So many genres, so little time
In London, 1946, the two women who recently started The Right Sort Marriage Bureau find their new livelihood endangered when one client is arrested for the murder of another. While the police are convinced they have their man, Miss Sparks and Mrs. Bainbridge at the bureau are not. To clear the name of who they… Continue reading The Right Sort of Man (Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery #1) by Allison Montclair
I wonder how many outcomes have hinged on such cringe-worthy moments: how many lives have been indelibly changed as a result of one misstep? Whether by choice or by deflection, the consequences of the alternate path can be dire. Set in Chicago in the late '80s, Ms. O'Connell's novel about murder, secrets, betrayals, and friendship… Continue reading The Last Night Out by Catherine O’Connell
1967. In a quiet village in the wild lands of the Scottish borders, disgraced academic Cordelia Hemlock is trying to put her life back together. Grieving the loss of her son, she seeks out the company of the dead, taking comfort amid the ancient headstones and crypts of the local churchyard. When lightning strikes a… Continue reading The Burying Ground (aka The Mausoleum) (Cordelia Hemlock #1) by David Mark
Masha is drowning.Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, her life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago.Unable to let go of her grief, she finds solace in the silent company of the souls of her local Victorian cemetery and at the town's lido, where she seeks refuge underwater--safe… Continue reading The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes by Ruth Hogan
BOOK BLURB By 2:27 on a Thursday afternoon, the one-legged man from Room 8 at 147 Loxitor Avenue has been beaten to death with a lead pipe. Twenty-eight minutes later, Detective Mike O'Shea is testifying in a stuffy courtroom, unaware that, within an hour, he will be standing in an alleyway littered with beer cans… Continue reading Death Before Coffee (Mike O’Shea #2) by Desmond P. Ryan
Publication Date:  1 January 2019Publisher:  Harlequin HistoricalISBN: 9781488047008 (Kindle book)Pages:  288Category: Regency romance/ historical romance ABOUT THE BOOK Imprisoned by her past- Set free by her enemy! Charged with high treason, Lady Jessamine Fane is under the watchful eye of icily calm Lord Peter Flint. It's a task this spy won’t be swayed from, no matter how alluring… Continue reading The Uncompromising Lord Flint (The King’s Elite #2) by Virginia Heath
Publication Day:Â 12 November 2018Publisher:Â Ciana StoneISBN: B07GQLQGMS (Kindle book)Pages:Â 261Category:Â Â Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Mystery, Series Thor mowed through those rednecks like a god, even taking time to give her a wink when she yelled a warning about someone behind him. Tallulah (Lula) Christmas Duval is a former Olympian gymnast, comic geek, stripper who has been cursed by her… Continue reading Lincoln Shaw (Heartbreakers & Heroes #8) by Ciana Stone
Publication Day: 1 November 2018 Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: B07JGM35N4 (Kindle book) Pages: 499 Category:  Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Police Procedural ABOUT THE BOOK Detective Nic Costa finds himself a stranger in a strange land when he’s sent to infiltrate the mob in a remote part of southern Italy. Roman police detective Nic Costa has been sent… Continue reading The Savage Shore (A Nic Costa Mystery #10) by David Hewson
Publication Day:Â 13 September 2018 [Kindle] Publisher: Freya Barker Pages: 260 Category:Â Fiction, Genre: Mystery / Romance / Suspense ABOUT THIS BOOK Even at thirty-seven, with a challenging but rewarding career as a paramedic, Bella Gomez is treated as the baby of the family. It's made her allergic to anyone meddling, so she chooses to keep mostly… Continue reading Cabin 12 (Rock Point #2) by Freya Barker
ABOUT THE BOOK Visions is a psychological thriller set in rural England. The year is 1985. It’s been 12 years since Eleanor escaped London, discarding the fragments of her tragic past to discover a new life. She is hiding in a remote country village, a place where she truly believes she is safe. Her neighbour,… Continue reading Visions (Same Face Different Place #2) by Helen Christmas