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Sharp as any Thorn by Sue McCormick
Genre: Crime
Tour Dates: 5th - 11th November 2026
Publication Date: 17th September 2026
Publisher: Honno Press
Estimated Page Count: 293
Standalone Second Book in the ‘Holly & Ivy’ Mystery series
Formats available: Epub via Bookfunnel and limited UK paperbacks
Types of post available: Review Only
Author Content Warning: Murder
1951 — Dame Elspeth ‘Holly’ Hollanby and her no-nonsense dresser, Ivy, drive to west Wales to join a star-studded Christmas concert. At only their first rehearsal, they hear a young singer has died, one of a group of talented students nicknamed the Four Canaries. Hers will not be the last murder…
Equally at home with the stars at the ghostly Nanteos Mansion and the students in their seafront digs, Holly and Ivy soon find themselves in a life-or-death race for the truth.
About Sue McCormick
Sue McCormick was an actor for 40 years, and wrote four professionally produced plays. She studied at Aberystwyth University, then completed an MA in Creative Writing at Lancaster. She was a finalist in the Scottish Arts Club Competition 2020, and her debut novel, Small Acts of Courage, was shortlisted for The Retreat West Novel Prize. She now lives in a small village in Dumfries and Galloway. Her first Holly and Ivy mystery, Red As Any Blood, was published by Honno, September 2025.
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Instagram: @GwasgHonnoPress & @writersuemccormick
Blog Tour Schedule
Maximum 3 stops per day. Confirmed blogs will appear here.
5th November
Scrapping&Playing
TBHonest
6th November
redhead_reviews1
Books Blog
7th November
Splashes Into Books
@pause_theframe
8th November
SarahReads
Keighley_reads
9th November
Novel Kicks
@emmas_books_and_more
10th November
Malloch_books
Bookworm86
11th November
@5mins_forme
Bookish Jottings