Thursday, January 30, 2025
The Baguette Murders by Anne Penketh
Sunday, January 26, 2025
An Insidious Inheritance by Amelie West
The property has a strange ambiance and history attached to it. Although touted as an inn, it shows neglect, disarray and Clara realises that in 1933 with the economic slump, getting rid of the property is no easy task.
The story has gothic overtones and there are several people who will do their best that Clara does no digging into the past or even actual digging in the property, which will uncover unsavory history. You always feel throughout the story that you have to watch your back as if someone, not quite human, is watching you and prompting you to act.
Sent by Victory Editing Coop Netgalley for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
The Alchemist of Alleppo by Marie K. Savage
The story starts from there and it is fascinating, unexpectedly full of questions and certainly events, people and feelings which cannot be logically explained. Going back hundreds of years to turbulent times, previous births and a reincarnation in a present time to set finally and bring to an end a very troubled past.
The story was magical, a love story repeated and a book I couldn’t put down. I would urge those who enjoy stories of history as well as those things which are magical, fantasy with a whiff of probability to get this book.
Sent by Blank Slate Communication/Independent Book Publishers Association, courtesy of Netgalley for an unbiased review.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
The Forger’s Requiem by Bradford Morrow
Friday, January 17, 2025
When She’s Gone by Rea Frey
Monday, January 13, 2025
The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds’s by Jennifer Moorman
Thursday, January 9, 2025
The Drowning Game by Barbara Nickless
Monday, January 6, 2025
Big Ben Strikes Eleven by David Magarshack
The story starts with a legion of suspects and then gets whittled down. Three main suspects and each gets handled differently by the two Detectives heading the case. The attention to detail as each piece of evidence is unearthed is rather tedious and you wish it could just be hurried along. The story set in the 1930s is classic vintage mystery and it evolves like that.
Characters are varied which add depth and interest to the story.
Sent by Poisoned Pen Press for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Crimson Leaves death of an Earl Part I by Jana L. Perkins
Both men failed in following the rules from the beginning. Trying to solve a murder, under false identities and having fallen deeply in love was a dilemma.
The murder mystery being solved went hand in hand with the romances of the two men. Light hearted and a fun read set in the 1800s.
Sent by Victory Editing Netgalley Coop for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Chaatterbox by Pia Mahajan