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Fractured Oak is an unusual and entertaining mystery with an oak tree as a key witness who can't testify. Author Dannie Boyd mixes magical realism with a good police story and it works.
3.5~4★ My review of Fractured Oak
If John Boyne had invented all of this, people might say it's too far-fetched, but, in fact, Crippen is based on a true story. A creepy 'doctor' and a curious tale.
3.5~4★ My review of Crippen
4 stars for this quirky historical fiction romance by an Aussie Author 
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally ThorneMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
There couldn't be a better narrator for Lisa Ellery's debut legal thriller, Private Prosecution than Tamblyn Lord. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Olive again? Yes please.
Olive, Again by Elizabeth StroutMy review 5★
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Oh my goodness this book…just 🤗!!The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
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5+⭐️s
I hoped that the second book in M.Q. Webb's Oscar de la Nuit series, When you're Dying would be an improvement on the first. Sadly, not. I'm done with this series now. 2.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Creative Differences and Other Stories by Graeme Simsion, a collection of short stories and a novella written over his writing career.
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Six - Strange Stories of Love by Poornima Manco
Don't go by the cover. It's not a collection of romantic tales but more of somewhat dark stories of various kinds of love. Great read.
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My 5-star review for the very fun The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
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The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency by Lydia Travers is a delightful start to a new cosy series set in early 20th century Scotland.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose Josephine Moon
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Aussie author Garry Disher can make even a bad guy (and Wyatt IS a bad guy) a compelling protagonist. Paydirt is #2 in the series but would be a good read on its own. Clever plot and dodgy characters.
4★ My review of Paydirt
Gabriel García Márquez's work is always unusual and intriguing. His short story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings is as thought-provoking as the title suggests. Worth a read. (He didn't win the Nobel Prize for nothing!)
4★ My review of A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings with a link to the story online
Mastering the Art of French Murder was a delightful dose of foodie murder fun.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks so much, Carolyn!An intriguing title is only the beginning: Ukulele of Death by E.J. Copperman is a very entertaining cosy mystery and I sincerely hope the author has more of this cast up his literary sleeve. 5★s
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I loved Michelle Prak's debut thriller
The Rush, dark, gritty Aussie noir!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marianne wrote: "Thanks so much, Carolyn!An intriguing title is only the beginning: Ukulele of Death by E.J. Copperman is a very entertaining cosy mystery and I sincerely hope the..."
Glad you enjoyed it Marianne. Did you like the pun in the MCs' names?
I went on a bit of a spree on this fine Sunday, and wrote up some hefty reviews for the last few books I've read.I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee: Review
Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales AA: Review
Unnecessary Drama by Nina Kenwood AA: Review
Take a Bow, Noah Mitchell by Tobias Madden AA: Review
Carolyn wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Thanks so much, Carolyn!Did you like the pun in the MCs' names?..."
Ohhh. Now I feel REALLY dumb!
The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird is a contemporary fiction set in the UK by Australian author Diane Connell. 12 year old Ricky's life goes through a major upheaval when her family moves from Camden to Brixton after her parents' divorce. Here is ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
A mixed bag this one. My review of
The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva 3.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Henry Nixon and Gemma Bird Matheson inject exactly the right magic into their narration of Tabitha Bird's second enchanting novel, The Emporium of Imagination. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished this and was pleasantly surprised. The first in what looks to be a promising new police procedural series.Seeing In The Quiet by Linda Cotton Jeffries
*Love the cover on this, and on the next book #2 also!
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*My review of The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker
2 stars
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4 stars for historical fiction
We'll Meet Again by Aussie Author Cheryl AdnamsMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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