Another excellent read in the Rosie Gilmour series. I have read all of this series and this one is just as good as the others.

Rosie Gilmore is certainly one of my all time favourite fictional characters. There is just something about Rosie that, the fact she isn't a police detective makes her character that bit better. She really seems to have no limits to how far she will go for her story, and to get the best story possible she really does push the boundaries. 
​These books are superbly written, each and every one is unputdownable, written in a style that leaves you wanting more. You need and want to carry on reading. These books grab you from the first page and don't let you go until the very end. You read because you want to get to the end of the book, but as you get near the end, you have to slow down because, by then you don't want the book to finish. 
​This was certainly a story that kept me hooked right up to the end. 

​I have just done a Rosie Gilmore book binge and have now only got the latest book, The Hit to read. I'm going to miss Rosie after reading them back to back.

Thomas Boag a serial killer charged with murder is on the run which is enough to put fear in to most people but even more for crime journalist Rosie Gilmour because she helped uncover enough evidence to put him there in the first place. Rosie tries to get on with her work to take her mind off it and goes head on in to covering a refugee smuggling operation with but with animals like Boag you always have to watch your back!.
Anna Smith tells a good dark gritty story with brilliant characterisation & plenty of suspense.
A great story that had me gripped, I would thoroughly recommend it.
My thanks go to Netgalley, the author and publishers in providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review

Not having read any of the previous books in the series I approached this with a certain degree of concern. Smith's detective Rosie Gilmour is now in her eighth outing and characters are set. This made the book somewhat harder to engage with than I would have liked but as a modern police procedural it works well. The Glasgow setting is gritty enough and the plot about refugees being trafficked was realistic. The narrative hurtles along at a fast pace.

Book 8 in the Rosie Gilmour series and it is just as good as the other 7. Once again set in Glasgow Gilmour is left looking over her shoulder when serial killer Thomas Boag escapes from court and is on the run and out to get her.Her old friend Adrian is back with her and together they uncover a slavery racket run by a very unsavoury family who are involved in murder as well.As usual Rosie finds herself up to her neck in trouble and has to deal with Boag finally catching up with her,if you have read all the other books in this series you will know what to expect,another high octane page turner from Anna Smith.Brilliant.

Glaswegian Journalist Rosie Gilmour is in court to watch the trial of Thomas Boag who has been charged with murder. Rosie had helped uncover Boag as a serial killer, but now Boag has escaped and is now on the run.

On leaving court Rosie witnesses the bullying of Kosovan refugee, Tadi, who had been in court for killing a seagull.

We also hear of the disappearance a young student couple Martin & Katie. When the police discover their bodies they are shocked to discover what is buried with the young couple.

The pace is fast from the beginning. There is quite a lot going on in the first few chapters but that just keeps your brain active. This is the first book I have read by the author and although it is Th 8th Rosie Gilmour it can be read as a stand alone.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Quercus Books and the author Anna Smith for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Although I am from Glasgow myself and a massive crime fan I had never heard of Anna Smith before now so was looking forward to diving into a gritty Glasgow thriller.
Rosie Gilmour is a journalist who is in court for the first appearance of serial killer, Thomas Boag. He is charged with murder and and is suspected of more murders. Through her reporting Rosie assisted in his arrest, however he escapes and Rosie fears she may be his next target.
Going on at the same time is the investigation into people trafficking and the activities of a notorious Glasgow gangland boss.
This is a fast paced well written story however I found that the characters were too cliche. The plot was planned well and sensitively handles current issues in Glasgow such as slavery of migrants and the homelessness. Rosie suffers from PTSD which has been well researched by the author. I think it would be beneficial to have read at least some of the previous novels in the series to provide more insight and back story as I felt I was missing something.
Overall rating 3.5 stars, I will definitely go back and read the series in order though.

Death Trap is the eighth novel to feature reporter Rosie Gilmour and it's another great book. I have read the first and seventh books in this series and really must catch up with the ones in between as what I have read so far has been truly brilliant.
There is no doubt that Anna Smith weaves a good gritty story, the storylines are full of suspense and the characters believable. This is a fast-paced book that grabs you from page 1, Anna Smith has written a wonderful crime thriller that will keep you gasping and anxious until the very last page.

One of the things I like about Rosie's character is that as a reporter she takes no prisoners, but in her dealings with colleagues and her home life, she is shown to have a real heart and empathy. This makes it easy for the reader to connect with her on a number of levels and you are really routing for her.

Thank you

This is my first Anna Smith book and although it's part of a series it worked well for me as a stand alone. It's set in Glasgow and doesn't pull any punches on the seedier part of the city with all the horrors associated with gang land crime and violence. I loved it

Definitely give this a read, curl up with a cuppa, some chocolate biscuits and lose yourself in an exciting plot.
As always Anna Smith gripped me from the first page, Rosie Gilmore intrepid reporter with her usual chaotic and dangerous pursuit of the truth, this time the story is people trafficking, being kept as slaves, forced to do unspeakable acts by some of the speedier side of the traveller community
She sails dangerously close to the wind and once again her life is in danger as serial killer Boag escapes police custody and wants to get even with her, targeting friends and the church.

