Here we are at the end of another year and, let’s face it, 2020 wasn’t really what we expected, was it? Looking back on my end of year post for 2019, I can see that I read 288 books and vowed to cut it down to 20 per month in line with my Goodreads Challenge of 240 books annually. That didn’t quite go to plan … Continue reading Book of the Year 2020
After all the dull, wet days of recent weeks, we’ve been enjoying blue skies and sunshine – unfortunately, with it comes freezing temperatures! This week, after Christmas – of course – we’ve even had snow and now have a garden covered in paw prints from our two cavorting furry boys. It’s been a funny kind of month; all my festive gifts were online purchases this … Continue reading December 2020
For three women with so much to hide, there’s no such thing as a little white lie… All three women who live at 1054 Mockingbird Lane have secrets…and with a body at the bottom of their apartment building’s staircase, those secrets need to stay buried. Sylvia Webb has a plan. And a potential Mr. Right. He’s sweet, simple, and dependably clueless about what she’s up … Continue reading Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise #BookReview #LakeUnionPublishing #NetGalley #5*
A BRAND NEW MYSTERY FROM #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR HELEN H. DURRANT THAT WILL HAVE YOU GRIPPED FROM START TO PULSATING FINISH. The decomposed remains of a body are found entombed in the depths of a disused Manchester cotton mill. Detective Rachel King is called in to investigate the grisly discovery. IF NO ONE KNOWS THE VICTIM, HOW CAN YOU CATCH THE KILLER? With gunshot wounds to … Continue reading Forgotten Victim by Helen H. Durrant #BookReview #DetectiveRachelKing4 #JoffeBooks #5*
This winter, enjoy an uplifting story about Christmas, friendship and village life from the author of The Cosy Cottage Café series. Christmas has arrived on Sunflower Street bringing snow, carols and fairy lights… Roxie and Fletcher are enjoying his early retirement, taking long walks with Glenda and snuggling up to share romantic evenings together. Lila and Ethan are practically living together now along with her cats … Continue reading Christmas Wishes on Sunflower Street by Rachel Griffiths #BookReview #SunflowerStreet4 #CosyCottageBooks #5*
AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, THE BODY COUNT RISES Firefighters race to put out a blaze at a remote farmhouse. They discover two young girls alone in the house. Their mother is gone — and in her place is the dead body of a man, frozen naked in the foetal position. Two chess pieces made of ice have been left on the doorstep. Then it happens … Continue reading The Ice Daughters by D. E. White #BookReview #DetectiveDoveMilson2 #JoffeBooks #4.5*
Don’t close your eyes. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t let them in. Thea is an insomniac; she hasn’t slept more than three hours a night for years. So when an ad for a sleep trial that promises to change her life pops up on her phone, Thea knows this is her last chance at finding any kind of normal life. Soon Thea’s sleeping for longer than … Continue reading Sleepless by Louise Mumford #BookReview #HQ #NetGalley #4*
A divisive prime minister. A long-buried body. A plot to bring him down… The bigger the secret the more dangerous it is to lie… On the morning of the Tory Party conference, the bones of a young woman’s hand are discovered in a London building site. Jed Fowkes, Special Adviser at the Treasury, confronts Prime Minister Robin Sandford with a terrible accusation. He claims the … Continue reading A Time to Lie by Simon Berthon #BookReview #HQ #NetGalley #5*
The bestselling author of the stunning DI Bliss crime series is back – this time with a thrilling prequel novella. A double life – a single truth. Fresh out of uniform, DC Jimmy Bliss finds himself at the centre of an undercover sting. Enlisted by a crew of villains to crack a safe, he fears his cover is blown when he’s seen in the wrong … Continue reading Bliss Uncovered by Tony J. Forder #BookReview #DIBliss#0.5 #BlogTour #SpareNibBooks #BookOnTheBrightSide #5*
1995, Japan struggles with a severe economic crisis. Xavier Douterloigne, the son of a Belgian diplomat, returns to Hiroshima, where he spent his youth, to come to terms with the death of his sister. Inspector Takeda finds a deformed baby lying dead at the foot of the Peace Monument, a reminder of Hiroshima’s war history. A Yakuza-lord, rumored to be the incarnation of the Japanese … Continue reading Return to Hiroshima by Bob Van Laerhoven #BookReview #CrimeWavePress #HenryRoiPR #4*
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