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Archive for June 2023

The Mother at Number 5, by Jill Childs

Ros makes a new friend on holiday and the pair go out for the night. Alcohol is flowing and in the morning, Ros can’t remember what happened, if she cheated on her husband or revealed the secret that has been haunting her. But a holiday friendship is temporay so she relaxes knowing she won’t see […]

Death in the Highlands, by Fliss Chester

1925, Cressida Fawcett is visiting Ayrton Castle in Scotland to offer interior design advice. Her trip is interrupted by the murder of the previous owner in a locked room. Cressida begins to investigate while she waits for DCI Andrews to arrive but is she putting herself in danger? Death in the Highlands is the third […]

Jane, by Linda O’Byrne

Jane Darcy has always been delicate and sickly, especially in contrast to her vivacious twin Anne. Now she is heartbroken and angry at her twin’s betrayal. Can she finally step out of her twin’s shadow and find happiness? Jane is the 4th book in the Cousins of Pemberley series which follows the next generation from […]

Taken Girls, by Carolyn Arnold

Detective Amanda Steele’s niece Ava calls her to help locate a friend’s sister. But Reese’s body is found murdered and mutilated on prom night. Can Amanda catch the killer before he strikes again? Taken Girls is the 8th book to feature Amanda Steele. There are mentions of old cases but no spoilers. The plot threads […]

The Children of Berlin, by Sharon Maas

TRIGGER WARNING: Nazi ideology and brutality 1960s England, Leah receives a letter from Magda who she hadn’t contacted in over 2 decades. 1930s Berlins, two girls grow up and grow apart under Nazi rule… The Children of Berlin is a historical novel about a friendship that is split apart by Nazi ideology. Magda and Leah […]