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Archive for February 2024

The Library Murders, by Merryn Allingham

Flora and Jack are organising a book event in the village. But a first edition Dickens is stolen and the librarian is found dead. The main suspect is someone Flora used to know but his arrival in the village seems odd and he was discovered standing over the body… The Library Murders is the 8th […]

Death at Lovers’ Leap, by Catherine Coles

1948, Martha Miller is feeling blue on Valentine’s Day with a missing husband and an unrequited love for the vicar. But things get worse when she finds a young man’s dead body… Death at Lovers’ Leap is the third book to feature amateur sleuths Martha and Luke in an English village shortly after WW2. I […]

#Project52 2024 week 8

Half term! It has been mostly wet but we managed one family day out in the sun. I have loved spotting all the signs of spring flowering/blossoming everywhere local even in the rain (fingers crossed the weather stays mild) I have started a craze! All 5 of us now play Monopoly Go! I hope you […]

The Au Pair, by Jane Renshaw

Alice runs away from her home in America to become an au pair in Scotland. But a few weeks later, Alice has disappeared and Melanie is working under an assumed name to try to find out the truth… The Au Pair is a psychological thriller set in Scotland. Alice is 18 and knows her own […]

The Island of Dreams, by Helen McGinn

Martha’s dislike of her sister’s fiance is heightened when he tries to kiss her! She is still reeling from her own cancelled wedding so her family send her abroad to heal her heart… The Island of Dreams is a romantic novel set in the UK and the Greek island of Paxos. I loved the geographical […]