The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

 

 

 

Ok, This is a goodie - don't miss it!

Dead Beat by Val McDermid

 

 

This is the first book in a series featuring Kate Brannigan – a PI.  I enjoyed it and thought she was a relateable, fun protagonist.  It isn't a recent book – published in 1992.  There is some reference to technologies that we don't use today – floppy disks, anyone?

 

But it is a good story.  Based in Manchester Kate gets involved in working for a pop star – then things take a bit of a dire turn.  Apart from the person who is murdered, it is a good mystery that ends satisfactoriy.

 

I actually started another book by this author – called 1979 – but couldn’t get into it.

 

I've ordered the next one in this series – Kick Back.

Lost for Words by Stephanie Butland

 

Thanks to Tina's Goodreads review I gave this one a go. And it was a goodie.

 

The main character, Loveday, is fascinating.  There is a bookshop for a setting.  The story is strong and very engaging.

 

Do give it a go.

The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman

 

 

The Bullet That Missed is the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series – and I think the best one so far.

 

Do start with the first book in the series if you are interested - The Thursday Murder Club 

 

So if you like a bit of mystery, murder and mayhem set in a very English setting with heroes that are in their 70's, you'll love this.

Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer

 

 

Looking for a well-written but light clean, You've Got Mail style, romance?  This one's for you!

 

Thanks to Katherine Scott Jones, I got this one from the library – here is her post about it for you - https://katherinescottjones.com/two-books-to-brighten-winters-dark-days/

 

This is the author's debut novel – can't wait for the next one!

The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

 

Despite this being a chunky read I enjoyed it so much that I ordered up the book it was a prequel to – The Pillars of the Earth – but the library copy had such small print I gave up.

 

So this is historical fiction at its best.  To read more about it see Marianne's post - https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2022/11/follett-ken-evening-and-morning.html 

It's News To Me by R G Belsky

 

Another belated post about a book I enjoyed.  This is the 5^th book in the Clare Carlson series.  And it was just as good.

 

The heroine is funny and irreverent about the news business.  She covers a murder story but when someone is charged, she isn't convinced.

 

An engrossing story.  Well worth reading.

The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignall

 

 

Sorry, I've been awol.  Need  to give you some feedback on some books.

 

This one, is a ripper.  It's funny and in your face.  Some bad language but I was ok with it in context.

 

I have previously read The Sparkle Pages by the same author.

 

Thanks to Book'd Out for her post about this.

Going rogue – Rise And Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich

 

 

I know I've banged on about the Stephanie Plum series quite a lot.  But this latest instalment is a return to the vintage early books in the series. 

 

No voodoo, no snakes, no weirdness – other than the 'normal' hijinks that Stephanie's grandmother gets up to – and her sidekick Lula – who is a pearler.

 

So enjoy the 29^th Stephanie Plum!

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

 

 

This is the second in a series – I enjoyed the first – The Thursday Murder Club – so I gave this a go.  At first I didn't enjoy it as much but when I got into it, it was good reading.

 

It is thoroughly British – one of its strengths.  And the diary that one of the characters, Joyce, keeps became a real highlight for me.

 

Quirky elderly murder solvers  - what's not to love?