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Continue reading →: Review: Murder on Friday Street – Russell Cooper
Tantor Audio have released some of my favourite audiobooks, so I was delighted to see that they are releasing Russell Cooper’s Murder on Friday Street. Well read by Bronwen Price, the hilariously entertaining novel follows a group of former MI6 spies as they dig into a cold case. When Randolph…
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Continue reading →: BLOG TOUR: Death at a Paris Hotel – Verity Bright
For Lady Eleanor Swift, Paris means champagne at breakfast, romantic walks by the Eiffel Tower… and her deadliest case yet! Newlyweds Lady Swift and Detective Hugh Seldon are honeymooning in the most romantic city on earth. Clifford, her butler,has come along for the trip to make sure everything goes to plan for the happy couple. And Gladstone, the…
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Continue reading →: BLOG TOUR: The Good Father – Liam McIlvanney
About the book What could be worse than your child disappearing? An emotional, whipsmart and brilliantly clever thriller about a child’s disappearance, and the disintegration of a family in the aftermath. Gordon and Sarah Rutherford are normal, happy people with successful fulfilling lives. A son they adore, a house on…
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Continue reading →: BLOG TOUR: Murder at the English Manor – Helena Dixon
ABOUT THE BOOK A glamorous engagement celebration in an English country manor house… and a local maid dead. Somebody call Kitty Underhay! At home in Devon, Kitty is attending a ball at the very grand Markham Hall. With celebrations in full swing and everyone kitted out in their glad rags, Kitty and…
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Continue reading →: REVIEW: Nightshade – Michael Connelly
Ever since picking up a copy of City of Bones at WH Smiths in Glasgow Central Station, I’ve been hooked on Michael Connelly books, and he’s one of the increasing number of writers on my Must Buy list. Nightshade introduces us to Detective Sergeant Stilwell. Stilwell has a strong sense…
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Continue reading →: The Dog Park Detectives: Bone of Contention – Blake Mara
I can’t believe it’s been 10 months since I picked up a copy of Blake Mara’s Dog Park Detectives. The characters and storyline stuck in my head, it felt like a recent read. I was excited therefore to find a new instalment published. In the previous novel, we met the…
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Continue reading →: BLOG TOUR – The Seaside Murders – Helena Dixon
A pretty seaside town, a body on the beach, and a boatload of clues. Can super-sleuth Miss Jane Treen solve the mystery? England, 1941: When Jane Treen is summoned to her boss’s office at the end of a long day, she smooths down her tweed skirt and makes them both another strong…
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Continue reading →: Review: A Recipe for Murder – Verity Bright
Lady Eleanor Swift is back in her 21st adventure from author Verity Bright. Having travelled around the country and indeed across the world, the newest mystery takes place closer to home. Partaking in the village’s Spring open doors event, sampling foods from different homes, a number of people are subsequently…
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Continue reading →: BLOG TOUR – The Secret Detective Agency – Helena Dixon
Meet Miss Jane Treen – the coffee-drinking cat lover dressed head to toe in tweed, who just happens to be a secret super sleuth! London, 1941: Miss Jane Treen is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Reading Roundup: March 17-23
103: The Good Thief’s Guide to Paris – Chris Ewan More criminal/crime writer shenanigans. Really enjoying this series, it’s always fun to dive into a heist story. 104: Date with Destiny And so we go on a final date to the Yorkshire village of Bruncliffe as the series comes to…