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Book blogger. Lover of books đ, cats đ, owls đŠ and a nice cup of tea âïž
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Hereâs a favourite picture of mine, featuring some favourite things, by way of introduction to Bluesky!
#books
about 1 year ago
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Catriona Ward is a go-to author for me, and I really enjoyed "Little Eve" with it's gothic mystery vibes! Check out my review below...
#LittleEve
#CatrionaWard
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Book Review: Little Eve, by Catriona Ward
"My heart is a dark passage, lined with ranks of gleaming jars. In each one something floats. The past, preserved as if in spirit. Here is the scent of grass and the sea, here the creak of wheels on a rough path, here a bright yellow gull's beak. The sensation of blood drying on my cheek in the wind. Abel crying for his mother, Uncle's hand on me. Silver on a white collarbone. The knowledge of loss, which comes like a blow to the heart or the stomach. It does not reach your mind until later."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/book-review-little-eve-by-catriona-ward/
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I had my reading mojo back in November, and this month I read nine books, all new to me â check out my monthly wrap-up below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#NovemberWrapUp
#TBRChallenge
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November 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
I had my reading mojo back in November, and this month I read nine books, all new to me (unusual for even the Christie to be a new one!).
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/november-2025-reading-wrap-up/
3 days ago
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One for the mystery and thriller fans... Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheFestival
by @louisemumford.bsky.social!
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Book Review: The Festival, by Louise Mumford
âLater, Libby replayed that moment, twisting it this way and that like a Rubikâs Cube, trying to find the combination of actions that would provide a different outcome. But in the end, it was simple. The music roared, as did everyone around her and there was nothing Libby could do to stop Dawnâs fingers from slipping out of her grasp as the throat of the crowd swallowed her friend whole.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/book-review-the-festival-by-louise-mumford/
7 days ago
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One last adventure with Tommy and Tuppence - check out my review of
#PosternOfFate
by Agatha Christie!
#ReadChristie2025
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Book Review: Postern of Fate, by Agatha Christie
âLook here, Tuppence,â said Tommy, âyouâre not going to get a thing about this, are you?â âWhat do you mean, a thing, about this?â âWell, I mean working up a story of mystery.â âWell, itâs a mystery to me,â said Tuppence. âMary Jordan did not die naturally. It was one of us. I think I know which one. Oh, Tommy, you must say that it is very intriguing.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/book-review-postern-of-fate-by-agatha-christie/
9 days ago
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If you enjoy mysteries, courtroom dramas or unreliable narrators, this one is for you! Check our my review of "Her Many Faces" by Nicci Cloke below!
#HerManyFaces
#NicciCloke
#RandomThingsTours
@annerandomthings.bsky.social
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Book Review: Her Many Faces, by Nicci Cloke
âYou were twenty-two, a waitress at March House â a private membersâ club in the heart of Mayfair, whose patrons were some of the wealthiest and most powerful people in London. You were accused of murdering four of them.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/book-review-her-many-faces-by-nicci-cloke/
12 days ago
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A gripping mystery, with a permeating atmosphere of dread - check our my review of
#Bluff
by @francinetoon.bsky.social!
#Mystery
#GothicFiction
#NetGalley
#BookSky
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Book Review: Bluff, by Francine Toon
"The envelope was addressed to me in block capitals. Inside was a small Christmas card, with a wintry scene on the front. Inside was written in a scrawl: Dear Cameron. Kindly leave things be. This is a warning. Stop asking about Joanie."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/24/book-review-bluff-by-francine-toon/
16 days ago
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What does the future of travel hold? In the latest in the fascinating FUTURES Series from @melvillehouse.bsky.social, travel and culture writer Daniel Maurer delves into this topic... Check out my
#BookReview
, and many thanks to Nikki for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#TheFutureOfTravel
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Future of Travel, by Daniel Maurer
"The pandemic taught us that travel is a privilege that can be stripped from us at any time."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/book-review-the-future-of-travel-by-daniel-maurer/
19 days ago
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The ultimate tale of marital discord... Check out my review of "The Cat" by Georges Simenon!
