Monthly Archives: January 2025

Week beginning 29 January 2025

Caroline Angus Planning the Murder of Anne Boleyn Pen & Sword | Pen & Sword History August 2024. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review.  Caroline Angus has set the stage for acknowledging the reality of Anne Boleyn’s death. She was murdered, and King Henry V111 planned theContinue reading “Week beginning 29 January 2025”

Week beginning 22 January 2025

Jane A. Adams Cold Bones Severn House, December 2024. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. This is book 10 of the Jane A. Adams series that features former Detective Chief Inspector Henry Johnstone. Set in the 1930s, it is described as a mystery. It is also a challenging socialContinue reading “Week beginning 22 January 2025”

WEEK BEGINNING 15 JANUARY 2025

Nicci French The Last Days of Kira Mullan Simon & Schuster (Australia)|Simon & Schuster UK, January 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. I had just finished rereading Nicci French’s Frieda Klein series, and joy of joys, “The Last Days of Kira Mullan” became available. This book did notContinue reading “WEEK BEGINNING 15 JANUARY 2025”

Week beginning 8 January 2025

Elie Mystal Bad Law Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America The New Press, March 2025. Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Elie Mystal does not disappoint in this fiercely passionate, but so cleverly analytical, exposure of the inherent inequality espoused in the ten laws he addresses in thisContinue reading “Week beginning 8 January 2025”

Week beginning 1 January 2025

Angela Youngman The Dark Side of Jane Austen’s World Pen & Sword|Pen & Sword History, August 2024. Thank you, NetGalley and Pen & Sword, for providing me with this uncorrected proof for review. Angela Youngman’s detailed and absorbing exploration of Jane Austen’s world, through her own narratives and additional material, is a valuable read. AlthoughContinue reading “Week beginning 1 January 2025”