Murder in the Manger by Debbie Young

My review of Murder in the Manger by Debbie Young – get in the festive mood with this feel-good cosy mystery! I am loving this series which is set around the key events in the Cotswold village of Wendlebury Barrow’s annual calendar. This one is, of course, set in the run up to Christmas and the school nativity play in particular.

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Resort to Murder by TP Fielden

New blog post! My review of the upcoming cosy murder mystery Resort to Murder by TP Fielden which is set in 1959. While this is the second book in a series it nicely stands alone and in it we see chief newspaper reporter, Judy Dimont make enquiries into not one but two suspicious deaths which have shaken the idyllic seaside town of Temple Regis on the English Riviera.

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Strange Magic by Syd Moore – An Essex Witch Museum Mystery #1

This is a fun, cosy mystery in which Rosie Strange, born sceptic, inherits the Essex Witch Museum and finds herself investigating a 16th century witch with the handsome assistant curator!

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Death Around the Bend by T. E Kinsey

Publisher: Thomas and Mercer Publication date: 8 June 2017 Page count: 316 pages I received a review copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my review and all opinions are my own. Publisher Synopsis September 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited

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Elementary, She Read by Vicki Delany

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication date: 14 March 2017 Page count: 320 pages I received a review copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my review and all opinions are my own. Publisher Synopsis: Gemma Doyle, a transplanted Englishwoman, has returned to the quaint town of

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Mayan Mendacity by L.J.M Owen

Publisher: Echo Publishing / Bonnier Publishing Australia Publication date: 1 November 2016 Page count: 261 pages I received a review copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my review and all opinions are my own. Publisher Synopsis: Dr Elizabeth Pimms has a new puzzle. What is

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Olmec Obituary by L.J.M Owen

Publisher: Echo Publishing / Bonnier Publishing Australia Publication date: 1 August 2016 Page count: 247 pages I received a review copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my review and all opinions are my own. Publisher Synopsis: Archaeologist Dr Elizabeth Pimms thoroughly enjoys digging up old

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Inaugural Reading Compendium

November and December 2016 Firstly, I want to wish you all good health and happiness in 2017! It has occurred to me that I read more books than I am able to review and that it would be nice to produce a compendium of all the books I read as they all deserve a mention.

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In the Market for Murder by TE Kinsey

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer, Seattle Publication date: 20 December 2016 Page count: 270 pages I received a review copy from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my review and all opinions are my own. Publisher’s synopsis: Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is

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