#TheCat
#PenguinClassics
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Book Review: The Cat, by Georges Simenon
"Then, to take his revenge, he took out his notebook with pages that were divided into thin strips and he wrote in stick letters: The cat."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/book-review-the-cat-by-georges-simenon/
29 days ago
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After a bumper September, October wasn't my best month of the year in terms of number of books read, but it was a great one for story and for dark, autumnal vibes! Check out my wrap-up below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#MonthlyWrapUp
#OctoberReads
#BookSky
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October 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
October wasn't my best month of the year in terms of number of books read, but it was a great one for story and for dark, autumnal vibes!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/october-2025-reading-wrap-up/
about 1 month ago
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In the latest of her Poirot novels, author Sophie Hannah takes the famous detective to a Greek island, where New Year celebrations do not go to plan... Check out my review below!
#Poirot
#BookReview
#SophieHannah
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Book Review: The Last Death of the Year, by Sophie Hannah
"I expect you would not believe me if I told you it is possible to solve a murder simply by reading a list of all the suspectsâ New Yearâs resolutions, while knowing no more about any of them. Unlikely as it sounds, it is the truth."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/book-review-the-last-death-of-the-year-by-sophie-hannah/
about 1 month ago
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Book Review: Towards Zero, by Agatha Christie "I like a good detective story,â he said. âBut, you know, they begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder. But the murder is the end. The story begins long before thatâyears before sometimesâwith all the causes and events that bring certainâŠ
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Book Review: Towards Zero, by Agatha Christie
"I like a good detective story,â he said. âBut, you know, they begin in the wrong place! They begin with the murder. But the murder is the end. The story begins long before thatâyears before sometimesâwith all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/book-review-towards-zero-by-agatha-christie/
about 1 month ago
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Which is your favourite, the book or the film? Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheShining
, a great spooky autumn read!
#StephenKing
#ConstantReader
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Book Review: The Shining, by Stephen King
"I donât think thereâs anything here that can hurt you. I donât think. But what if he was wrong? He had known that this was his last season at the Overlook ever since he had seen that thing in the bathtub of Room 217. It had been worse than any picture in any book, and from here the boy running to his mother looked so small⊠I donât thinkâ His eyes drifted down to the topiary animals. Abruptly he started the car and put it in gear and drove away, trying not to look back. And of course he did, and of course the porch was empty. They had gone back inside. It was as if the Overlook had swallowed them."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/book-review-the-shining-by-stephen-king/
about 2 months ago
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A highly anticipated read for me⊠Check out my review of
#Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang!
#BookReview
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Book Review: Katabasis, by RFÂ Kuang
"Alice Law, you naughty girl. You're trying to go to Hell."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/book-review-katabasis-by-rf-kuang/
2 months ago
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A week late, but here's my reading wrap-up for September!
#BookSky
#MonthlyWrapUp
#SeptemberReading
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September 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
September always has a âback to schoolâ feeling for me, and I look forward to choosing more autumnal books⊠And this month I finished a total of ten books â nine new to me, and one re-read!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/september-2025-reading-wrap-up/
2 months ago
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With autumn here, it seemed the perfect time to pick up this gothic thriller â check out my review of
#Pine
by Francine Toon!
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Book Review: âPineâ, by Francine Toon
"Up in her bedroom she lays her tarot cards out on the bed. A draught creeps across her shoulder blades and, for a moment, she gets a strange feeling of a hand, reaching out of the darkness. She shakes her head and shoulders and shuffles the dog-eared cards. She flicks three across her bed, face down, then puts her hand over the first card and asks it to tell her what is going on. The next one she asks what is getting in the way. The third she asks what will fix the problem."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/book-review-pine-by-francine-toon/
2 months ago
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A worthy winner! Check out my review of
#CluesToYou
by @clairehustonauthor.bsky.socialâŹ, the fabulour winner of the
#BBNYA
2024!
