking forward to this, and so far it has not disappointed. The case is centred on the death of a Bristol bookshop owner, or rather his son, so straight away we wonder if it is a case of mistaken identity. George’s father, Raymond, has discovered he has cancer and undergoes an operation, delayed by George’s numerous questions for the surgeon. However, it does not go to plan.
I really can’t wait for the book to be released so that I can find out what happens next.
Beautifully written, I only wish this had been the full book rather than just the beginning.

4+ ✨

I hadn't realised when I requested this that it was only a few chapters. When I realised, I thought I'd hold out for publication of the whole book
It sat on my kindle tempting me.... and I couldn't resist.
First seven chapters packs a punch, I'm left wanting to know more, how everything pans out. How everything might change now..
Suleiman became an autobuy author for me after I'd listened to two Cross stories, with each book he just reinforces my desire to get everyone to read these books.
I'm eagerly awaiting publication day.

The Bookseller is the seventh installment in the George Cross series and follows the investigation into the murder of a bookseller in Bristol. I really enjoyed Tim Sullivan's writing style and thought that the pacing of this extract was perfect. As someone who loves books and is familiar with Bristol, I was very excited about the premise and setting of this book and I liked that various landmarks in Bristol were mentioned so I could vividly picture where this was taking place. Even in the first seven chapters, I felt that the characters were developed and within this extract I was invested in the plot and characters.

Overall this was extremely engaging to read and I would definitely be interested in reading the book when it comes out.

I have read all the books in this series and DI Cross is one of the best characters in crime fiction at the moment. I've loved watching his character development from book one through to this novel (well, part of it!) and I can't wait to read this full novel when released - or, fingers crossed, before if the publisher grants my wish (not that I'm hinting!).