High Wire in Nuala by Harriet Steel #BookReview

Much to the delight of the locals, a colourful Russian circus rolls into Nuala, but the fun ends abruptly when, on the opening night, a tragic accident takes place. Shanti de Silva and his wife, Jane are among the crowd to witness the accident. Or was it an accident? Inspector de Silva senses murder, and

#FlashbackFriday Books I reviewed in December over 6 years #BookReviews

It’s the first Friday of December and I’m using the idea of Kerry @ Chat About Books to look back at the books I was reading in December in 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 & 2014 Please click on the books to read my reviews. 2019 The Lost Ancestor by Nathan Dylan Goodwin 2018 The Hollow Heart

The Memory by Judith Barrow #BookReview

I wait by the bed. I move into her line of vision and it’s as though we’re watching one another, my mother and me; two women – trapped. Today has been a long time coming. Irene sits at her mother’s side waiting for the right moment, for the point at which she will know she

Writedown: Lockdown in the Galloway Glens at the Time of Covid #TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT

I came to this book wondering if these writers would have shared my experiences of Spring 2020 and they did. They speak as Everyman expressing our shared responses to unprecedented times. Through diary entries from March 23rd until June 15th we are reminded of the day lockdown began, of the shortages in the supermarkets, the

The House in the Hollow by Allie Cresswell #TuesdayBookBlog #NewRelease #BlogTour

The Talbots are wealthy. But their wealth is from ‘trade’. With neither ancient lineage nor title, they struggle for entrance into elite Regency society. Finally, aided by an impecunious viscount, they gain access to the drawing rooms of England’s most illustrious houses. Once established in le bon ton, Mrs Talbot intends her daughter Jocelyn to

The Visitor: A Post-Apocalyptic Murder Mystery by Terry Tyler #BookReview

In 2024, a mystery virus ravages the entire world. ‘Bat Fever’ is highly contagious and one hundred per cent lethal. A cottage tucked away in an isolated Norfolk village seems like the ideal place to sit out a catastrophic pandemic, but some residents of Hincham resent the arrival of Jack, Sarah and their friends, while