@bbnya.bsky.social
@thewritereads.bsky.social
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Book Review: Clues To You, by Claire Huston
"Even though Merrymanâs latest puzzle was likely to stretch her reasoning skills and intuition to their limits, she had hoped she stood a small chance of cracking the case. But the addition of another mysteryâand none other than the diabolical enigma that was Max Ravenscroftâcould well make the weekend more than she could handle."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/book-review-clues-to-you-by-claire-huston/
3 months ago
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Itâs always fun to choose books to read in the summer, and in August I finished a total of nine books â eight new to me, and one re-read - check out my August
#ReadingWrapUp
!
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August 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
Itâs always fun to choose books to read in the summer, and in August I finished a total of nine books â eight new to me, and one re-read! #TBR Challenge Iâm pleased with the progress Iâm making with my TBR list this year (and the choice of books âpast meâ chose to buy!). Much credit to @readwatchdrinkcoffeeâs #TBRChallenge for spurring me on!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/august-2025-reading-wrap-up/
3 months ago
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One of my favourite Poirot's! Check out my review of
#OneTwoBuckleMyShoe
for
#ReadChristie2025
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Book Review: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, by Agatha Christie
"There are certain humiliating moments in the lives of the greatest of men. It has been said that no man is a hero to his valet. To that may be added that few men are heroes to themselves at the moment of visiting their dentist. Hercule Poirot was morbidly concious of this fact. He was a man who was accustomed to have a good opinion of himself. He was Hercule Poirot, superior in most ways to other men. But in this moment he was unable to feel superior in any way whatever. His morale was down to zero. He was just that ordinary, craven figure, a man afraid of the dentist's chair."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/book-review-one-two-buckle-my-shoe-by-agatha-christie/
3 months ago
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A short book, but it packs in the story and the heart â check out my review of
#ANecromancerCalledGamGam
by @adamholcombe.bountyink.com, the brilliant second-place finalist of the
#BBNYA
2024!
@bbnya.bsky.social
@thewritereads.bsky.social
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Book Review: A Necromancer Called Gam Gam, by Adam Holcombe
"Fatherless and on the run, Mina wasnât sure what was to come in the days ahead of her. But Fate had a way of finding the right person at the right time, and Fate had found her Gam Gam. She would never have guessed how much Gam Gam would need her as well."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/book-review-a-necromancer-called-gam-gam-by-adam-holcombe/
4 months ago
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Another great magical adventure from the author of "The Book of Doors"... Check out my review of
#TheSocietyOfUnknowableObjects
!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Society of Unknowable Objects, by Gareth Brown
"...it was the basement of 114 Bell Street that was Magda Sparksâs favourite place in the world. Because this was a place where an incredible secret was kept within its walls, a place of mysteries and magic. This was the meeting place of the Society of Unknowable Objects."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/book-review-the-society-of-unknowable-objects-by-gareth-brown/
4 months ago
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A twisty mystery thriller that asks - can you really trust your memories? Check out my review of
#AMurderInParis
, that latest novel from Matthew Blake! And many thanks to Anne of Random Things Tours for including me on the
#BlogTour
!
#BookReview
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Book Review: A Murder in Paris, by Matthew Blake
"The Murder in Room 11. The secret has been hidden for eighty years. Now an elderly woman enters a Paris hotel at dawn and confesses to a murder and threatens to expose everything."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/book-review-a-murder-in-paris-by-matthew-blake/
4 months ago
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July was another good month for my reading, and just like in June I finished a total of eleven books â ten new to me, and one re-read! Check out my reading wrap-up below!
#BookSky
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July 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
July was another good month for my reading, and just like in June I finished a total of eleven books â ten new to me, and one re-read!
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/05/july-2025-reading-wrap-up/
4 months ago
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A tribute to the golden era of detective fiction, and a genuinely good mystery in its own right â check out my review of
#DIsForDeath
by Harriet F Townson!
#BookReview
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Book Review: D is for Death, by Harriet F Townson
âWeâll be back home in no time and you can have breakfast and then unpack and decide what youâre going to do.â âOh, I know what Iâm going to do,â said Dora. âIâm here to find out who murdered my mother.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/02/book-review-d-is-for-death-by-harriet-f-townson/
4 months ago
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For lovers of Agatha Christiesâs work, this is well worth a read for a charming and fascinating insight into the woman behind the books - check out my review of
#ComeTellMeHowYouLive
!
