Today is the anniversary of the hanging of Ruth Ellis, the last women to be executed in Britain in 1955 at Holloway Prison. Also today (as well as having a very nice cream tea at Bettys with some friends) I have just finished reading ‘Two for Sorrow’ by Nicola Upson. This is set in the 1930s…
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Acts of Violence by Ryan David Jahn – a review
My latest read was Acts of Violence by Ryan David Jahn, and I can honestly say it was one of the best books I’ve read all challenge. It is based around a street is 1960’s America where Kat is brutally stabbed and raped. This is witnessed by various people in the area. Pat with the…
The Glass Room by Ann Cleeves – a review
Of all the books I’ve bought in preparation for the TOPCWFC, this was one that I’d put right to the top of the pile. I haven’t read any other Ann Cleeves books before. However we have recently bought tickets for the murder mystery night at the festival and it is based around the setting in this book…
The Dead Tracks by Tim Weaver – a review
Once again me and my kindle (someone should write a song about that) have been out and about, this time reading The Dead Tracks by Tim Weaver. This is the first of his novels I’ve read although the second he has written. In the Dead Tracks a girl is missing and her parent’s employ widower…
