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Archive for March 2024

Murder in Moscow, by Kelly Oliver

Fiona Figg follows her heart and the dastardly Fredrick Fredricks to Russia where she is quickly arrested by the Cheka (secret police). Can Kitty save her? Murder in Moscow is the 5th book in the Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane series of cosy spy and murder mysteries set during WW1. Despite her doubts, Fiona travels […]

Garden Girl by Renny DeGroot (audiobook)

A discovery of bones is revealed to be a missing young woman. Sarah was assumed to have run away but now a murder investigation is launched, led by Gordie MacLean and his new partner. Then another body is found… Garden Girl is a police procedural novel set in Canada. Gordie uncovers an unhappy background to […]

How to help your Year 6 with the transition to secondary school

Well, we’re about to enter the final week of the Spring Term so the countdown has really started! I can’t believe we are almost two thirds of the way through the school year, but we are!   So we have one term left to prepare our big littleones for secondary school… Anya is lucky in […]

The Last Resort, by T.J. Emerson

Pure Heart is a retreat from the troubles of the world. But the commune has its own problems with financial difficulties and a tragic death. Can the community stay together or will secrets lead to the collapse of the retreat once and for all? The Last Resort is a psychological thriller set in Cyprus in […]

The Perfect Couple, by Jane McLoughlin

Jacey and Rob move to England for his job. Their home is huge but also increasingly scary. What secrets are the couple hiding and what is happening at the house…? The Perfect Couple is a psychological thriller with a strong supernatural theme. Jacey and Rob’s marriage isn’t as perfect as they pretend. He is short […]