A Rowland Sinclair Novel (The fifth book in the Rowland Sinclair Mystery Series) After narrowly escaping Nazi terror, Rowland Sinclair and his companions land in London, believing they are safe. But they are wrong. A bizzare murder plunges the hapless Australians into a queer world of British aristocracy, Fascist Blackshirts, illicit love, scandal and spies….
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Hindsight is a fickle friend – Book review for NetGalley – The Alphabet of Heart’s Desire by Brian Keaney
The Alphabet of Heart’s Desire A visitor calls with a gift and a message from the past in this literary, historical novel. In 1802 Thomas de Quincey, a young man from a comfortable middle-class background who would go on to become one of the most celebrated writers of his day, collapsed on Oxford Street and…
Smoke and mirrors – Book review for NetGalley – The Burden of Lies (Peter Tanner #2) by Richard Beasley
Cocaine. Construction. Corruption. The unholy trinity of Sydney Self-made property mogul Tina Leonard has already lost her business, her home and custody of her children because South East Banking Corporation left her bankrupt. Now it appears she is being framed for the murder of her banker Oliver Randall, a senior executive of the corporation. Her…
The woman in you – Book review for NetGalley – Seven Suspects by Renee James
Bobbi Logan Novel #3 Bobbi Logan is a successful businesswoman and a celebrated hairdresser. She is a witty, articulate woman who has survived rape, gender transition, a murder investigation, and countless acts of bullying and bigotry to get where she is–and she’s made enemies along the way. Now one of them is stalking her. With…
Close your books – Book review for NetGalley – The Inaugural Meeting of the Fairvale Ladies Book Club by Sophie Green
The Fairvale Ladies Book Club Books bring them together – but friendship will transform all of their lives. Five very different women come together in the Northern Territory of the 1970s by an exceptional new Australian author. In 1978 the Northern Territory has begun to self-govern. Cyclone Tracy is a recent memory and telephones not yet…
A very very long road – Book review for NetGalley – Road to Redemption by Puja Guha
Road to Redemption “Puja Guha is a writer who knows the world of international finance, politics, and intrigue in a way very few have understood it before. But it’s her writing that shines above all else.” – Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times Bestselling author of WHERE IT HURTS SPY GAME meets A RUSSIA HOUSE…
Till friendship does us apart – The Last Weekend by Laura DiSilverio – Book review for NetGalley
The Last Weekend Every year for a decade, five college friends spent a weekend together at the atmospheric Chateau du Cygne Noir. Then, tragedy struck. Ten years later, Laurel Muir returns to the castle for the first time since the accident, hoping to reconnect with her friends and lay the past to rest. When a…
Way too good to be true – Book Review for NetGalley – Kissing Hollywood by Monica Collier
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How many lessons? – Book Review for NetGalley – Nine Lessons by Nicola Upson (Josephine Tey #7)
Nine Lessons Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John’s-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career. The body of the church’s organist is found in an opened grave, together with a photograph of a manor house and a cryptic note. The image leads Archie…
Play on desserts solves a murder – Book Review for NetGalley – Assaulted Caramel by Amanda Flower
Assaulted Caramel Sometimes you need a sweet tooth to take a bite out of crime . . . Bailey King is living the sweet life as assistant chocolatier at world-famous JP Chocolates in New York City. But just when Bailey’s up for a life-changing promotion, her grandmother calls with news that her…
No words to describe – Book Review for NetGalley – The Sun Shines Brightest at Midnight
The Sun Shines Brightest at Midnight When golden haired Gloria was sold to an old man with no teeth so that her family could eat, she wanted to die. When he sold her as a slave, her life truly began. This is the saga of the multi-cultural, multi-racial family she began, which spans over 250…
Sasha, I think we can be friends – The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte by Lesley Truffle – Book Review for NetGalley
The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte Revenge, redemption … and pastry. The witty new novel from the author of Hotel du Barry, for fans of Jonas Jonasson. In the winter of 1912 on the wild West Coast of Tasmania, Wolfftown’s most notorious heiress and murderess, Sasha Torte, tells the tale of her own spectacular downfall. Forsaken…
