True Blue by David Baldacci was our book club pick this month. A fast-paced, high‑energy crime thriller set in the heart of Washington D.C. Firstly, let me say I love David Baldacci novels. I devoured the Atlee Pine four-part series. I couldn’t get enough of the Amos Decker seven-part series (last part on my TBR […]
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If you pick up The Messenger of Athens by Anne Zouroudi expecting a gentle Greek escape – think again. The prequel to The Mysteries of the Greek Detective series delivers something far darker. The opening pages quickly strip away any dream of sun‑drenched beaches and friendly locals. Instead, we’re led into the murky world of
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Isn’t there something wonderfully comforting about a TBR pile. Mine sits patiently on a bookshelf. Calling to me, and to my good intentions. But every time I promise myself I’ll make progress, I immediately add in another one. Or if I’ve gone to the fabulous Barter Books, there’s usually a few. It’s a habit, like
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Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young is a sparkling seaside whodunnit full of heart. We return to Scarborough’s sweeping bays in the second instalment of a hugely enjoyable cosy crime series. This novel blends mystery, humour and heartfelt emotion with the easy confidence of a writer who knows exactly how to entertain
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The Midas Code by Boyd Morrison combines a legendary curse with a race against time. Dare you read on to find out if it’s one for you? A Thrilling Adventure From Page One This is an action-packed adventure right from the start and after that there’s no let up. It centres on the hunt to
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Our latest book club pick was The Coach Trip by Jo Lyons. It’s a light-hearted, feel‑good rom‑com centred around Nell, whose life goes from shaky to shambolic in record time. Nell is passed over for a long-held promotion. That’s bad enough. But when it goes to Ava, her younger, prettier, more popular but highly inexperienced
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Imagine battling the elements for survival on a remote Scottish archipelago. Your entire world consists of the struggles and successes of a small close-knit crofting community way out in the Atlantic Ocean. For over two thousand years people lived on St Kilda. But in 1930 the islanders’ wish to be evacuated was granted and, after
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The Last Hill Walker by John D. Burns is the author’s personal story of falling in and out of love with the hills. It’s the debut book by this best-selling author, but I read the highly entertaining follow-up (Bothy Tales) first. In my humble opinion, you don’t need to read them in order. In The
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The Guest List by Lucy Foley is a classic whodunit with a twist. It’s set on the rugged, bleak and peat-bog landscape of a recently reinhabited island off the coast of Connemara. The guests have assembled for the celebrity wedding of the year (Will Slater and Julia Keegan). But someone intends to spoil the party.
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is part coming-of-age and part gothic mystery. This atmospheric novel is set in post Spanish Civil War Barcelona and starts off when ten-year-old Daniel is taken to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books by his bookshop owner father. A book that will change his life For his
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