Friday Five – Festive Mystery Favourites

This weeks topic is Five Festive Mystery Favourites I have caught a real mystery/thriller bug this year and have been craving all things detective story, from amatuer sleuths to professional detectives. So this December I have found myself craving mystery books that have a bit of a Festive feeling to them. Here are five Christmassy…

Mini Review – Murder at the Theatre Royale

Title: Murder at the Theatre RoyaleAuthor: Ada Moncrieff 4 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery... December 1935. Director Chester Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the…

Mini Review – The Christmas Killer

Title: The Christmas KillerAuthor: Alex Pine Series: DI James Walker #1 3.5 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: As the snow begins to fall, the body count begins to climb… DI James Walker is ready for a quiet family Christmas in the sleepy village of Kirkby Abbey. But when he opens an early Christmas present left on…

Graphic Novel Review – Days of Sugar and Spice

Title: Days of Sugar and SpiceAuthor: Loïc ClémentArt: Anne Montel 3.5 stars ★★★★ From Goodreads: At the age of 28, Rose learns that her father has died and returns to Klervi, her childhood village in Brittany. Revisiting the family bakery she's inherited brings back buried memories of her former life. She's reunited with her old…

Review – Murder before Evensong

Title: Murder before Evensong Author: Rev Richard ColesSeries: A Canon Clement Mystery #1 2.5 stars ★★★ From Goodreads: Canon Daniel Clement is Rector of Champton. He has been there for eight years, living at the Rectory alongside his widowed mother - opinionated, fearless, ever-so-slightly annoying Audrey - and his two dachshunds, Cosmo and Hilda. When…