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Have you ever found a series of books that grips you so much that you constantly await the next in the series with pleasure? I first...

The most recent read for my village book group was The Guilty One by Lisa Ballantine. I had never read anything by this author before,...

I recently bought Who Cut Up The Moon written by Lynne Hallett and illustrated by Roz Wolseley-Charles. The book was a gift for my...

I don't often read women's fiction, but I was recently attracted by the cover and title of Jane Green's book, Second Chance. The Blurb...

I have always enjoyed detective novels, mysteries and crime thrillers. Mark Billingham is an English crime novelist and stand up...

I had heard a lot of good things about the novels by Madalyn Morgan and recently I had the opportunity to purchase one. I chose There is...

I was pleased to be able to buy a paperback copy of The Carnelian Phoenix by Jacquie Rogers recently. I much prefer paperbacks to ebooks....

I had heard my husband's stories of being called in with groups of his pals to act as extras in episodes of Miami Vice and battle scenes...

The excellent Scottish based crime writer, Vanessa Robertson generously notified her followers that amazon had reduced the price of her...

I am excited to be able to share my views on the poetry collection A to B by Scottish poet, Gerry McGrath. The Review The poet uses...

I recently re-read his "Made in America" The text is an entertaining compendium of possible and less possible word origins. The Blurb...

The Murder of Miss Perfect was the first novel by Mark Elkid that I had read. I didn't know what to expect but I was lucky enough to...

I was priviledged to recieve an advance copy of The Pilgrim by Joy Magretts in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to the author and...

At the library, I picked up another book promoted by the book group run by successful, local author Evelyn Hood. It was "Gardens of...

I had never read anything by Lynda La Plante before, so when I saw this book on sale, I picked it up. The Blurb 'Do you know what a Judas...

The title of this book enthralled me and, although it is not my usual genre, am glad I read the novel. I borrowed it from my local...

I have read several books by the fine Scottish author wo is Wendy H. Jones and enjoyed them, but I had never read any books in her DI...

I have enjoyed the books by Helen Matthews that I have read and was delighted when I learned that she had published a new book, The Girl...

I was honoured to be approached by the poet to review her new collection of poetry. I had not read anything by Olusola Sophia Anayanwu...

I must be honest, I had never heard of T. M. Logan and I bought The Catch when it was on sale, but I am very glad I did. The Blurb She...