#ReadChristie2025
#BookReview
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Book Review: Come, Tell Me How You Live, by Agatha Christie Mallowan
âThis book is an answer. It is the answer to a question that is asked me very often. âSo you dig in Syria, do you? Do tell me about it. How do you live? In a tent?â etc. etc. Most people, probably, do not want to know. It is just the small change of conversation. But there are, now and then, one or two people who are really interested. It is the question, too, that Archaeology asks of the Past â Come, tell me how you lived? And with picks and spades and baskets we find the answer.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/book-review-come-tell-me-how-you-live-by-agatha-christie-mallowan/
4 months ago
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A fast-paced, exciting ride and a great summer read - check out my review of "Run to the Blue" by PN Johnson!
#BookReview
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Book Review: Run to the Blue, by PNÂ Johnson
"There was uproar. I was terrified, my husband had betrayed me, and one of London's biggest villains wanted me dead. I was in a tailspin; my life was breaking up around me."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/book-review-run-to-the-blue-by-pn-johnson/
4 months ago
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Lo Blacklock is back! Ruth Wareâs much anticipated follow-up to âThe Woman in Cabin 10â is out now â check out my
#BookReview
below! Many thanks to Anne of Random Things Tours, publishers Simon & Schuster and of course @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#TheWomanInSuite11
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Book Review: The Woman in Suite 11, by Ruth Ware
"Even before I opened my eyes, I could tell something was wrong. I wasnât in my comfortable bed at home, my husband lying beside me, a pair of little toddler feet jammed into my stomach. I was alone, lying on a thin, hard mattress with pain in my back and hips. And the sounds were wrong tooâthere was no friendly rattle from our old air-conditioning unit, no honking of horns or wail of sirens in the New York night. No, here there was only the clang of doors, the sound of footsteps, the shout of male voices raised in anger."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/book-review-the-woman-in-suite-11-by-ruth-ware/
5 months ago
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A mystery set on the Orient Express, and famous writer Dorothy L Sayers is the prime suspect! Check out my
#BookReview
of
#TheCase
OfTheBodyOnTheOrientExpress by Kelly Oliver - and many thanks to the authors and rararesources.bsky.social⏠for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Case of the Body on the Orient Express, by Kelly Oliver
"All in favor, say aye." Gilbert Chesterton, the club president, tossed his cape over one shoulder with an air of solemnity befitting the House of Lords. A chorus of "Aye" rang out and pounding an imaginary gavel, Mr Chesterton declared, "Motion passes. Dorothy will represent us in Istanbul." "Excellent." Dorothy clapped her hands together. "I've already bought our tickets." She gestured towards Eliza. "Miss Baker and I will board the Orient Express the day after tomorrow."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/book-review-the-case-of-the-body-on-the-orient-express-by-kelly-oliver/
5 months ago
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A novel for those who love poignant, heartfelt stories â check out my review of
#ChristopherRunning
by Elisabeth Pike, released 15th August!
#BookReview
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Book Review: Christopher, Running, by Elisabeth Pike
Where he is going, he doesnât know, but he knows he must run because there is no other choice. âHow has it come to this?â he whispers, over and over. âI loved her too Alice. I loved her too.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/book-review-christopher-running-by-elisabeth-pike/
5 months ago
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A great twisty thriller â check out my review of
#TheWomanInCabin10
by Ruth Ware!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware
âI switched the light out and drew the cover across myself, but I didnât sleep. Instead I lay on my side watching the sea, rising and falling in strange, hypnotic silence outside the thick, storm-proof panes. And I thought, there is a murderer on this boat. And no one knows but me.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/book-review-the-woman-in-cabin-10-by-ruth-ware/
5 months ago
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June 2025 Reading Wrap-Up I was really in my reading stride in June, and this month I finished a total of eleven books â nine new to me, and one re-read! Check out my
#JuneWrapUp
below!
