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“Aunt Ruby! A man has been murdered in my tearoom, and all you can think about is how good-looking the detective is?” Trinity Bishop is a devoted Jane Austen fan. After divorcing her husband at forty-two, she moves back to her hometown of Sidmouth, Devon, and opens a Jane Austen-themed tearoom, complete with Regency dresses…
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My name is Ishmael Dollah. I am sixty years old. I used to be a CEO. I am now an assassin. I kill people who deserve to die. Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Assassins Can’t Do It Alone by Shesh, book 3 in the series. Many thanks to Shehs for this ebook, releasing today, Oct 10,…
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Not panicking now, the goblin pointed a claw at Vimes’ left wrist, looked him in the face, and said, ‘Just ice?’ It was a plea. Book 39 in the Discworld series, Book 8 in the City Watch subseries. Sir Samuel Vimes, Commander of the Watch, Duke of Ankh and keeper of the Summoning Dark, may…
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This week I’m joining the #oldskoolchallengeclub with the #ToilAndTrouble challenge. @jac_in_a_book asked for covers featuring witches, which seemed like a great opportunity to showcase these miniature books featuring my favourite coven, the Witches from Discworld by Terry Pratchett. The books are 2.5 cm/1 inch tall, and the series consists of the following titles: Equal Rites…
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Nothing needed saying. After a while, the silence stopped feeling like a silence that needed filling. Book 1 in the Dock Meridian series. Saoirse Vanthoorn is a mechanical engineer, going from job to job on different space docks. This has been her routine for many years. But when she arrives at Dock Meridian, she finds…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for this ARC of The Chain House by J.H. Markert, publishing today, Oct 6, 2026. Sal Batise, after nearly twenty years on death row, carried an aura of energy some swore they could feel like a subtle, low-level current that made arm hair stand erect and…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC of Operation Vienna by Michael Ridpath, book 2 in The Foreign Correspondent series. Set in Vienna in the early 1930s, Operation Vienna follows historian Archie Laverick, and foreign correspondent Esme Carmichael, who are investigating a supposed suicide. The rich American Howland Witherell, who was…
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We need to know the truth, Vimes. Commander Sam Vimes’ truth. It may count for more than you think. Book 34 in the Discworld series, Book 7 in the City Watch subseries. Sam Vimes is no stranger to darkness, be it literal or metaphorical. But in Thud!, he is battling a darkness unlike any he…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. In September I read cozy mysteries, paranormal mysteries, thrillers, historical fiction, and fantasy. I read about witches, golems, vampires and werevolves, I read about elder and retired sleuths and assassins, about former crusaders and journalists, about deadline dinner parties, police investigations, monster hunters and fish and chips. I read about finding yourself, about second…
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“Do you ever wonder,” she said, “if the system is actually broken. Or if it’s working exactly as designed.” Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of A Shallow Heart by James Badman, releasing today, Oct 2, 2026. Many thanks to the author for this ARC. Set in a possibly not so distant future, A Shallow Heart is a…
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