by Helen | Sep 19, 2024 | Book reviews
I always enjoy a crime book that makes you feel like you’re reading something fresh and interesting, rather than a retread of everything that’s gone before, even when there are familiar elements. That was certainly the case for me in One of Us Is Dead.It...
by Helen | Sep 8, 2024 | Book reviews
This was a fun read, albeit one that took a little while to get into.It opens with the birthday party – and death – of the wealthy Anthony Wistern. Impaled on a spike in a pool, his death draws interest and suspicion from far and wide. If he was murdered,...
by Helen | Aug 16, 2024 | Book reviews
The Salt Flats is a taut and well-told tale about a couple heading to a mysterious retreat on the Bolivian salt flats.It’s difficult to pin down as a specific genre. Is it a book about climate change fear (guilt about climate change eats away at main character...
by Helen | Aug 1, 2024 | Book reviews
I really enjoyed this start to a new crime/detective series from Wes Markin.When old remains are discovered in a suitcase in Whitby, Detective Chief Inspector Frank Black is put on the case. He sees beyond the bones to the person they once were, with hopes and dreams...
by Helen | Jul 30, 2024 | Book reviews
Slow Dance is an enjoyable romance that dances through time (sorry, you just have to run with the title cheese sometimes) as it builds up to romance in the past and present.Shiloh and Cary are our hero and heroine, with Shiloh the main viewpoint character. This...
by Helen | Jul 22, 2024 | Book reviews
At the beginning of Irresponsible Adult, our main character Robyn is verging on smug (which almost put me off – you have to keep reading).She’s making sales left, right and centre in her estate agent job and she’s about to make a huge investment that...