#ReadingWrapUp
#BookSky
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June 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
I was really in my reading stride in June, and this month I finished a total of eleven books â nine new to me, and one re-read! Check out my #JuneWrapUp below! #ReadingWrapUp #BookSky
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/06/june-2025-reading-wrap-up/
5 months ago
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Amidst the intrigue of 16th Century Venice, Cesare Aldo has a potentially deadly mission to complete for Duke Cosimo de'Medici - check our my
#BookReview
of the latest Aldo mystery by D.V. Bishop! Many thanks to the author & Insta Book Tours for having me on the
#readalong
and
#blogtour
!
#BookSky
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Book Review: Carnival of Lies, by D.V. Bishop
âStriding down a stone staircase to the lower level of Palazzo Medici, Aldo wished heâd never accepted the contessaâs invitation to visit her. Now he must ride with a violent man who distrusted him in pursuit of well-prepared thieves. If circumstances took him all the way to Venice, the prospects there were even worse. It was a hostile city where he struggled to speak the local dialect, and would be hunting two men amid a hundred and fifty thousand citizens. Should he fail, Aldo faced banishment for life. âPalle,â he muttered under his breath. It was an impossible mission.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/book-review-carnival-of-lies-by-d-v-bishop/
5 months ago
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A body in a lake, a murder confession and a 40-year-old cold case â check out my review of
#MurderInTheLake
by Sadie Norman! Many thanks to
@thebookfolks.bsky.social
for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#BookReview
#BookSky
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Book Review: Murder in the Lake, by Sadie Norman
âNo point in lying any longer. I did it, I killed her. I deserve this for what I did all those years ago. Donât try to stop me. Do not resuscitate.â Jay read the note over my shoulder. I heard his âŠ
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/07/01/book-review-murder-in-the-lake-by-sadie-norman/
5 months ago
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A classic standalone for
#ReadChristie2025
this month â check out my review of âCrooked Houseâ by
#AgathaChristie
!
#BookReview
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Book Review: Crooked House, by Agatha Christie
ââWhat we want,â he said, âis evidence.â Yes, I thought, we all wanted evidence that Mrs Leonides had poisoned her husband. Sophia wanted it, and I wanted it, and Chief-Inspector Taverner wanted it. Then everything in the garden would be lovely! But Sophia wasnât sure, and I wasnât sure, and I donât think Chief-Inspector Taverner was sure eitherâŠâ
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/06/30/book-review-crooked-house-by-agatha-christie/
5 months ago
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The Book Folks
6 months ago
Join us next week for our
#blogtour
of Sadie Normanâs chilling, character-driven mystery MURDER IN THE LAKE! A body in a lake. A decades-old confession. A cold case thatâs about to boil overâŠ
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FCFKQ7ZL/
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My latest review is of
#MotherSea
by Lorraine Wilson, in which the author tackles some challenging topics but ultimately leaves the reader with hopeâŠ
#LiteraryFiction
#BookReview
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Book Review: Mother Sea, by Lorraine Wilson
âBecause without a future, what was a nation, an island, a village, a person, if not only a collection of endings?â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/book-review-mother-sea-by-lorraine-wilson/
6 months ago
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Richard and ValĂ©rie are back, and it's another laugh-out-loud mystery from the Follet Valley by âȘ@ianmooreauthor.bsky.social - check out my
#BookReview
below! As always, thank you to the author, publishers
#Farrago
and
#InstaBookTours
for having me on the
#BlogTour
!
#MurderMysteryFiction
#BookSky
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Book Review: Death and Boules, by Ian Moore
âDo you ever think, monsieurâ â the Commissaire sighed through his bushy moustache that for one didnât contain fragments of food â âthat you are quite simply a magnet for trouble?â âJust unlucky I guess,â Richard mumbled. He felt guilty that just half an hour earlier heâd been keen to drum up some business for himself and ValĂ©rie and all the while heâd been effectively trying to sell off a corpse as he did so. And not just any corpse either, an officially elected one. These things are not taken lightly in small town France.