I am always excited when a new Rosie Gilmour book comes out, and this time was no exception. The synopsis had me all agitated and raring to go so I was pleased when I finally got started. Rosie had a serious problem from the outset in this book and it made it all the more exciting. Thomas Boag is in court following his charge for murder, however he escapes and is also suspected of an additional murders. Rosie is well aware that her reporting helped put him behind bars and she is all too aware that with Boag on the run, she will be a target.

As a typical Rosie technique she decides to take her colleague and photographer Matt along to throw herself into work. The latest story she is chasing involves refugees being trafficked into Glasgow and then being used as modern day slaves. Whilst the police and Rosie's copper pal Don try to track Boag, Rosie and Matt are chasing a man named Tadi. Rosie's journalist instinct is in full force as she investigates the wheres and whys of what Tadi has got himself involved in. This book was really fast paced from the very first chapter and it gave it a new sense of urgency. I also noticed that this time around due to the severity of Boag's crimes we see a more vulnerable and nervous version of Rosie which made for a lot more realism.

As with each book I was willing to see the return of Adrian, Rosie's pal and sure enough he turns up and I was literally jumping for joy upon his return. Rosie's on-off partner TJ also makes an appearance (less impressed with this, as I just don't like him!). Boag's victim happened to be the son of Jonjo Mulhearn. Jonjo finally gets released after a nine year prison stretch and of course his and Rosie's paths cross as they both try to work out where Boag will go. Jonjo was a great character and I loved him from the minute he joined the story. The series seems to have been gathering pace for a while and by the end of this book it felt like we (as in the readers) have seen Rosie cross an invisible line and it just makes the books that much more engaging.

I read this in two sittings and absolutely loved every page (well apart from when TJ was there). This is an absolutely cracking series and if people haven't read Anna Smith I would suggest you start at the beginning as its been a fantastic journey and I am already wondering what is next for Rosie. Anna Smith you have written another stellar book, however I REALLY think you need to sort out this TJ/Adrian thing!!!

On a travellers site just outside Glasgow Tadi a refugee from Kosovo watched as the O'Dwyer's tortured then poured petrol over Bo another prisoner held at the farm. Once Bo was dead Tadi was told to bury him beside a clump of trees further afield when he digs the grave he notices the remains of a young woman and baby.
Thomas Boag a serial killer who picked up young gay men in bars before dismembering them had been captured after an exclusive report by Rosie Gilmore in the Post. As he was being taken down to the cells on remand he stops and gives Rosie A Cold Stare which gave her shivers. One of his victims was Jack Mulhearn son of notorious Glasgow gangster Jonjo Mulhearn who's doing a 12 stretch word has it Boag wouldn't make it to trial.
On leaving court Rosie meets Don a Strathclyde police detective and good friend and Brian McCann a rising young lawyer who tells her he had been representing an asylum seeker charged with trapping a seagull to eat. As they're talking Brian spots his refugee being strong armed and pushed into a red Jaguar not liking what they were seeing they were banging on the cars window Tadi had that desperate lost and helpless look. Rosie gets the car number plate and asks Don to find out who the cars registered to and finds out it's The O'Dwyers.
While having lunch in the pub Don gets a call the colour drains from him he tells Rosie Boags escaped and slashed a guards throat on his way out.
Where does that leave Rosie Boag blames her for his arrest and now he's free?
My first Anna Smith book loved it.

Death Trap

I have read a few of Anna Smith's books and have never been disappointed, Death Trap is no exception. I feel they can work as standalones, so don't let the fact this is the eighth book put you off but I recommend you read the whole fab series!

You will find Death Trap gripping, I couldn't put it down. Rosie Gilmour is watching her back as a murderer she helped put behind bars, escapes. She tried to distract herself with a new story about refugees being trafficked into Glasgow and finds herself caught up in some dangerous territory. This latest instalment won't disappoint, I loved it!

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book, with thanks to Netgalley and the publisher. 4*

Excellent, second book I have read by this author. I love Rosie Gilmore who will do virtually anything to get her story. In ¨Death Trap,¨ Rosie follows two different stories for her newspaper, both completely different from each other but both touching on inhumane crimes. One is apparent, the manhunt for a criminal that has murdered multiple gay men in a grisly manner. The other is much more mysterious, a refugee, charged with eating a seagull but she uncovers much more. A good and easy read due to the twists and Rosie’s feisty personality, and I am excited to read her next book.

SADISTIC KILLER IS ON THE LOOSE IN GLASGOW. Thomas Boag escaped from his first court appearance facing charges on a brutal murder. He's suspected in the disappearances of two other people. Now he's out for revenge.

Rosie Gilmour, crime reporter, helped put Boag behind bars. It was her investigation that provided enough evidence to arrest him. Now she's watching her back.

Rosie tries to distract herself with a new story: refugees trafficked into Glasgow and used as modern-day slaves - or worse. But this investigation soon leads her into dangerous territory as it takes her up against some of Glasgow's nastiest characters, and all the while, somewhere out there, Boag is laying his trap...

Rosie Gilmour rocks!! Love Anna Smiths books.