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My mother gave me a series of Agatha Christie books as a gift. Some of them I had read before, but The Hollow was new to me. I really...

I had read The Time Detective by author Mark Carnelly previously and enjoyed it so much that I bought a second copy for my nephew, so...

Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that my go-to genre is crime. However, I will not pass up a good book whatever the...

Fabergé is the third book in Jo Fenton's Becky White series of thrillers. I had enjoyed the first two book in the series, Revelation and...

I had read and enjoyed The Switch by Beth O'Leary so when I noticed another of her novels available, I decided to try this one too. The...

I first came across Janet Paisley, who is an award winning poet and author, when I was studying Creative Writing in Stirling, Scotland. ...

I cannot really remember how or where I came by this book, Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin. Now, the method of his experiment may be...

I don't often re-read books these days. However, during the holiday season when life was busy, I looked for the familiarity of a book...

My daughter gave me The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles for Christmas. She often gives me a selection of books that she has read during...

“Losing My Virginity: How I’ve Survived, Had Fun and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way” This philosophy has allowed Sir Richard...

I was thrilled when bestselling American author Jenna Morrison sent me an early copy of her second novel, A Brother's Tragedy, in...

I am always thrilled when I learn that a reader has enjoyed one of my books, but occasionally, there is a review that just shows that the...

I really didn't read science fiction until I had the opportunity to read To Dream (Anatomy of a Humachine by Louis K. Lowy and realised...

The Blurb In 1944, a German Jewish refugee is sent to Wales to interview Rudolf Hess; in Snowdonia, a seventeen-year-old girl, the...

I was on holiday when I finished the book I was reading. Luckily, the hotel I was staying at had a library for the use of guests. I chose...

Let me be honest, I had never heard of Nadine Matheson but like the title of the novel, The Jigsaw Man. So, when I saw the book on sale...

I chose The Dinner Guest by B.P. Walter to take on vacation with me. It is always fun to explore the work of an author new to me in sunny...

I had not read anything by Fiona Forsyth, but The Third Daughter was recommended to me by a friend, so I decided to see what I was...

Have you ever found a series of books that grips you so much that you constantly await the next in the series with pleasure? I first...

The most recent read for my village book group was The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantine. I had never read anything by this author before,...