Mr. Finchley – by Victor Canning

I have been reading this series for a while now, but I wanted to read all three before talking about it, just because it made more sense. I am always up for trying a reprint of older books, preferably mysteries but I sometimes succumb to interesting-sounding books of other genres. This was one of those…

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Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause

I have not read/reviewed anything in what constitutes a long long time for me. I was visiting relatives with young kids and it was a blast and obviously, I had no time to actually stay cooped up in a corner to read. I did not read anything during my long flights to and fro either…

Truth and Lies (DI Amy Winter #1) by Caroline Mitchell

Narrator: Elizabeth Knowelden When I posted my last review Broken Veil (Harbinger #5) by Jeff Wheeler, I felt a nagging sensation when I saw the difference between the queue at the end of the post. It was then I realised that I had forgotten to write a review for this book although it has been a…

Cake by Nicole Brooks

I need to preface the following review with the fact that this was not the book for me. I may seem to be stating this often of late, but I think it counts as a bias that needs to be taken into account when reading a review because it indicates the slant of the review…

It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke

The premise of the book has great promise, it is the story of two women separated by more than a generation and a way of life. One is Violet who led a full life with a lot of pitfalls, and the other is Roni who has only had pitfalls and an occasional ray of sunshine.…

The Labours of Mrs Stella Ryman by Mel Anastasiou

This is the second book of a series but seemed to work well on its own. The background information was repeated enough times to keep the people straight in our mind. Mrs. Stella Ryman, an ex-librarian who checked herself into a care home is the resident 'detective' with the worst sense of direction (something that…

The Haunting of Elmwood Manor (Pekin Dewlap Mystery #1) by Pamela McCord

This book had a very large scope of possibilities. The children, (although they are teens and one of them drives, their conversations made me feel like they existed in a separate younger world) have been friends since as far as they can remember. The story jumps right into the premise, providing us with information about…

Foxglove Farm by Christie Barlow

This book is still up for request on NetGalley as of the publication of this post Once again I was taken in by the cover. As I have been reading a lot the past couple of days, I thought I would slow down with a light and happy story about a farm and its inhabitants.…