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Continue reading →: Review: The Porridge of Countess Berthe – Alexandre DumasReaders will be more familiar with other works by Dumas, such as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, so this little novella is often overlooked. Translated for the first time in 2023, it’s worth a few hours of anyone’s time. Opening the book with a brief biography…
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Continue reading →: Review: A Village Theatre Murder – Katie GayleJulia Bird returns in the latest cosy mystery from Katie Gayle – the 7th in the series. A retired social worker, Julia has made herself at home in the little Cotswold village of Berrywick, getting herself involved in local groups. The local amateur dramatic group are putting a on play…
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Continue reading →: Review: A Storm in a Teacup – Rachael GrayI’m always so happy to head back to Elderwick, the North Yorkshire village setting for Rachael Gray’s cosy mystery series. Psychologist Laurel Nightingale moved to the village in the first book, A Little Bird Told Me, and we got to meet the residents in the community at the same time…
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Continue reading →: Review: The Secret Detective Agency – Helena DixonA new series from cosy mystery author Helena Dixon taming place in war time Britain. With spies, subterfuge and murder, can Miss Jane Treen solve the mystery and protect national security?
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Continue reading →: Review: A Trial in Three Acts – Guy MorpussDesperate to get away on a trekking holiday after a trial, Charles Konig KC finds himself instructed by American lawyer Yara Ortiz to defend a Hollywood actor, accused of the murder of his wife. Leo Lusk took on a role in a play he co-wrote for a chance to reconnect…
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Continue reading →: Weekly Reading Roundup: February 24 – March 2Last week’s reading and reviews, a mix of re-reads and new books, it was a busy week for reading!
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Continue reading →: Review: Murder Below Deck – Orlando MurrinPoor Paul Delamare. In the first book from Orlando Murrin – Knife Skills For Beginners – he ended up stepping in to teach culinary classes after a so-called friend bailed out. The friend was later murdered, dragging Paul into the case. And now he’s out at sea, on a SuperYacht,…
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Continue reading →: Review: Murder at the Loch – Dee MacDonaldRetired TV researcher Ally McKinley is back in this second mystery from Dee MacDonald. Set in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, Ally is making a go of her new life. Retired and widowed, she’s moved to the highlands to start a bed and breakfast business, and getting to know her new…
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Continue reading →: Review: How To Slay On Holiday – Sarah BonnerChloe Cooper, nee Wilson, has organised a luxurious family holiday on a Greek island, bringing together her own family and that of her husband, Scott. She’s going to show the world how great her 10 year marriage is going. Because it will be Scott’s last holiday. Chloe has ordered a…
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Continue reading →: Review: That’ll Teach Her – Maz EvansOne of my reading highlights of last year was Maz Evans’ Over My Dead Body, so I was very excited to pick up her second adult novel. That’ll Teach Her confirms her place as the Queen of Black Comedy Crime.
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I’m Kez
I’m a reader and knitter from North West England. I love mystery novels, knitting hats and scarves, and arguing with my three Norwegian Forest Cats. AuDHD. Chaotic. Cosy.
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