One Beautiful Year of Normal starts with August Caine receiving a call from an attorney to tell her that her Aunt Helen has died. However as far as August was aware her Aunt had died years before or so her Mum had always told her. August returns to the Southern town of Savannah to try…
The Bone Garden by Simon Beckett – Blog Tour
I was lucky enough to be invited onto the blog tour for the latest novel by Simon Beckett thanks to Tracey at Compulsive Readers Tours and of course I wasn’t going to turn down that opportunity. The Bone Garden is the latest outing for Dr David Hunter. The forensic anthropologist is on his way to help at a case when a fierce storm hits and…
Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards – a review
This was a book I picked up at the Capital Crime Festival back in June, but saved to read closer to Christmas and it turned out to be the perfect festive read. In Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife, six strangers have all been invited to spend Christmas at the mysterious Midwinter Trust….
Bastard by Damiano Polcaro – a review
When Damiano emailed to see if I would like a copy of his debut novel the premise sounded to good to miss and I wasn’t disappointed. Bastard introduces us to a narrator who is basically a bastard. A rich, bored, people watcher who is also a vigilante, his aim in life is to clear the…
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