Crime, series, Thriller

New Release – Crime Thriller Child Missing

This is my kind of book! # 123 page novella # a detective story # a series # by an author whose work I enjoy reading. I preordered it and it dropped into my Kindle today. I can’t wait to start it. This is Book One of the Detective Matt Holden Mystery series. A gripping… Continue reading New Release – Crime Thriller Child Missing

Book, Crime, Mystery, series

Murder at Monterey by Ellen Read

A weekend away and a murder in this delightful cosy mystery story. I had the honour of reading an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) of this enjoyable book. I’m so glad I did. Released today 16th June, Ellen Read has created another beautiful story. Set on the 1920s/30s, it was the era of elegance. Although this… Continue reading Murder at Monterey by Ellen Read

Book, Crime, Kindle Unlimited

The Rise by Ian Rankin.

Detectives investigate a murder at an exclusive block of exp gives flats. This came to me in an email from Amazon and as it was a short story and by such a distinguished author, I downloaded it. The writing is extremely sharp as we follow two detectives into a high rise multi story block of… Continue reading The Rise by Ian Rankin.

Book, Crime, paperback, series

My Review – Angel of Death by Ben Cheetham

This was my WI Book Club this month. After A Thousand Splendid Suns I was hoped for something more my style. Angel of Death fitted the bill perfectly. It was a fast paced extremely dark crime thriller. I winced in places hoping it wouldn’t go into too much detail, and it didn’t. But it was… Continue reading My Review – Angel of Death by Ben Cheetham

Book, Crime, Kindle Unlimited, series, Thriller

My Review – Looking Good Dead by Stephen Puleston

This is book number twelve and I’ve read them all over the last eleven years. The thing I love most is they are set in north Wales where I live. Often based on Anglesey, or like this story, they frequently visit. Inspector Drake and his team of now familiar detectives are faced with a murder… Continue reading My Review – Looking Good Dead by Stephen Puleston

Book, Crime, Post Apocolyptic, Thriller

I’m Reading These Two Books

Yes, two fantastic reads. I’ve only started reading two books at once recently and I haven’t done it for a few months. It only works for me if one is a paperback and the other an ebook. I read my kindle in bed just before I sleep and when I wake. This is the first… Continue reading I’m Reading These Two Books

Book, Crime, series

Silver Dagger Book Tours – the Connected by Fate Tour and Giveaway!

Who Killed Melissa Witt? Connected by Fate Who Killed Melissa Witt? Book 2 by LaDonna Humphrey Genre: True Crime We Know Who Did it. We Know His Name. Connected by Fate unfolds against the haunting backdrop of the Ozark National Forest, where the unresolved murder of Melissa Witt has cast a long shadow over the… Continue reading Silver Dagger Book Tours – the Connected by Fate Tour and Giveaway!

Book, Crime, Kindle Unlimited, series

My Review of Dig Two Graves by Helen H. Durrant

I saw this advertised on Facebook by Joffe Books. I fancied a crime story and it was in Kindle Unlimited, too. I also noticed it was a brand new book, released less than a month ago. Although this is the first book of what will be a series, it made several references to a previous… Continue reading My Review of Dig Two Graves by Helen H. Durrant

Book, Crime, Mystery, Romance, series

My Review – Hide and Seek by Julia Blake

I’ve read the previous five books in the series and when this one came out on the 27th March, I bought it and read it before the end of the month. As I said above, if the book has Julia’s name on the front, you know you are in for a good read. Each book… Continue reading My Review – Hide and Seek by Julia Blake

Book, Crime, Thriller

My Review – Rhapsody in Black by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

I featured this recently on my About a Book series and already had it on my to read list. So when the author thanked me and gifted me a copy, I was thrilled. It’s a cosy mystery with its background set in a ballet school. This immediately made it interesting and different. It’s the first… Continue reading My Review – Rhapsody in Black by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra