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“You shouldn’t believe what you don’t understand. You should understand what you believe.” Have you ever wondered what sheep think about when they’re peacefully grazing? In Three Bags Full, the answer is both a lot and not very much at all. Sheep, it turns out, are in fact very different. Especially the sheep in George’s…
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How far is too far to go to get what you want? Infinity Frontiers is a psychological drama in a science fiction setting, taking an intense look at the human mind under strain, and a cautionary tale of the dangers of overlooking the importance of mental health. It is not a story of astronauts fighting…
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“Find the clue, find the killer.” What would you do if you had all the time in the world? Sylvie Mitchell is a typical fifteen-year-old girl, until one fateful day when her sister is murdered and her father disappears at the same time, leaving Sylvie, her little brother and her mother behind with their grief…
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“Professor Corlon had been murdered, and she was among the suspects.” The Catalogued Corpse is a 1920s cozy mystery featuring amateur sleuth Doro Banyon, an American college librarian, feminist and murder mystery enthusiast. As a young woman working at Michaw College, Doro is used to ignoring the ire of the Fearsome Foursome, four male faculty…
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“We are going to the dogs, Cantwell. And I mean that literally, not figuratively!” An atmospheric, historical crime novel presenting the reader with a deep dive into the world of fixed dog racing in rural Devon in the 1950s, in a society still reeling from the aftermath of the Second World War. Here, we are…
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A podcast-style Book Review, Episode 8: For Old Time’s Sake It is another lovely day in Emerald Cove. The water in the Gulf of Mexico is gleaming in the sunlight, and Chicago-based children’s librarian Chloe Jackson is standing behind the bar in the Sea Glass Saloon and wondering why one of the regulars is wearing…
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In Marts I found some great free books on Bookfunnel, from the very logical Saul Sheldon and the Crooked Shelf, to the two cozy 1920shistorical mysteries Murder Beneath the Roses and The Catalogued Corpse and the three contemporary cozy mysteries The Only Way is Larceny, Forecast: A Latte Trouble and A Mallard Point Mystery. I…
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“Should you happen to be dying and have a choice between me and a cactus to nurse you, the cactus will likely be less prickly and do a better job.” The poisoned apple. The magic mirror. The single drop of blood. If you know the story of Snow White, you’ll recognise these elements. What you…
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