For some reason I haven’t found much to enjoy in newly published books recently, and have instead been losing myself … More
Tag: series
Book review: Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout (Amgash #3)
What a joy it is to have a new Elizabeth Strout novel! This is the third featuring Lucy Barton. Lucy … More
Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries
Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More
Book review: The Drowned City by KJ Maitland (Daniel Pursglove #1)
The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More
Book review: Slough House by Mick Herron (Slough House #7)
The latest Slough House novel is always a treat. This one — which is actually called Slough House — eviscerates … More
Book review: Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht (Vera Kelly #1)
Vera Kelly is posing as a Canadian student in Buenos Aires in 1966, but she is actually working for the … More
Book review: The Coffinmaker’s Garden by Stuart MacBride (Ash Henderson 3)
The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More
Crime Fiction with Character giveaway – discover your next great read
I don’t often take part in group giveaways. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by a wall of books with very little in … More
Book review: Still Life by Val McDermid (Karen Pirie #6)
Still Life has an intriguing plot, a twisty and convoluted tale of a body found off the Fife coast. The … More
Book review: Hidden on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #11) by Joy Ellis
I’ve enjoyed Joy Ellis’s DI Nikki Galena police procedurals before. Hidden on the Fens, the 11th in the series, has … More