Published by HQ Publication date – 27 June 2024 Source – review copy Eileen Merriweather loves a good love story. The fictional kind, anyway. After all, imaginary men don’t break your heart. That’s why she’s so excited for her annual book club retreat – instead, when her car breaks down en route, Eileen finds herself…
Month: June 2024
The Wrong Hands by Mark Billingham – review
Published by Sphere Publication date – 20 June 2024 Source – review copy This is one case Miller won’t want to open . . . Unconventional Detective Declan Miller has a problem. Still desperate to solve the murder of his wife, a young man has just appeared on his doorstep with a briefcase . ….
20 Books of Summer 2024
It’s that time of year again and I’m already behind on posting. Hosted by Cathy at 746Books, the idea is to read 20 (or 15, 10 or 50) books between 1 June and 1 September. Now I’m not very good at picking a stack of books and reading just them and luckily Cathy isn’t a…
D is for Death by Harriet F Townson – review
Published by Hodder & Stoughton Publication date – 6 June 2024 Source – review copy Meet Dora Wildwood: runaway bride, book lover, and aspiring detective. Likes: solving crimes, peppermint creams, trousers and her own independence. Dislikes: cracked book spines, tyrannical behaviour, beetroot. 1935. Dora’s on the first train to London, having smuggled herself out of…
Balancing the Books – May 2024
Well it only seems like five minutes since the last one of these. May has sped by, as is its wont. It included for me my first visit to the office in 18 months and a trip to Cornwall where the sun played hide and seek. It’s not really a British holiday though if you’ve…
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