The Book of Life – Guest Review
On the evening of Friday July 4th I was privileged to be representing Nikki at the pre-launch party for...
Category: Historical Fiction
Lawless and The Devil of Euston Square – The Review
Author: William Sutton Publisher: Exhibit A ISBN: 9781909223240 Murder. Vice. Pollution. Delays on the Tube. Some things never change…...
Some Day I’ll Find You – The Review
Author: Richard Madeley Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 978-1-47111-263-8 Having watched Richard Madeley being interviewed on BBC Breakfast one...
The Disgrace of Kitty Grey – The Review
Author: Mary Hooper Publisher: Bloomsbury ISBN: 978-1408827611 Mary Hooper takes us back 200 years with The Disgrace of Kitty...
Life After Life – The Review
Author: Kate Atkinson Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 9780385618670 11th February 1910 – During a snowstorm in England, Ursula Todd is...
A Dreadful Murder – The Review
Author: Minette Walters Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 978-1-4472-1323-9 Based on a true story, A Dreadful Murder tells of the...
The Legacy – The Review
Author: Jill Rowan Publisher: Snowbooks ISBN: 978-1-907777-55-4 Lured to the Welsh borders by the legacy of an isolated house,...
The Fourth Crow – The Review
Author: Pat McIntosh Publisher: Constable and Robinson ISBN: 978-1-78033-163-8 In accordance with local tradition, a young woman is bound...
Meet The Author: Elizabeth Bailey (Plus Giveaway!)
When author Elizabeth Bailey contacted me about her latest historical mystery, I jumped at the chance. The blurb sounded...
Shadow of Night Video & Competition!
Are you a fan of Deborah Harkness? Did you love A Discovery of Witches? Then check out the exclusive...
Shadow of Night – Guest Review
As regular readers will know, I’m a bit behind on my book reviews due to on-going health issues. So...
The Deathly Portent – The Review
Author: Elizabeth Bailey Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group ISBN: 978-0-425-24567-5 The blacksmith has been violently murdered in the village of...
Edge of Dark Water – The Review
Author: Joe R. Lansdale Publisher: Mulholland Books ISBN: 978-1-444-73686-1 Voiced by Sue Ellen, a teenager with little to look...
Circle of Shadows – The Review
Author: Imogen Robertson Publisher: Headline ISBN: 978-0-7553-7207-2 In Germany 1784, Daniel Clode faces execution having been found next to...
Island of Bones – The Review
Author: Imogen Robertson Publisher: Headline ISBN: 9780755372041 Cumbria, 1783: The first Earl of Greta and his wife had lain...
The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Superior Funerals – The Review
Author: Wendy Jones Publisher: Corsair ISBN: 978-1-78033-056-3 I first spotted this book in a local bookshop. It was its...
The Life of Rebecca Jones – The Review
Author: Angharad Price Translator: Lloyd Jones Publisher: MacLehose Press ISBN: 978-0-85705-136-3 As the title may give away, The Life...
Bereft – The Review
Author: Chris Womersley Publisher: Quercus ISBN: 978-0-85738-654-0 In 1919, a soldier of the Great War, Quinn Walker returns to...
The English Monster – The Review
Author: Lloyd Shepherd Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 978-0-85720-535-3 1564 – A young Billy Ablass makes his way to...
Advent – The Review
Author: James Treadwell Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 978-1-444-72846-0 In 1537 the last and greatest magician in the world...