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/book-review-death-and-boules-by-ian-moore/
6 months ago
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Can a crime fiction author solve a real-life crime? Jane Hepburn is certainly going to give it a go! Check out my
#BookReview
of the fab
#ANovelMurder
by E.C. Nevin (@evilevehall.bsky.socialâŹ)! Many thanks to the author, âȘ@zaffrebooks.bsky.social⏠and
#InstaBookTours
for having me on the
#BlogTour
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Book Review: A Novel Murder, by E.C. Nevin
"If Jane uncovers the truth, everyone's eyes will be on her books, on Private Investigator Sandra Baker. She'll get a new agent, Frankie will believe in her again, she'll top the bestseller lists, she will finally be a success. Her eyes flick to platform two, where the delayed 15.11 is pulling in, before heading to York â via Hoslewit, and the Killer Lines Crime Fiction Festival. But can she do it? Can Jane find out who murdered Carrie Marks? And will someone try to stop her? There's only one way to find out, and that's to get on the 15.11."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/book-review-a-novel-murder-by-e-c-nevin/
6 months ago
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An enjoyably twisting case with DI Knight and the team, set against the backdrop of the horse racing community... Check out my
#BookReview
of
#DeathAtFakenhamRaces
by Ross Greenwood! Many thanks as ever to @rararesources.bsky.social⏠and @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social⏠for having me on the
#BlogTour
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Book Review: Death at Fakenham Races, by Ross Greenwood
"I know what happened with The Taciturn Man. Youâre not the only one who was taken for a fool. I will tell you who was responsible. It wonât be who you think. We shall put things right. Meet me at the parade ring, Fakenham Racecourse. Monday, 6.30Â p.m."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/book-review-death-at-fakenham-races-by-ross-greenwood/
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It's time for another
#MonthlyWrapUp
! I enjoyed some great reads in May, and here they are!
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May 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
May is one of my busiest months of the year for work, so I was pleased to also get the chance to finishg a total of seven books this month (air travel helps!) â seven new to me and one re-read.
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/may-2025-reading-wrap-up/
6 months ago
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Five people enter a room; only four will leave. Only one of the four could have done it... but which? It's up to Poirot, along with some familiar faces, to get to the bottom of things in this month's
#ReadChristie2025
choice,
#CardOnTheTable
!
#AgathaChristie
#BookReview
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Book Review: Cards on the Table, by Agatha Christie
"For you crime is a matter of routine: a murder, an investigation, a clue, and ultimately (for you are undoubtably an able fellow) a conviction. Such banalities would not interest me! I am not interested in poor specimens of any kind. And the caught muderer is necessarily one of the failures. He is second-rate. No, I look on the matter from the artistic point of view. I collect only the best!" "The best being â?" asked Poirot. "My dear fellow â the ones who have got away with it!"
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/book-review-cards-on-the-table-by-agatha-christie/
6 months ago
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đïžBBNYA 2024 Finalist Blog Tour!đïž Congratulations to the fantastic 8th place
#BBNYA2024
finalist,
#TheMagdalenes
by @jskartsiaris.bsky.social! Many thanks to @thewritereads.bsky.social & @bbnya.bsky.social for having me on the
#BlogTour
#BBNYA
#BBNYA
#BookReview
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Book Review: The Magdalenes, by Jeanne Skartsiaris
"Sweat trickled down Jude's back and soaked through her delicate shirt. Why had Trudy Well's path crossed with hers? Jude was not prepared for her past to rear its ugly head. No, she'd worked too long and too hard and wanted to leave the remains of that life behind her."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/book-review-the-magdalenes-by-jeanne-skartsiaris/
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A fascinating snapshot for all lovers of gardens, whether you have acres of land or a window box⊠Check out my review of
#TheFutureOfGardens
by Mark Lane!
