Let me say this, if Agatha Christie is considered to be the Queen of the Whodunit, then Louise Penny truly is (IMHO) the undisputed Empress of the murder-mystery. There is no doubt in my mind that Penny is the master of her art, as we can see quite clearly in ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE,… Continue reading
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Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett
In this SJ Bennett’s third outing for Her Majesty the Queen, Murder Most Royal, Lilibet is back doing what she does best, solving murders. Only this time, it’s Christmas and we in north Norfolk, at Sandringham, in a particularly brisk winter, where the Queen and family hope to have some much needed down time. But,… Continue reading
All The Queen’s Men by SJ Bennett
They’re back. The cast of characters that helped Her Majesty, QEII, solve a murder in SJ Bennett’s debut novel, THE WINDSOR KNOT, are back and on fine form once again. This time in ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN (A Three Dog Problem in the UK), Her Majesty is in residence at Buckingham Palace lamenting the lost… Continue reading
The 14th Colony by Steve Berry
14TH COLONY, THE Author: Steve Berry Publisher: Minotaur Books Format: Paperback, Genre: Thriller Back Cover Blurb Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States. Before escaping,… Continue reading
Ack-Ack Macaque by Gareth L. Powell
ACK-ACK MACAQUE Author: Gareth L Powell Publisher: Solaris Books ISBN: 9781781080603 Genre: Science Fiction Back Cover Blurb In 1944, as waves of German ninjas parachute into Kent, Britain’s best hopes for victory lie with a Spitfire pilot codenamed ‘Ack-Ack Macaque.’ The trouble is, Ack-Ack Macaque is a cynical, one-eyed, cigar-chomping monkey, and he’s starting to… Continue reading
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Publisher: Berkley ISBN: 9780593333037 Genre: Murder-Mystery Back Cover Blurb When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body. Unfortunately, a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging… Continue reading