As regular readers probably know already, I am a huge fan of Mark Billingham (although not quite such a big fan as the sister who is a borderline stalker at events!) so you can imagine the excitement in my house when through the letterbox came a copy of his latest novel ( ‘Not another bloody book’, …
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Keep Her Close by MJ Ford – a review BLOG TOUR
Keep Her Close by MJ Ford is a police procedural set in Oxford. It opens with DS Josie Masters in therapy as she tries to come to turns with the horrific events of her past. When a young girl goes missing from Jesus College swiftly followed by two more, it soon becomes clear that this…
Clarissa’s Warning by Isobel Blackthorn – a review
As regular readers will know I’m not normally a fan of a supernatural novel, preferring a sensible conclusion to my mysteries. However I don’t mind a ghost story, if it’s clearly labelled as such therefore when I received an email from the lovely Rachel I was intrigued. Clarissa’s Warning begins with lottery winner Claire travelling…
The Long Shadow by Celia Fremlin – a review BLOG TOUR
I have to confess that I hadn’t actually heard of Celia Fremlin until I opened up a nice surprise package from the lovely people at Faber and Faber, however I always like to discover new (to me) authors and so I jumped at the chance to be part of this blog tour. The Long Shadow…
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