Note: This copy of Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests was provided by NetGalley. K.J. Whittle's Seven Reasons To Murder Your Dinner Guests may have an innocuous and innocent looking cover; it is anything but. The story of how seven seemingly random strangers are invited to a dinner where they are provided with a …
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Note: This copy of The Man Who Died Seven Times was provided by NetGalley. The Man Who Died Seven Times is one hell of an intriguing title. Originally published in 1998 (according to Goodreads, though some sources say 1995) in Japanese, it is the first of the author, Yasuhiko Nishizawa's works to be translated into …
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Note: This copy of Down Cemetery Road was provided by NetGalley. I must say that I first heard about Mick Herron when the Apple TV show Slow Dogs was announced. Having not read any of his work, seeing the option to read/isten to Down Cemetery Lane came as the perfect opportunity to get started. This …
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Note: This copy of The Burning Stones was provided by NetGalley. With a blurb touting the author as the funniest writer in Europe, it'll come as no surprise as to why I picked up this book. The Burning Stones is humourous murder-mystery novel set in Finland. The story follows Anni Korpinen, one of the top …
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Note: This copy of The List was provided by NetGalley. I initially picked up this book to serve as nothing more than a palate cleanser from the urban fantasy train I've been riding for a while. This was my first Steve Berry novel which is surprising since he occupies the same space as other noteworthy …
Note: This copy of Murder on Friday Street was provided by NetGalley. Murder on Friday Street by Russell Cooper is a charming cosy murder-mystery set in an idyllic village in England around the early 2000s. The plot follows a now 28 year old woman, Charlie, who had lost her father over a decade before in a …
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A historical-fiction series around an Indian police sergeant in and around Fiji during the colonial times. The author is of Indian, Fijian, and Australian descent and uses this to her advantage in crafting a meticulously reseached series that is charming as well as eye-opening. The series revolves around Sergeant Akal Singh as he goes about …
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Note: These copies of Rocky Start, Very Nice Funerals, and The Honey Pot Plot were provided by NetGalley. The Rocky Start series by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer consists of three books that paint one cohesive picture. That picture centered around this out of the way town of Rocky Start and it's inhabitants. Max Reddy …
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What happens when a movie starts production for a book before the latter is even published? You get a hell of a lot of publicity, and an air of intrigue and mystery surrounding both. Argylle is the story of (Secret?) Agent Aubrey Argylle and it is interesting, but not in a good way. Full disclosure, …
Note: This copy of A Most Parisian Murder was provided by NetGalley. A Most Parisian Murder is set in 1930's Paris and follows Opal Laplume as she finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation as she arrives at the most glamorous cabaret in Paris for a job. Right off the bat, I should say …
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