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Crime, Mystery, Historical Fiction

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JK Rowling, Natasha Lester, LJ Ross, Trent Dalton

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SL Beaumont is the author of the award-winning Historical fiction novel The War Photographers, art-crime series, The Carlswick Mysteries, the award-winning thriller Shadow of Doubt and the Kat Munro series.

She lives in beautiful New Zealand, which is only problematic when the travel bug bites (which it does fairly often)! Her passion for travel has seen her take many long-haul flights to various parts of the world. Her love of history helps her determine the destination, and the places she visits are a constant source of inspiration for her. Prior to becoming an author, SL Beaumont worked in banking in London and New York and is now a partner in a chartered accounting firm in Auckland.

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	The Carlswick Affair(The Carlswick Mysteries, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War Photographers 4.42 avg rating — 390 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Count: A Kat Munro Thriller (The Kat Munro Thrillers Book 1) 4.41 avg rating — 247 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow of Doubt 4.34 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cyber Count 4.40 avg rating — 133 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carlswick Treasure (The Carlswick Mysteries #2) 4.25 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carlswick Conspiracy (The Carlswick Mysteries, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 89 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carlswick Deception 4.20 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carlswick Mythology (The Carlswick Mysteries #5) 4.29 avg rating — 72 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reluctant Witness 3.98 avg rating — 54 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My favourite books this year in no particular order:

The Mademoiselle Alliance by Natasha Lester

The extraordinary story of Marie-Madeleine Méric, the beautiful Parisian mother, who became head of one of the most successful resistance networks in France during WWII and top of the Gestapo’s most wanted list.

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The first book in the Terrific Tours series is set in the French countryside. Esther has been sent to work at Chateau Vin Rouge, which hosts tour groups of young adults, as punishment for a series of indiscretions. Having never worked a day in her li ...more
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S.L. Beaumont and 1 other person liked Donna's review of The War Photographers: "Really loved this book! It is a dual timeline involving Mae Knight and her granddaughter, Rachel. Mae worked at Bletchley Park during WWII and meets the love of her life in Jack Knight. He is a photographer, but also works for more secretive people. " Read more of this review »
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