The Chalk PitBy Elly GriffithsSnappy ReviewBack to form! This is an easy read, but by no means light, as Dr Ruth Galloway heads down under the city. Fascinating in topic and wider in scope. SynopsisSomething evil is waiting in the dark tunnels under Norwich – forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway had better watch her step.[Read more]
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A Natural History of DragonsBy Marie BrennanSnappy ReviewIf Elizabeth Bennet concentrated on Dragons instead of Darcy you would have this! A perfect meld of Victorian literature and Fantasy!SynopsisAll the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world’s preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who[Read more]
The Godless – The Children Trilogy #1By Ben PeekSnappy ReviewFantastic and complicated, great to see an epic fantasy, by an Australian author, make it on to the shelves.SynopsisFifteen thousand years after the War of the Gods and their corpses now lie scattered across the world, slowly dying as men and women awake with strange powers[Read more]
A Cold Death in AmsterdamBy Anja De JagerSnappy ReviewWhen it’s baking hot, this is the perfect read. Cold and chilly it will take you the mind of tragedy from a different perspective. You’ll be right alongside Lotte as she makes well-intentioned yet completely flawed moral decisions. What’s intrinsically more powerful though, is seeing the ramifications.SynopsisA[Read more]
I Hear Sirens in the StreetBy Adrian McKintySnappy ReviewCold and bleak with a few Bond-like moments, great read that’ll put you on the street and in the middle of the action…. With consequences.SynopsisDetective Sergeant Sean Duffy returns for the incendiary and critically acclaimed sequel to The Cold Cold Ground. There’s no such thing as a[Read more]
Jean Harley Was HereBy Heather Taylor JohnsonSnappy ReviewIt’s beautiful and bittersweet, with a rhythm that is compelling. A book that requires time to read, a cosy couch and an appreciation of the small things.SynopsisJean Harley – wife, mother, lover, dancer – is a shining light in the lives of those who know and love her.[Read more]
The Chilbury Ladies ChoirBy Jennifer RyanSnappy ReviewDelightful and charming, with entries from almost all involved. A cosy read on a cold day.SynopsisThe village of Chilbury in Kent is about to ring in some changes.This is a delightful novel of wartime gumption and village spirit that will make your heart sing out. Kent, 1940.In the idyllic[Read more]
Sisters of MercyBy Caroline OveringtonSnappy ReviewNot what I expected, and it was challenging to read, but only by the subject matter. Her books will never end the way you think, which makes it all the more necessary to pick up the book!SynopsisSisters of Mercy is the haunting crime novel story of two sisters – one[Read more]
Olmec ObituaryBy L.J.M. OwenSnappy ReviewHaving lived there I was initially entranced by the setting. A hard character to like but a solid twisty tale that will have you intrigued…. and learning!SynopsisArchaeologist Dr Elizabeth Pimms thoroughly enjoys digging up old skeletons. But when she is called home from Egypt after a family loss, she has to[Read more]
We Were on a BreakBy Lindsey KelkSnappy ReviewA great fun read about when life gets a little out of control. What you had, what you thought you had, what you wanted and when just one little thing goes wrong, the confusion that follows.SynopsisIs it a break? Or is it a blip? ‘You’ve just had a[Read more]