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    Author: Kate

    SA Cosby: Blacktop Wasteland

    Blurb: “Bug” Montage: honest mechanic, loving family man. He’s no longer the criminal he was – the sharpest wheelman east of the Mississippi. But when his respectable… Read more “SA Cosby: Blacktop Wasteland”

    August 2, 2024July 30, 2024 by Kate

    Angela Marsons: Broken Bones

    This review is written with thanks to Bookouture for my copy of Broken Bones via Netgalley. Blurb: They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder… Read more “Angela Marsons: Broken Bones”

    August 1, 2024July 29, 2024 by Kate

    Angela Marsons: Dead Souls

    Blurb: When a collection of human bones is unearthed during a routine archaeological dig, a Black Country field suddenly becomes a complex crime scene for Detective Kim… Read more “Angela Marsons: Dead Souls”

    July 31, 2024 by Kate

    Laura Shepherd-Robinson: Daughters Of Night

    Blurb: London, 1782. Desperate for her politician husband to return home from France, Caroline ‘Caro’ Corsham is already in a state of anxiety when she finds a well-dressed… Read more “Laura Shepherd-Robinson: Daughters Of Night”

    July 30, 2024July 26, 2024 by Kate

    #MusicMonday #18 – As you basked in the sea’s applause I had it all

    Welcome back to another #MusicMonday! It’s not about books, but about music, and I’m looking forward to presenting you with a taste of my playlist. It’s the… Read more “#MusicMonday #18 – As you basked in the sea’s applause I had it all”

    July 29, 2024 by Kate

    Paige Toon: Only Love Can Hurt Like This

    Blurb: Neither of them expected to fall in love. But sometimes life has other plans. When Wren realises her fiancé is in love with someone else, she… Read more “Paige Toon: Only Love Can Hurt Like This”

    July 26, 2024July 25, 2024 by Kate

    Kevin Kwan: Lies & Weddings

    This review is written with thanks to Penguin for my copy of Lies & Weddings via Netgalley. Blurb: Rufus Leung Gresham, future Earl of Greshamsbury and son… Read more “Kevin Kwan: Lies & Weddings”

    July 25, 2024July 22, 2024 by Kate

    #MusicMonday #17 – It’s the tired and lonely tigers that I’ve kept there

    Welcome back to another #MusicMonday! It’s not about books, but about music, and I’m looking forward to presenting you with a taste of my playlist. It’s the… Read more “#MusicMonday #17 – It’s the tired and lonely tigers that I’ve kept there”

    July 22, 2024 by Kate

    Vaseem Khan: Midnight At Malabar House

    Blurb: Bombay, New Year’s Eve, 1949 As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House,… Read more “Vaseem Khan: Midnight At Malabar House”

    July 19, 2024July 12, 2024 by Kate

    Antti Tuomainen: The Beaver Theory

    Happy paperback publication day to Antti Tuomainen and The Beaver Theory! I’m celebrating by resharing my review, which I originally posted in October 2023, with thanks to… Read more “Antti Tuomainen: The Beaver Theory”

    July 18, 2024July 11, 2024 by Kate

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