Tipping Point is an engrossing read. It is third in the Detective Kate Miles series and shows us Kate’s strength as she investigates a case that implicates her brother Luke. Luke returns to Esserton for the funeral of Ant Reed, a friend of his from his younger days. Within a few days, another of Luke’s […]
Book review: What Happened to Nina?
Nina and Simon are a young couple who spend a weekend at his family’s cabin but only Simon comes home. Soon after, Nina’s parents report her missing and continue to push the police for answers. Meanwhile, Simon’s parents hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm to protect him as it becomes increasingly clear that his […]
Book review: Uncle Paul
A new discovery for me! This mystery by Celia Fremlin is a total delight. It’s gripping and twisty with an ending I did not see coming. It is meticulously plotted. Celia Fremlin used language beautifully and the book also contains lines that made me laugh out loud. First published in 1959 and republished as an […]
Book review: The Sign of Four Spirits
Regular followers will know of my love for an engrossing cosy mystery. I always enjoy the books in Vicki Delaney’s Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series and the latest, The Sign of Four Spirits, did not disappoint. Gemma Doyle is the co-owner of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. As a pragmatic woman, she wants nothing […]
Writers’ Circle
I mentioned in my November newsletter that the first meeting of a local writers’ group that I am facilitating was happening on Wednesday. I was anxious that no one would come so I was relieved when eight other writers arrived. We chatted about ourselves and what we were writing for thirty minutes and, for the […]
Book review: The Mystery Writer
Wow. Sulari Gentill sure knows how to captivate us with complex story lines. In The Mystery Writer, Theodosia Benton leaves her attorney job and shows up at her brother’s home with only two suitcases and an unfinished novel. She has many doubts about her life, including whether she is capable of becoming a successful writer. […]
Book review: Murder at the Book Festival
Murder? Book festival? An alluring combination and, of course, I was going to read this! The small village of Merrywell in the UK is hosting its first book festival, organised by Eric Nash, the owner of the local bookshop. He’s organised a full agenda of talks and workshops, with Leonie Stanwick, author of best-selling raunchy […]
Book review: After She Wrote Him
Wow. For the first few chapters, I couldn’t follow this story but I’m glad I persevered because it took me down a crazy path. Who was writing the story I was reading – Madeleine or Edward? Edward is a character in the murder mystery Madeleine is writing and he soon becomes all she can think […]
Book review: The Writing Retreat
I’ve always wanted to attend a writing retreat. I imagine spending mornings learning with a group and the retreat leader, afternoons writing and evenings discussing books. The food would be delicious and the individual bedrooms would be comfortable. We’d find time for walking in the fresh air, alone or in groups as we prefer. By […]
Book review: Prom Mom
Laura Lippman sure knows how to write a slow-burning thriller. Prom Mom is the story of Amber Glass, who allegedly gives birth and kills her baby on the night of her school prom. Joe Simpson, her date, abandons her on the night so he can pursue the girl he likes more. After spending most of […]