Murder in Greenwich Village Her parents have died. Her family turned on her and built a brick wall behind. Her innocence was taken in a flash. Her life started off rickety to say the least. What would become of her? Twenty year old Louise Faulk finds herself in the Big Apple with all her trials…
Tag: murdermystery
Are we body or soul – Book review for NetGalley – The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle What comes first, body or soul? Where is the threshold beyond which we become what we think we are or what other tells us we are? What is punishment? And where are its limits? This book is weird and amazing, it is soul-searching and hair-rising, tantalizing and revolting at…
How little we know – Book Review for NetGalley – The Girls in The Water by Victoria Jenkins (Detectives King and Lane #1)
The Girls in The Water ‘The first one had been an accident. He had never intended to kill her. But as he looked down at her body, he knew there would be a next one…’ When the body of Lola Evans is found in a local park on a cold winter’s morning, Detective Alex King and…
It’s dangerous business, wedding business – Book Review for NetGalley – Someone’s Mad at the Hatter by Sandra Bretting
Someone’s Mad at the Hatter Missy DuBois’s Louisiana hat studio is the destination for Southern brides who want to make a fashion statement. But designing headpieces isn’t her only talent, she’s also got a head for solving murders . . . It’s not uncommon for folks to live it up a little too much on…
Oh, Rowly, here you are – Book review for NetGalley – A Few Right Thinking Men (Rowland Sinclair #1) by Sulari Gentill
A Few Right Thinking Men Rowland Sinclair is an artist and a gentleman. In Australia’s 1930s the Sinclair name is respectable and influential, yet Rowland has a talent for scandal. Even with thousands of unemployed lining the streets, Rowland’s sheltered world is one of exorbitant wealth, culture and impeccable tailoring. He relies on the Sinclair…
Sasha Torte has found a best friend – Book Review for NetGalley – She Be Damned by M.J.Tija
She Be Damned London, 1863: prostitutes in Waterloo area are turning up dead, their sexual organs mutilated and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have claimed their latest victim. The police are at a loss and so it falls to courtesan and professional detective Heloise Chancey to investigate. With…
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…
A long-winded solution of a Cold Case – The Mitford Murders (#1) by Jessica Fellowes – Book Review for NetGalley
The Mitford Murders Lose yourself in the gripping first novel in a new series of Golden Age murder mysteries set amid the lives of the glamorous Mitford sisters. It’s 1920, and Louisa Cannon dreams of escaping her life of poverty in London, and most of all her oppressive and dangerous uncle. Louisa’s salvation is a…
Book Review for NetGalley – Murder in Crimson Velvet (Bridal Shop Mystery #2) by Karen Sue Walker
Murder in Crimson Velvet What’s worse than a demanding diva? A dead one! Max Walters has her hands full with her job in a bridal salon when she’s called upon to help with the costumes at Crystal Shores Playhouse. When an actress confides she’s afraid for her life, Max doesn’t take her seriously until the actress…
