Residents in a retirement community get together to use their not-forgotten skills to solve a murder. Fun, plot twists and witty dialogue.
Tag: UK
Mayflies
Friendship, youth, mortality, music, Margaret Thatcher and other weighty matters Mayflies would make a perfect gift for a friend, especially if you were both young, and maybe a bit wild,
The Devil in the Marshalsea
A voyeuristic trip to the Marshalsea Prison in the 19th century. With murder and intrigue, well written and gripping.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary is another excellent story, Book 8 in the Kate Redman series. With each book, DS Redman becomes a more assured detective and a more rounded character. And Celina Grace
Death At The Theatre
Death at the Theatre is the second book in the historical mystery series, Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate. Set in London in 1932, kitchen maid Joan Hart, lady’s maid
You Can’t Make Old Friends
You Can’t Make Old Friends is redolent of the classic noir detective novels. It’s well written, pacy and at times insightful. While much the dialogue, characters and scenes reek of
The Mysterious Benedict Society
A clever book for and about clever kids. Enjoyable for adults too. Uncondescending, imaginative, fast-paced and full of surprises.
The Wicked Boy
Wonderfully researched, beautifully written account of true crime in the 19th century. Vivid depiction of the era, events and people.
Penhallow
A dysfunctional family of mostly unlikeable people. When one of them is finally bumped off, everyone is a suspect.
Dead South
Zombie apocalypse in London. Nobody has a gun so the fight gets hand-to-hand dirty really soon. Action-packed, gripping, funny and tense.