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4 stars for contemporary domestic drama
Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance by Aussie Author Kate SollyMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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If you enjoy good writing, history, mystery and complex characters, join me in my love of C.S. Harris's Sebastian St. Cyr historical murder mystery series.
When Falcons Fall
is #11, (but do start with #1).
My review of When Falcons Fall
My review for
Murder at Elm House by Helena Dixon, #6 in her 1930s cosy mystery serieshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Glovemaker's Daughter by Shari J. Ryanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder at Castle Traprain by Jackie Baldwinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Lure of the Jewel Sea by Rhonda Forresthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Teacher in the Dumps by Monique M. Birdhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Without a Word by C.A. Larmerhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
American Girl by Wendy Walker is a psychological thriller featuring an engaging neurodiverse teenager who witnesses a crimereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
First Victim by Aussie Author L.A. Larkin, #3 in her Sally Fairburn murder mystery seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished listening to The Strangler by William Landay - 3.5*.This story involved a lot of police corruption with the mob and 3 brothers who inadvertently learn the truth about both. I liked the character development and family dynamics but not the violence.
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3.5 stars for
The Caretaker by Aussie Author Gabriel BergmoserMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here's my review of The Chalk Pit, a police procedural mystery with archaeological content by Elly Griffiths. It's an engrossing read with great character development.
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Joe Hill's The Pram is one of the Amazon Original Stories in the Creature Feature Collection. Good creepy read that comes to quite a sudden stop!
My review of The Pram
Known during the Depression as "the most violent woman in Sydney",
Iris
Webber led a rough and ready life as a thief and prostitute. Aussie author Fiona Kelly McGregor paints a vivid picture of the underworld and extreme poverty of the 1930s.
My review of Iris
The Cottage at Whisper Lake by Phillipa Nefri Clark was a delightful read about a woman reconnecting with her mother and helping an elderly woman solve a traumatic childhood mystery that cast a long shadow over her whole lifereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Brewery Murders by J.R. Ellis, #9 in this cosy mystery series, a body found floating in a fermentation tank of beer has the police scratching their heads.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Here's my review of The Truth about the Accident, an Australian domestic suspense-drama by Nicole Trope.
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5 stars for historical fiction
Snapshots from Home by Aussie Author Sasha WasleyMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Sisters Under the Rising Sun by Heather Morrishttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished listening to Cozy Up To Murder by Colin Conway - 3.5*.A former bookkeeper for the mob goes into Witness Protection, tries to run a bookstore and runs into trouble. Light, easy to read, and humorous.
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My review of
Stone Town by Margaret Hickey, an excellent rural murder mystery set in South Australiahttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a short fun Christmassy gothic tale from Peter Swanson
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swansonreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"I'm currently reading Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton and I recently finished Poison at the Village Show by Catherine ColesHere's the link to my review if you'd like to read it :)
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Hello! I've just finished the book "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death" by M.C. Beaton. I really enjoyed it, and I'll definitely continue with the Agatha Raisin series.
If you'd like, you can read my review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Sebastian St Cyr historical mystery series by C.S. Harris is just terrific. Searching for missing street children takes Lord Devlin to
Where the Dead Lie
and some truly evil men.
My review of Where the Dead Lie
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