ARC Review – The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle

Title: The Mystery at Dunvegan CastleAuthor: TL HuchuSeries: Edinburgh NightsRelease Date: 27/7/2023 5 stars ★★★★★ I received a free finished copy from TorUK ,via BlackCrow in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: Ropa Moyo is no stranger to magic or mysteries. But she’s still stuck in an irksomely unpaid…

Review – 4:50 from Paddington

Title: 4:50 from PaddingtonAuthor: Agatha ChristieSeries: Ms Marple 4 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: Two trains Side by side for a brief moment In that moment, a murder Elspeth McGillicuddy is positive she witnessed a man strangling a woman to death. But it was only the merest glimpse through a carriage window as the trains drew…

Arc Review - AntiMatter Blues

ARC Review – Antimatter Blues

Title: Antimatter BluesAuthor: Edward AshtonSeries: Mickey7 #2Release Date: 14/3/23 4 stars ★★★★ I received a free eARC copy from Rebellion/Solaris ,via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. From Goodreads: Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and much to his own surprise,…

Book Reivew - the good the bad and the history

Review – The Good The Bad and The History

Title: The Good, The Bad and The HitoryAuthor: Jodi TaylorSeries: Chronicles of St Mary's #14 4.5 stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: St Mary’s is under investigation. Their director has been shot and Max is Number One Suspect. Can things get any worse? We all know the answer to that one. Max needs to get away -…

Mini Reivew - Winter's Gift

Mini reivew – Winter’s Gifts

Title: Winter's GiftsAuthor: Ben AaronovichSeries: Rivers of London 9.5 4.5 stars ★★★★★ From Goodreads: When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an ‘X-Ray Sierra India’ incident, the operator doesn’t understand. He tells them to pass it up the chain till someone does. That person is FBI Special Agent Kimberley Reynolds. Leaving Quantico for snowbound…

Mini Review – Death and Croissants

Title: Death and CroissantsAuthor: Ian MooreSeries: The Follet Valley Mysteries 3.5 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that’s the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests…

Mini Review Monday – AGGGTM

Title: A Good Girls Guide to MurderAuthor: Holly JacksonSeries: A Good Girls Guide to Murder #1 5 stars ★★★★★ Part of my Slay the Series Blog Project From Goodreads: The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he…

Twelve Thrillers – Book Challenge

Over December I saw a number of people posting either 12 backlist books or 12 TBR books picked by friends and I decided I wanted to do something similar. 2022 saw me reading a lot more Crime, Mystery and Thiller books than I have in previous years. While I have always loved a bit of…

Mini Review – Murder in the Mews

Title: Murder in the MewsAuthor: Agatha ChristieSeries: Hercule Poirot #16 3.5 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? These are just two of the questions…