Book synopsis “Welcome to Ararat, the verdant, hostile home of the Elites.” The year is 242 Post Inundationem. Global flooding has submerged most of the Earth’s former landmass in water. The Masses struggle to survive on the low-lying plains, while the Elites party on the heights. When sixteen-year old Naya DeLora is recruited into Eden Academy,… Continue reading Blue Out by Miranda Storm
This weekend is a bank holiday in celebration of King Charles III Coronation. Such a perfect time to start a new book and I have some recommendations here for you. Samuel Pepys Diary has enthralled readers for centuries with its audacious wit, gripping detail, and indecent assignations. Pepys stopped writing at the age of 36. Or did… Continue reading Best Books to Celebrate the Coronation With
Book synopsis Two people trapped in their different worlds. One by wealth and one by poverty. Twenty years working for The Firm has given Marcus Barlow everything he wants but has taken his soul in return. Finding a way to leave has become an obsession. Claire Halford’s life hits rock bottom when she is caught… Continue reading Maybe It’s About Time by Neil Boss
Book Synopsis Two candles flaring at a Christmas crib. A nurse who steps inside a church to light them. A gunshot emptied in a man’s head in the creaking stillness before dawn, that the nurse says she didn’t hear. It’s 1947 in the snowbound, war-scarred City of London, where Pandora’s Box just got opened in… Continue reading Shamus Dust by Janet Roger
I am honoured to share an extract with you from this book, seeing as though it has Norwich in it and that is somewhere I live close to, so that means it is even more special to me. Book synopsis ‘So I will write in English, pressing new words from this beautiful plain language spoken… Continue reading I, Julian: The fictional autobiography of Julian of Norwich by Claire Gilbert – Blog Tour
Book synopsis London 1642. The King has fled London with the drums of war ringing in his ears. Across the country, lines are being drawn and armies raised. Influential royalist Lady Carlisle switches sides and presses spice trader Thomas Tallant and his partner Elizabeth Seymour into Parliament’s service. Soon Thomas faces double-dealing in his hunt… Continue reading Drums of War (Thomas Tallant Mysteries) by Michael Ward
Locks of human hair arrive in Palmer’s Office. Forensic analysis says they come from dead people. But who is sending them and where are the dead people? Then something rather nasty turns up in a Camberwell flat that involves the Salvation Army and seven scalps. I have read the book previous to this one, although… Continue reading Underneath The Arches DCS Palmer and the Serial Murder Squad case 15 – By Barry Faulkner
Book Synopsis They’re locked up for your safety.Now, you’re locked in with them. Dr Connie Woolwine has five days to catch a killer. On a locked ward in the world’s highest-security prison hospital, a scream shatters the night. The next morning, a nurse’s body is found and her daughter has been taken. A ransom must… Continue reading The Institution by Helen Fields – Blog Tour
Book Synopsis Paris, September 1940. After three months under Nazi Occupation, not much can shock Detective Eddie Giral. That is, until he finds a murder victim who was supposed to be in prison. Eddie knows, because he put him there. The dead man is not the first or the last criminal being let loose onto… Continue reading Paris Requiem by Chris Lloyd – Blog Tour
Book Synopsis Lucinda has lived her whole life in the shadow of her glamorous and outgoing high-end model sister Viviana. But when Viviana suddenly disappears on a trip to São Paulo, Lucinda drops everything to track her down. Met with indifference from the police, Lucinda joins forces with Viviana’s girlfriend Graziane to launch her own… Continue reading Nothing Can Hurt You Now by Simone Campos – Blog Tour
