The Windsor Knot
A young Russian pianist is found dead in Windsor Castle. He was one of the guests at the Queen’s dine-and-sleep, found in a compromising position too. The police promise to keep the investigation hush hush but the Queen doesn’t quite…
On My Radar: July
June has totally got away from me, I can’t believe it’s time for another round of of new releases already, but here we are. A veritable smorgasbord of books to keep you occupied over the summer months. Titles marked with…
From sun to fog… a weekly check-in
I don’t know where time is disappearing to. The weather has mostly been glorious…except that we went camping in Devon at the weekend and Saturday night welcomed us with wind, rain and thunder. The tent is in need of waterproofing…
Listen to Me
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of…
Half a Soul
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book free of charge for review purposes only. Receipt of a book does not guarantee a review or endorsement. My reviews are my honest opinion and are not biased for the purpose of…
Putting Scully in the stocks… a weekly check-in
I’m all Jubileed out! In the last four days I’ve been to a food festival (with dancing sheep), eaten at a French market, taken Scully to a fun dog show (she didn’t win), walked an 8 mile walk (the hilly…
On My Radar: June
June feels a bit of a quiet month for new releases, yet I still found a plethora of titles to tempt you with. Titles marked with a * are ones I’ve received review copies of and P means they are on my…
20 Books of Summer
Once again I am signing up for 20 Books of Summer to try and turn round the dearth of reviews on this blog. The actual reading of 20 books over summer should be the easy bit. I’m not great at…
Bunting ahead… a weekly check-in
There’s been a bunting explosion across the country. I am not really bothered by Royal stuff but there is SO much planned for the Jubilee bank holidays, I’m rather looking forward to it. Fingers crossed the weather stays good. New…
Beaches and books… a weekly check-in
I have managed to put down Planet Zoo enough to pick up a few more of my Wyrd & Wonder reads, but I really have not been in the mood for blogging all that much, so it’s been a bit…
When Women Were Dragons
On April 25, 1955, between the hours of 11:45 am and 2:30 pm central time, 642,987 American women—wives and mothers, all—became dragons. All at once. A mass dragoning. The largest in history. Alex Green was four years old when she…