Thomas Kell Spy Thrillers – Charles Cumming
Spies, Lies, and the Intelligence of Suspence Three Thrillers of Deception and Duty: Meet Charles Cumming’s hero Thomas Kell
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The Twelve Days of Murder & Murder at the Christmas Emporium
Book Review | Detective & Mystery – Christmas Andreina Cordani is decking the halls with holly, lies, secrets, manipulation and murder! If, like us, you love a good Christmas mystery with deviously dark twists, look no further. Andreina Cordani has you on the edge of your seat figuring out the killer among many suspects! In The Twelve Days of Murder, eight friends form the Murder Masquerade Society, complete with playbooks and role playing. But then, one of…
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The Christmas Jigsaw Murders & The Christmas Cracker Killer
Book Review | Detective & Mystery – Christmas Alexandra Benedict’s Festive Mysteries of Murder and Mind Games Do you enjoy deciphering clues? You’ll love Alexandra Benedict’s Christmas mysteries, in which she cunningly hides puzzles and games! From book and film titles to anagrams, these extras boost the fun. Edie O’Sullivan, a somewhat grumpy elderly lady with a flair for fashion, is a renowned puzzle setter. Relationships with family and friends are far trickier than any puzzle she’s…
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The Christmas Stocking Murders
Book Review | Detective & Mystery – Christmas The Christmas Reading List: Magic, Mistletoe, and Must-Reads #ItsBeginningtoLookaLotLikeChristmas #Christmaspreparations Do you know how much work is involved in preparing for Christmas? Like reading Christmas books with an edge… Denzel Meyrick’s second book in his Christmas series is out now: The Christmas Stocking Murders. A treat to read, loved it. Set in the 1950s, Inspector Frank Grasby tries to unravel the mystery of how stockings lead to murder in…
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DI Caius Beauchamp Detective Series – Charlotte Vassell
Book Review | Detective & Mystery The DI Caius Beauchamp detective books are enormous fun – brilliantly plotted, witty and engaging. A quirky, humorous, cleverly written detective series that doesn’t shy away from contemporary and social issues; all the more praise for Charlotte Vassell in these hectic and polarising times. I was enticed and just couldn’t stop reading, and finished all three books one after another – rooting for the characters, despising others, and wishing…
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The Skeleton Key – Erin Kelly
Book Review | Thriller A treasure hunt, a complicated friendship, two families completely entwined, and then there is murder… Welcome to an intriguing page-turner that draws you into its fascinating story and makes you wish you could read on and on. As a true bibliophile, any story that involves books captures my attention. No wonder the premise of The Skeleton Key, with a creative idea for a book that, upon having been published, changes the lives…
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Through the Barricades – Denise Deegan
Book Review | Historical Fiction Driven by her promise to her dying father, Maggie fights for equality and accessibility of education in this powerful tale of love and war in early 20th century Dublin. I relished this immersive tale of love and the struggle for a better future, set against the Irish turmoil, the call for the Irish Republic and the social inequality of Dublin’s inhabitants: from the well-to-do who send their children to private…
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Harrogate Crime Series – Malcolm Hollingdrake
Book Review | Detective & Mystery Malcolm Hollingdrake’s well-established, highly praised crime series, set in the gorgeous Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate. The books in the Harrogate Crime Series masterfully blend police procedural, investigation, and personal narratives. The beautiful town of Harrogate provides a backdrop for the threat posed by cold-blooded (serial) killers. All written in Malcolm Hollingdrake’s unique, sometimes poetic but always eloquent, writing style we love. The Books Each of the fourteen books…
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