Category: fiction
Death of a Wild Swimmer by Peter Boland The Charity Shop Detective Agency #5
Still waters run deep in this baffling new case for the Charity Shop Detective Agency! Wild swimming in February? No, thank you . . . To Fiona, Daisy and Partial Sue, the retired ladies behind the counter at Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, it sounds like torture. Still, no one ever died of plunging themselves into the icy sea waters…Until now. #DeathOfAWildSwimmer X(Twitter) @PeterBoland19 @JoffeBooks @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @joffebooks @zooloosbooktours @joffebooks #bookstagram #blogtour When … Read More Death of a Wild Swimmer by Peter Boland The Charity Shop Detective Agency #5
Bibi Saves The Ocean by Judith A. Ewa (Preserve the Planet book 2)
Bibi can’t wait to have fun in the sun, surf, and sand. But she’s shocked when the pristine playground she was expecting is covered in garbage. Determined to solve the mystery, the conscientious child discovers the trash bins are broken, the no-littering signs are faded and the recycling area is hidden. Genre: Children’s Picture Book Ages: 5-8 yearsPages: 38Publisher: Aya Press But with a job so big, she fears … Read More Bibi Saves The Ocean by Judith A. Ewa (Preserve the Planet book 2)
+ 1950s, audio book, cosy mystery, fiction, Historical fiction, murder, murder mystery, review, superstition
Murder At Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd Nora Breen Investigates Book #1
A cozy mystery series about a former nun who searches for answers in a small seaside town after her pen pal mysteriously disappears 1954: When her former novice’s dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda’s letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside town, a place … Read More Murder At Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd Nora Breen Investigates Book #1
+ 1970s, audio book, fiction, gothic, gothic horror, Gothic mystery, Historical fiction, Ireland, List, review
My 3 Favourite Audiobooks of 2025 – Part One
So far I have only listened to three audiobooks this year and they are all by Jess Kidd. I have just finished her latest so expect to see that in Part Two. The Hoarder by Jess Kidd So this was my second audiobook book by Jess Kidd, with the same Irish narrator. This time I listened on Borrowbox. There is something about the strangeness of … Read More My 3 Favourite Audiobooks of 2025 – Part One
Ouija by Zoé-Lee O’Farrell
The only thing for certain is the deaths were no accident. Rayner High School – once a prestigious school – stands in ruins after such a terrible event. #Ouija X(Twitter) @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @zooloosbooktours @joffebooks #bookstagram #blogtour A year later, a group of friends return to the abandoned school and their nightmare begins. Something wants to get out and won’t take NO for an answer… My Review When I was a … Read More Ouija by Zoé-Lee O’Farrell
+ Detective novel, fiction, murder, Nordic noir, police drama, police procedural, review, Scandi noir, thriller
Son by Johana Gustawsson & Thomas Enger
Expert on body language and memory, and consultant to the Oslo Police, psychologist Kari Voss sleepwalks through her days, and, by night, continues the devastating search for her young son, who disappeared on his birthday, seven years earlier. Still grieving for her dead husband, and trying to pull together the pieces of her life, she is thrust into a shocking local investigation, when two … Read More Son by Johana Gustawsson & Thomas Enger
All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale Publication Day
Congratulations to Guy Hale! I’m on the readalong (more to come) and my review will follow on 29th April. So here is the blurb: Act I I Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1932 Six years after a fire destroyed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a new troupe of actors is taking Stratford by storm. But offstage, Felix Richards suspects something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Read … Read More All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale Publication Day
The Friday Friendship Club by Anne Brooke Release Celebration
The lives of prime-time friends Leonora, Selena and Dorothea are about to take a very interesting turn. Leonora discovers her husband is having an affair and struggles to come to terms with this crushing blow. Selena is about to meet the love of her life but is utterly unprepared for the heartbreak it might bring. Finally, Dorothea’s beloved career is under threat, but her … Read More The Friday Friendship Club by Anne Brooke Release Celebration
Kai and Toby’s Big Adventures by N D Thornton
Kai never imagined his quiet life would change with a single, magical encounter… but that’s exactly what happens when his best friend, Toby the pig, begins to talk. It all starts when a mysterious bird drops a strange herb, transforming Toby into Kai’s new, unexpected companion. #KaiandTobysBigAdventures X(Twitter) #NDThornton @BlossomSpring3 @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @blossom.spring.publishing @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram #blogtour With his loyal, now-chatty pig by his side, Kai is pulled into a … Read More Kai and Toby’s Big Adventures by N D Thornton
The Return of Frankie Whittle by Caroline England
Once you enter the gates, will they ever let you leave? Frankie Whittle has it all: a career in the City, a gorgeous husband and a baby on the way. It’s the perfect life, but it’s built on sand. In one terrifying night, everything she has worked so hard for unravels. She needs a fresh start. When she discovers the very place she was … Read More The Return of Frankie Whittle by Caroline England
The Old Scarecrow by Tabatha Jean D’Agata
When a hungry flock of crows start eating all the corn crops, Farmer Fred must decide if it’s time to replace Tom, the cherished old scarecrow. Genre: Children’s Fiction 3-9 yearsPublisher: HB Publishing HousePages: 40 Will Goose, Pig, Cow, and Sheep, who is desperately in need of a shave, save Tom – or, will an eight-legged friend come to his rescue? A heart-warming story of friendship and the … Read More The Old Scarecrow by Tabatha Jean D’Agata
+ audio book, Australia, fiction, folklore, Historical fiction, mythology, Netherlands, review, superstition
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Based on a true story, an epic historical novel from the award-winning author of Things in Jars that illuminates the lives of two characters: a girl shipwrecked on an island off Western Australia and, three hundred years later, a boy finding a home with his grandfather on the very same island. 1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch … Read More The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
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