@melvillehouse.bsky.social
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Book Review: The Future of Gardens, by Mark Lane
"As we cultivate harmony with nature in our own patches of green, we actively participate in the global effort to foster biodiversity, protect wildlife and build resilient ecosystems for generations to come."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/book-review-the-future-of-gardens-by-mark-lane/
7 months ago
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For all fans of historical mysteries â check out my review of
#ScarletTown
by Leonora Nattrass! đ„
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Book Review: Scarlet Town, by Leonora Nattrass
âGood God, my boy, I thought we was merely to report on a case of a shocking old rotten borough, but now it is far more interesting. I can even see the headline:Â Blue Helston now a Scarlet Town. And you acquainted with half the persons involved! Yes, yes, âtis heaven sent, my boy.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/book-review-scarlet-town-by-leonora-nattrass/
7 months ago
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A great mixture of realism and gothic fiction⊠Check out my review of âThe Ghost Woodsâ by CJ Cooke! đ
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Book Review: The Ghost Woods, by CJÂ Cooke
âHe writes about a girl who gave birth to a baby that wasnât fully human, a kind of root creature that was part-fairy. When the girlâs horrified parents killed it, Nicnevin cursed the family and the house, claiming it as âa palace of rot and ruinâ. The house was called Lichen Hall.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/06/book-review-the-ghost-woods-by-cj-cooke/
7 months ago
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In which I share my April Reading wrap up⊠đ
#ReadingWrapUp
#AprilWrapUp
#BookSky
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April 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
Another month of reading, and itâs been a good one! This month I finished a total of nine books, eight new to me and one re-read.
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/april-2025-reading-wrap-up/
7 months ago
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Book Review: The Seven Dials Mystery, by Agatha Christie âI donât see why youâre so frightfully sensitive about it,â said Bundle. âAfter all, people must die somewhere.â âThey neednât die in my house,â said Lord Caterham. âI donât see why not. Lots of people have. Masses of stuffy old greatâŠ
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Book Review: The Seven Dials Mystery, by Agatha Christie
âI donât see why youâre so frightfully sensitive about it,â said Bundle. âAfter all, people must die somewhere.â âThey neednât die in my house,â said Lord Caterham. âI donât see why not. Lots of people have. Masses of stuffy old great grandfathers and grandmothers.â âThatâs different,â said Lord Caterham. âNaturally I expect Brents to die hereâthey donât count. But I do object to strangers. And I especially object to inquests.â
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/book-review-the-seven-dials-mystery-by-agatha-christie/
7 months ago
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I'm excited to be back with Susan Ryeland and Atticus PĂŒnd! Check out my review of
#MarbleHallMurders
by @anthonyhorowitz.com below!
#BookReview
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Book Review: Marble Hall Murders, by Anthony Horowitz
"Eliot knew exactly what he was doing. He had spent the first twelve years of his life at Marble Hall and he had weaponised that experience. I knew now that PĂŒnd's Last Case wasn't just a book. It was an act of revenge."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/book-review-marble-hall-murders-by-anthony-horowitz/
8 months ago
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A great read for fans of historical crime fiction - check out my review of
#TheDevilsDraper
by
@badsvillebroad.bsky.social
! Out on the 1st of May - many thanks to
@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
for my review copy đ„°
bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/b...
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Book Review: The Devilâs Draper, by Donna Moore
âThey donât like you very much here, do they, Miss Adair?â âNo, they donât.â Even to myself, my voice sounded glum. She smiled briefly and took another look around. âWell, in such circumstances, I âŠ
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/book-review-the-devils-draper-by-donna-moore/
8 months ago
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I'm pleased to share my review of
#TheBurialPlace
, the latest novel in the Jake Jackson mystery series by @thestigabell.bsky.social! Many thanks to the author and
#InstaBookTours
for having me!
#BookReview
#CrimeFiction
#BookSky
@harpercollins.bsky.social
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Book Review: The Burial Place, by Stig Abell
"Two of them walked down into the underground room. As night finally falls, the squalling black, only one of them climbs the steps back onto the hillside, back into the present."
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/book-review-the-burial-place-by-stig-abell/
8 months ago
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After a bit of a slow start to the year, I seem to have hit my reading stride in March! Here is my wrap-up for the month...
#ReadingWrapUp
#Booksky
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March 2025 Reading Wrap-Up
After a bit of a slow start to the year, I seem to have hit my reading stride in March! This was probably helped by taking part in several book tours in my favourite genre of crime and mystery...
https://bookscatsetc.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/march-2025-reading-wrap-up/
8 months ago
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