I don’t think I’ve ever come across an author who paints scenes as vividly as Dinah Jefferies. I very much enjoyed The Tea Planter’s Wife which I read a couple of years ago so I was thrilled to receive a review copy of this book. The book is set mostly in 1930s Burma. Belle … More Book review: The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies
The story Nothing much happens in the sleepy Somerset village of Much Winchmoor (or “Not Much Winchmoor” as Katie “Kat” Latcham calls it. ) Forced to return to the village in which she grew up and live with her parents after breaking up with her boyfriend Kat wonders how she’ll be able to pass the … More Book review: Murder Served Cold by Paula Williams
Today is publication day for My Sister is Missing. The blurb A few weeks after giving birth, new mum Stephanie Henderson goes missing with her baby. With husband Adam in despair and the police investigation at a standstill, it’s up to Steph’s sister Jess to find them. But when Adam starts to behave suspiciously, Jess … More Book review: My Sister is Missing by Julia Barrett
Today is publication day for the digital version of the perfect betrayal. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of domestic noir so I was thrilled to be sent a review copy. Consumed by grief after the death of her husband Mark in a plane crash, Tess is struggling to keep life normal for … More Book review: the perfect betrayal by Lauren North
I’m very excited to show you the cover for my new novel The Suspects, which will be published by Crooked Cat Books on May 10th. I’d love to know what you think of it! If you’re on Facebook you might have seen this video I did earlier today. If not you can watch it … More Cover reveal for The Suspects
What do the first female war correspondent, a prolific novelist, the socialite founder of a Red Cross hospital, a tireless campaigner for women’s suffrage and one of Jack the Ripper’s victims have in common? They’re all included in my book Struggle and Suffrage in Windsor. As it’s International Women’s Day I wanted to tell you a bit … More International Women’s Day
As it’s International Women’s Day, today’s guest post from author Joan Livingston is about mothers and daughters in her mystery series. Joan’s new novel Checking the Traps will be published on March 22nd – I can’t wait to read it. Mothers and daughters. Isabel Long, protagonist of my mystery series, is both, and the relationships … More Mothers and Daughters
I’m so pleased to be able to share an extract with you today from JV Baptie’s brilliant new crime story, The Departed. I think you’ll agree the cover is stunning but does the story live up to it? Read on to find out! Here’s the prologue and first chapter: Prologue I know what … More Excerpt from The Departed By JV Baptie
Today is publication day for Hunter’s Force, the third book in Val Penny’s Edinburgh mystery series. I was thrilled to be given an advanced copy to review. The opening plunges us straight into a thrilling mystery. DI Hunter Wilson’s son Cameron comes back from a night out to find his flatmate has been brutally murdered. … More Publication Day – Hunter’s Force
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