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    DK Hood: The Liar I Married

    Today I’m joining the blog tour for The Liar I Married. My review is written with thanks to the team at Bookouture for inviting me on the… Read more “DK Hood: The Liar I Married”

    August 23, 2025 by Kate

    Rhiannon Barnsley: The Clique

    This review is written with thanks to the publisher for my copy of The Clique via Netgalley. Blurb: There’s only one way to join their society. If… Read more “Rhiannon Barnsley: The Clique”

    August 22, 2025August 20, 2025 by Kate

    Amy Sparkes: The Players Act I: All The World’s A Stage

    Today I’m joining the blog tour for The Players Act I: All The World’s A Stage. My review is written with thanks to Rachel Gilbey at Rachel’s… Read more “Amy Sparkes: The Players Act I: All The World’s A Stage”

    August 21, 2025 by Kate

    Chris Brookmyre: The Cracked Mirror

    Blurb: FORGET WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOWTHIS IS NOT THAT CRIME NOVEL You know Penny Coyne. The little old lady who has solved multiple murders in her otherwise sleepy… Read more “Chris Brookmyre: The Cracked Mirror”

    August 19, 2025August 14, 2025 by Kate

    Doug Johnstone: The Transcendent Tide

    I’m delighted to be joining the blog tour for The Transcendent Tide. My review is written with thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me on the tour… Read more “Doug Johnstone: The Transcendent Tide”

    August 15, 2025August 1, 2025 by Kate

    Stuart Turton: The Devil And The Dark Water

    My review is written with thanks to the publisher for my copy of The Devil And The Dark Water via Netgalley. Blurb: Three impossible crimes Two unlikely… Read more “Stuart Turton: The Devil And The Dark Water”

    August 12, 2025August 9, 2025 by Kate

    Mark Billingham: Death Message

    Blurb: The seventh book in the Tom Thorne series, from bestselling author Mark Billingham. THE MESSAGEDI Tom Thorne has seen plenty of dead bodies in his time.… Read more “Mark Billingham: Death Message”

    August 8, 2025 by Kate

    Alan Bennett: Killing Time

    Blurb: We have a choir and on special occasions a glass of dry sherry. It’s less of a home and more of a club and very much a… Read more “Alan Bennett: Killing Time”

    August 7, 2025August 3, 2025 by Kate

    TA Williams: Murder On An Italian Island

    Today I’m joining the blog tour for Murder On An Italian Island. My review is written with thanks to Rachel Gilbey for inviting me on the tour… Read more “TA Williams: Murder On An Italian Island”

    August 6, 2025July 15, 2025 by Kate

    Bob Mortimer: The Satsuma Complex

    Blurb: My name is Gary. I’m a thirty-year-old legal assistant with a firm of solicitors in London. To describe me as anonymous would be unfair but to… Read more “Bob Mortimer: The Satsuma Complex”

    August 5, 2025August 3, 2025 by Kate

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