The Windermere Witness is the first book in the Lake District Mysteries cozy crime series by Rebecca Tope. Plot Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon ‘Simmy’ Brown has moved to the beautiful region of the Lake District to be nearer her charismatic parents. Things are going well, with her latest flower arrangements praised and Simmy… More Windermere Witness
The Plot A quick trip to the capital goes horribly wrong when Blotto and Twinks get accidentally involved in London’s criminal underworld . . . It starts innocently enough at the intimate review ‘absolutely everyone is talking about’, Light and Frothy, where its glamorous star, Frou Frou Gavotte, has rather taken the fancy of Blotto’s school… More Blotto and Twinks
Part of the Alex cross series, this book is written by James Patterson. The Plot A scandalous double homicide opens the psychological case files on Alex Cross… When a glamorous socialite and a high school principal are found murdered, the shocking double homicide dominates tabloid headlines. Detective Alex Cross knew both victims well, especially Kay… More Deadly Cross
The City Adventurers headed to Winchester for Murder57 murder mystery dinner. The appropriately entitled Midsummer Murder was set in the village of Killinton, where resident Amos Wheatley had discovered a strange circle of stones on his land. After checking into our hotel, we had a quick tour of Winchester before getting ready for the evenings entertainment. We… More Midsummer Murder
A short break on the English Riviera exploring places associated with the life of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, has been on my bucket list for a while. I haven’t managed it yet, but if it is on your bucket list too, you may want to check out the Agatha Christie Festival, which returns… More Agatha Christie Festival
Not only is “The Fine Art of invisible Detection” the no. 1 ebook from the Sunday Times bestseller but it was also the BBC Between the Covers Book Club pick in 2021. It was written by Robert Goddard The Plot Umiko Wada has recently had quite enough excitement in her life. With her husband recently… More The Fine Art of Invisible Detection
Murder at the Black Cat Cafe and Why did the Well Wheel Creak? by Seishi Yokomizo This was chosen as a book for book club. It actually contains two books in one. Both can be described as classic Japanese mysteries, from the author of The Honjin Murders. Seishi Yokomizo has been called ‘The Japanese Agatha Christie’.… More Murder at the Black Cat Cafe – Review
Professor Puzzle, Sherlock Holmes – The Challenge Trilogy, Mystery Brain Teaser Think you have got what it takes to be Sherlock Holmes? With Sherlock Holmes The Challenge Trilogy, you get to exercise your powers of deduction and reasoning. This compendium includes three different games and features over 150 mysterious puzzles, riddles and enigmas. Available from Amazon at https://amzn.to/4vHeDvd
Where would you expect to find a hardboiled detective? The mean streets of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles, possibly ? How about the parochial Welsh town of Aberystwyth? Well that’s where Malcolm Pryce’s hardboiled detective can be found. But this Aberystwyth is run by shady Druids. There are whelk-stalls as well as sexy dancing girls. And even an ice… More Aberystwyth Mon Amour
Death in the Desert is a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle designed by Gene Dieckhoner. Produced as a Bits and Pieces jigsaw, it’s a mystery puzzle that includes a story booklet and challenges you to solve a crime. With a bits and pieces jigsaw, the picture on the box is the same as the picture on the jigsaw. However, the… More Death In The Desert