Mystery
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op and NetGalley for this ARC. The Ghost of Hightower Pond releases today, Oct 13, 2026. Prepare for a tale of terror. The ghost of Hightower Pond. It is eighteen hundred and something, and the plague is ravaging London. While the poor are left to the mercy of…
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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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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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Another case for the Vintage Vanettes! Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of A Wedding Date with Death by Maeve Haran, book 2 in the A Campervan Detective Mystery series. Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC releasing today, Sep 30, 2026. There’s nothing as joyous as a wedding. Unless perhaps, when the wedding comes with…
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How long would it take them to find the body? Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Book review of Deep Cut by R.K. Lynott. Many thanks to R.K. Lynott for this ARC. Deep Cut releases today, Sep 29, 2026. If you’ve followed the DI Ryan Hale series so far, this is an absolute must-read, as this is the book that…
