I’m now reading Death in Delft by Graham Brack, the first in the Master Mercurius mystery series set in the 17thC in the Netherlands.
I’m also reading The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman via Pigeonhole. It’s a contemporary story about a hostage situation set in a cafe.
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- Tue April 28th, 2020, 12:01 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are you reading? April 2020
- Replies: 8
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- Sun April 26th, 2020, 7:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are you reading? April 2020
- Replies: 8
- Views: 213
Re: What are you reading? April 2020
I'm about to start "The Storykeeper" by Anna Mazzola, an apparently spooky tale set on the Isle of Skye in the 1850s, can't wait! Hope you enjoy it, Madeleine. I loved it! I’ve just finished The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies , a story set in Ceylon in rev 1920s/30s. I thoroughly enjoyed it....
- Wed April 8th, 2020, 2:27 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What are you reading? April 2020
- Replies: 8
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What are you reading? April 2020
I’m reading The Black & the White by Alis Hawkins , a murder mystery set during 1349 when the Black Death is steadily making its way around England. Very topical! It’s a review book. I have to say I’m finding it rather long winded and slow paced. I’ve nearly finished it, though, so I’ll slog on! I’m...
- Tue March 31st, 2020, 8:21 pm
- Forum: Member Reading Logs - 2020
- Topic: Vanessa’s 2020 Reads
- Replies: 11
- Views: 651
March
Here’s my list for March: In Honour Bound by Elizabeth Bailey An enjoyable Regency romance where a young girl who has recently lost her soldier father has travelled to England to be placed in the care of a guardian who has never heard of her. Add an obnoxious and vengeful sister and the fireworks st...
- Sun March 22nd, 2020, 9:29 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Reading March 2020?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 178
Re: What Are You Reading March 2020?
Hope everyone is keeping well in this most peculiar time. It’s making me feel very anxious.
I’ve just started The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver, a contemporary ‘sliding doors’ type of story.
I’ve just started The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver, a contemporary ‘sliding doors’ type of story.
- Wed March 11th, 2020, 7:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Reading March 2020?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 178
Re: What Are You Reading March 2020?
I’m now reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, a murder mystery starting in 1952.
And via Pigeonhole A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry, a story set just after the American Civil War about two men who have ‘adopted’ a Lakota orphan girl.
And via Pigeonhole A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry, a story set just after the American Civil War about two men who have ‘adopted’ a Lakota orphan girl.
- Sat March 7th, 2020, 9:42 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Reading March 2020?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 178
Re: What Are You Reading March 2020?
I’ve just finished Dear Mrs Bird by A J Pearce , a story set during WWII about a girl pretending to be an agony aunt for a magazine. I very much enjoyed it. I thought it was delightful and it made me smile. I’m now reading I Am Dust by Louise Beech , a contemporary psychological thriller set in a th...
- Sun March 1st, 2020, 3:51 pm
- Forum: Member Reading Logs - 2020
- Topic: Vanessa’s 2020 Reads
- Replies: 11
- Views: 651
February
Here’s my list for February: The Willow Marsh Murder by Karen Charlton The sixth book in the Detective Stephen Lavender mystery series, this one set on the Fens in Ely. Detective Lavender receives a letter summoning him to Willow Marsh House to investigate a murder. When he and his trusty sidekick, ...
- Wed February 26th, 2020, 11:44 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Reading February 2020?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 257
Re: What Are You Reading February 2020?
I’ve just started A Shadow on the Lens by Sam Hurcon, a gothic thriller/ghost story set in 1904.
I’ve also just started You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce via Pigeonhole, a murder mystery mixed in with fairytales and folklore.
I’ve also just started You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce via Pigeonhole, a murder mystery mixed in with fairytales and folklore.
- Sat February 22nd, 2020, 8:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What Are You Reading February 2020?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 257
Re: What Are You Reading February 2020?
I’ve just started House of Lies by Terry Lynn Thomas, the third in the Cat Carlisle spy mystery series set during WWII.