Westwind by Ian Rankin
May 11, 2023
Why “classic lost thriller”? Apparently, Ian Rankin had refused to allow a reissue as he believed it be ‘not very good’.… More Westwind by Ian Rankin
Category: mystery books
Death at the Seaside
May 4, 2023
Kate Shackleton heads off for a holiday in Whitby. But she finds a body on the first morning of her arrival … More Death at the Seaside
Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley
March 23, 2023
Agatha Christie was Radio 4 Book of the Week The Plot ‘Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was.’ Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was ‘just’ an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn’t? As Lucy Worsley says, ‘She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern’. She went… More Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley
The Presidents Daughter
March 16, 2023
I suggested The Presidents Daughter by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson to my book group as our next read. It is another Sunday Times bestseller. The Plot ALL PRESIDENTS HAVE NIGHTMARES. THIS ONE IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE.Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL and a former US President, has always defended his family as fiercely as… More The Presidents Daughter
Death and the Seagull
March 9, 2023
Death and the Seagull has been described as “The Perfect Comedy Thriller with Heart, Scones and Seagulls!” and “More twists and turns than a seaside helter-skelter!” The Plot Monday, I received two letters. Tuesday, I became a father. Wednesday, I was on the run. Thursday, I fell to my death. Friday, I caught my killer.… More Death and the Seagull
Mrs England
February 23, 2023
Mrs England was selected by my book group as our next read. It is a Sunday Times bestseller written by a winner of the Women’s Prize Futures Award, Stacey Halls. The Plot ‘Something’s not right here.’I was aware of Mr Booth’s eyes on me, and he seemed to hold his breath. ‘What do you mean?’‘In… More Mrs England
The City Adventurers Solve the Murder
February 14, 2023
The City Adventurers love solving things – murder mystery, escape rooms, puzzles etc….. Our bookshop helps you find mysteries and solve them! Visit the bookshop The ITM Games Group Share your passion for investigation and murder mystery with The City Adventurers Visit us at https://itmgames.co.uk/
The Sentence is Death
March 10, 2022
The Sentence is Death is the second in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series of murder mysteries.
Having been struck down with Covid again, there was little I could do except sleep and read. So I turned to the next instalment of PI Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick. … More The Sentence is Death
The Silent Patient
February 25, 2022
t a murder mystery. You know from the beginning who killed Gabriel. What you don’t know is why…….and as the murderess remains silent, no-one else knows why either.… More The Silent Patient
State of Terror: A Novel
October 28, 2021
From the#1 bestselling authors Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny comes a novel of unsurpassed thrills and incomparable insider expertise – STATE OF TERROR. STATE OF TERROR follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage.… More State of Terror: A Novel