Every month I try to read a book I’ve had sat on the shelves for over six months in an attempt to clear my back log and to give some older books a little attention. My pick for October is ‘The Chalk Pit’ by Elly Griffiths. THE BOOK Boiled human bones have been found in… Continue reading Clearing The Shelves – ‘The Chalk Pit’ by Elly Griffiths
THE BOOK With its pale, aquamarine waters and golden sands, the shoreline at Temple Regis was a sight to behold. But when an unidentifiable body is found there one morning, the most beautiful beach in Devon is turned into a crime scene. For Miss Dimont – ferocious defender of free speech, champion of the truth… Continue reading Book Review – ‘Resort To Murder’ by TP Fielden
THE BOOK Newly married, newly widowed Elsie is sent to see out her pregnancy at her late husband’s crumbling country estate, The Bridge. With her new servants resentful and the local villagers actively hostile, Elsie only has her husband’s awkward cousin for company. Or so she thinks. For inside her new home lies a locked… Continue reading Book Review – ‘The Silent Companions’ by Laura Purcell
THE BOOK Each December, Adrian Gray invites his extended family to stay at his lonely house, Kings Poplars. None of Gray’s six surviving children is fond of him; several have cause to wish him dead. The family gathers on Christmas Eve – and by the following morning, their wish has been granted. This fascinating and… Continue reading Book Review – ‘Portrait of a Murderer’ by Anne Meredith
I am behind with my monthly wrap-up and with all things blog to be honest. It’s been little Leo’s first birthday (where that year went I do not know) so I’ve been busy sorting out his party and then I had a lovely bout of food poisoning so I am behind with life at… Continue reading My Bookish Month – September
Hello everyone! Just wanted to share with you an exciting new book subscription box that is heading your way – My Chronicle Book Box, created by Louise over at Bookasaurus. These new boxes look fab, you can pick either a crime and mystery box or a science fiction and fantasy box. I’m going to be working… Continue reading My Chronicle Book Box @MyChronicleBB @BookasaurusBlog
THE BOOK Minnie and her sister Clara, spinsters both, live in a dilapidated country house in the middle of a housing estate, built when their father sold off the family’s land. Now in their seventies, their days follow a well-established routine: long gone are the garden parties, the tennis lessons and their suffocatingly strict mother.… Continue reading Book Review – ‘The Comfort of Others’ by Kay Langdale
