Between Two Thorns
Sam was just looking for a place to empty his beer-filled bladder when he stumbles onto something he should in the grounds of the museum in Bath. Meanwhile, in London, Cathy is living a nice normal life with a nice…
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AKA Showcase Sunday Sometimes random book post can turn up something exciting. The String Diaries turned up literally tied up in string and with a passionate message from the editor. It’s been billed as for fans of The Historian (like)…
A Tale for the Time Being
A package containing a diary washes up on the Canadian coast. It is found by Ruth, a writer who lives on Vancouver Island with her husband Oliver and their cat, Pesto (formerly known as SchrΓΆdinger). As she starts to read…
Devil’s Due
Devil’s Due is the sequel to Devil’s Bargain and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous book. Ben McCarthy is getting out of prison and Lucia Garza is there to welcome himβ¦and offer him a job. The private…
Q+A with Lloyd Shepherd
Lloyd Shepherd, author of The English Monster and The Poisoned Island, has stopped by the blog to answer some of my questions on the themes, places and history of his latest book (out now in hardback and ebook formats). Author…
Pretty Girl Thirteen
Angie is thirteen years old when she goes missing. Next thing she knows, sheβs standing outside her family home with scars on her ankles and wrists. Three whole years have passed but to Angie, sheβs only been gone a few…
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AKA Showcase Sunday I’ve had my eye off the Mo Hayder ball; I thought there would be no more books in the Jack Caffery series and then Poppet sneaked up on me. So excited to catch up with these characters…
The Month That Was… February 2013
I managed to get a bit more caught up with reviews in February as well as reading 14 books which is good going for a short and fairly busy month. I also got to read The Machine, James Smythe’s new…
The Poisoned Island
The Solander docks in London laden with botanical specimens gathered for Tahiti. Sponsored by Sir Joseph Banks, the voyage was a successful endeavour to bring back the islandβs hidden treasures to Kew and the Royal Society. When Charles Horton of…
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