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
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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
The word went out, calling all Time Lords, faithful companions and aliens from across the Universes to attend the 41st Annual Convention of the Dr Who Fandom. The City Adventurers immediately hopped into their tardis (car) and headed to Southampton for a Dr Who Themed Murdered Mystery Evening. Yes, this was another mystery theatre event staged… More Dr Who Dunnit! Murder Mystery
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 City Adventurers headed to Bulphan Village Hall where the Bulphan WI had been working hard preparing for a charity evening for the Bulphan WI and the Romford Lions Club. All the cast were members of the Bulphan WI. For some of them, this was their first time treading the boards. They all threw themselves into… More Dig For Vengeance
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
It’s Christmas Eve at the North Pole. Santa and the elves are just loading the sleigh when Mrs Claus realises that the reindeer are missing…..In fact the reindeer have been kidnapped! Can you help Mrs Claus and the elves find all the reindeer in time for Santa’s flight around the world? This is an online… More The Mystery of the Missing Reindeer