Monthly Archives: May 2024

Week beginning 29 May 2024

Priscilla Masters The Quiet Woman Book 2 of A Florence Shaw Mystery,  Severn House,  July 2024. Thank you, Net Galley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. The Quiet Woman is an intriguing murder mystery in so many aspects –characterisation, plotting, pace and writing style. Nurse Florence Shaw is a quiet woman, herself,Continue reading “Week beginning 29 May 2024”

Week beginning 22 May 2024

Hannah McGregor Clever Girl, Jurassic Park ECW Press, October 2024. Thank you, NetGalley for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Clever Girl, Jurassic Park is written in a style that I often find unappealing. However, I must acknowledge that I was so captivated by the perceptive commentary, the substantial research that underlies theContinue reading “Week beginning 22 May 2024”

Week beginning 15 May 2024

Freida McFadden One by One Poisoned Pen Press, April 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. One by One is a competent psychological thriller. The plot is an edgy combination of ill-assorted friends on a holiday jaunt that goes wrong with attempts to find the holiday hotel in whichContinue reading “Week beginning 15 May 2024”

Week beginning May 8 2024

Kerry Wilkinson The Call Bookouture, April 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I have been an avid follower of Kerry Wilkinson’s work, the stand-alone novels and the absorbing Whitecliff Bay series. The Call, however, has been a great disappointment. Admittedly, I was intrigued by the premise and theContinue reading “Week beginning May 8 2024”

Week beginning May 1 2024

Linda Stewart Henley Kate’s War She Writes Press, April 2024. Linda Stewart Henley was inspired by an event in which her father featured when she wrote Kate’s War. In 1940, CORB was one plan of evacuation in which children and their voluntary escorts were sent overseas to safety.  It was short lived because the dangersContinue reading “Week beginning May 1 2024”