The Darkest SecretBy Alex MarwoodSnappy ReviewEasy to read and compelling from the start, you’ll love them, hate them and will have misconceptions throughout the entire book… Then you’ll be slapped in the face with a twist you see coming.SynopsisThe new novel from the Edgar-Award winning author of The Wicked Girls and The Killer Next Door.[Read more]
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How the Light Gets InBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewWow ? brilliant! Just when you think everything is falling apart for Gamache and Beauvoir… It does but with incredible elasticity that will have you guessing and guessing!SynopsisThe number one New York Times bestseller from critically acclaimed and multi-award winning author, Louise Penny, shortlisted for the prestigious CWA[Read more]
The Beautiful MysteryBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewYou know you’ve invested yourself into the lives of characters when you exclaim out loud. Away from Three Pines, which I think was a much needed break, the focus is entirely on the workings Gamache and Beauvoir with the malicious intent of a third finally out in the open.SynopsisThe ingenious,[Read more]
A Trick of the LightBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewFinally! Claras big showing. And of course it doesn’t go to plan, not they anyone realises until the next day. Fractures appear in the pursuit of artistic endeavours and murder most tragic once again strikes Three Pines. But for all of that it never reads samey. This is[Read more]
Bury Your DeadBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewApart from now craving a bowl of hot chocolate and a croissant… Out of Three Pines and Montreal and into the old town of Quebec city another fascinating mystery, peppered with flashbacks from a raid gone wrong. Our main characters truly show that they are human in this one, and[Read more]
The Blackthorn KeyBy Kevin SandsSnappy ReviewLove a good apothecary tale… A great mix of mystery and history.SynopsisPotions, puzzles and the occasional explosion are all in a day’s work for young apothecary Christopher Rowe. Murder is another matter . . . It’s a dangerous time to be the apprentice of Benedict Blackthorn. A wave of mysterious[Read more]
The Brutal TellingBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewOh no! It would only be a matter of time before murder in Three Pines affected one of the main characters so completely, yet the deception continues and it is not a triumph for Gamache and Beauvoir.SynopsisThe fifth Chief Inspector Gamache title, reissued by Sphere. When Chief Inspector Gamache arrives[Read more]
The Cruellest MonthBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewI thought sances were for kids, but this takes a sinister turn with another murder in Three Pines. What an unlucky town, though it appears that not all is what it seems ? another great mystery!SynopsisThe third Chief Inspector Gamache title, reissued by Sphere. It’s Easter, and on a glorious[Read more]
The Murder StoneBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewOK, I’m completely hooked. These mysteries are fantastic, well thought out, challenging and beautifully written. Though I still have a few unanswered questions…SynopsisThe fourth Chief Inspector Gamache title, reissued by Sphere. It’s the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute[Read more]
Dead ColdBy Louise PennySnappy ReviewAfter reading the first quite a while ago I popped back to revisit Louise Pennys writings and the small town of Three Pines. Completely sucked in ? an electrocution on the ice? A fantastic whodunit taking in a small coterie of fascinating characters.SynopsisThe second Inspector Gamache novel, reissued and repackaged by[Read more]