Is a Perfect Storm the Perfect Time for a Murder? The Plot When Hurricane Leo threatens Florida’s Camino Island, the Governor is quick to issue an evacuation order. Most residents flee but a small group of diehards decide to ride it out. Amongst them is Bruce Cable, proprietor of Bay Books in downtown Santa Rosa.… More Camino Winds
An Unnecessary Assassin is a collection of crime and mystery stories in support of Rotary International’s work to eradicate Polio. I managed to pick up a copy of the book last year and have been working my way through the stories. One hundred percent of the profit from this book goes towards the work of… More An Unnecessary Assassin – short stories
The Two Faces of January is a 1964 novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was made into the 2014 thriller written and directed by Hossein Amini. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac. Plot Two men meet in the picturesque backstreets of Athens. Chester MacFarlane is a conman with multiple false identities, near the end of his rope and on the… More The Two Faces of January
Anxious People is written by the No. 1 New York Times bestseller, Fredrik Backman, who also wrote the A man Called Ovo. When it was selected as a bookclub read I had no idea it has also been made into a Netflix TV Series. And yes, I watched the series after reading, and loving, the… More Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (review)
This Christmas I decided to read a classic Christmas mystery. I started with a 1930s snowbound mystery featuring a train bound for Christmas in Manchester. Onboard were a group of mismatched travelers who had to make a decision when their locomotive becomes stuck in an impenetrable snowdrift. Should they stay on the train or risk… More Mystery in White – Review
This is a Daley Buzz Treasure Cove Cozy Mystery Book. Written by Meredith Potts, the audiobook is narrated by Stephanie Quinn. Plot A murder-for-hire plot. A wild twist. And gingerbread cookies. Sabrina Carlson desperately wants to have a peaceful holiday. As Christmas day quickly approaches, it doesn’t seem like that is going to happen. There… More Christmas Gingerbread Cookies with a Side of Murder – Review
A Murderous Season is part of the Admiral Shackleford Mysteries. This is a Cozy Mystery series by Beverley Watts. The books can be read as stand alone stories so it was easy to read book three before books one and two. The Plot Admiral Charles Shackleford and his much put upon best friend and former… More A Murderous Season – Review
The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict is available from Amazon and City Adventurers Solve The Murder The Plot Lily Armitage never intended to return to Endgame House – the grand family home where her mother died twenty-one Christmases ago. Until she receives a letter from her aunt, asking her to return to take part in an annual… More The Christmas Murder Game – Review
The Christmas Jigsaw Murders is a (deliciously dark) Christmas cracker from the bestselling author of Murder on the Christmas Express, Alexandra Benedict. Plot On 19th of December, renowned puzzle setter, loner and Christmas sceptic Edie O’Sullivan finds a hand-delivered present on her doorstep. Unwrapping it, she finds a jigsaw box and, inside, six jigsaw pieces. When… More The Christmas Jigsaw Murders
Peter May’s Freeze Frame is an engrossing installment in the cold-case Enzo series of books. Plot A promise made to a dead man proves Enzo’s toughest challenge yet… ILE DE GROIX, FRANCE. A Frozen Island. This tiny isle off the coast of Brittany is the scene of a murder left shrouded in mystery and grief.… More Peter May’s Freeze Frame