Constable
Bethlehem
Reading this book in a week when President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel lent this book a…
Russian Roulette
Russian Roulette is the sixth outing for Sara Sheridan’s plucky 1950s crime-solving sleuth Mirabelle Bevan. The story works well as…
Dark Asylum: A Jem Flockhart Novel
This is the second in the series that features Jem Flockhart, the young apothecary, who made her debut in Beloved…
The Plague Road
This novel is the third in the series following the fortunes and tribulations of John Grey, the first novel being…
Buried in the Country
Fourth in her Cornish mystery series, Buried in the Country takes place in the loosely delineated 1960s-70s—the modern world, but…
The City in Darkness
In the lead up to Christmas 1939 and with World War Two beginning across the Irish Sea, the Special Branch…
Beloved Poison
London in 1846, and St. Saviour’s hospital is due for demolition and relocation, to allow the construction of a new…
Skin and Bone
1743 Preston is a quiet place, where the coroner can enjoy an afternoon at the bowling green – until a…
Operation Goodwood: A Mirabelle Bevan Mystery
Mirabelle Bevan, head of a debt-collecting agency in 1950s Brighton, enjoys a day out to see motor racing at Goodwood…
A Masterpiece of Corruption
As a huge fan of Tyler’s Ethelred and Elsie series, I was very happy to receive this to review and…
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