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Another day, another castle! This time: Conwy Castle. We tested the strength in our legs once more to deal with all the spiral staircases and enjoyed the beautiful sights from the battlements. We then found the smallest house in Britain. Incredible to believe that anyone ever lived here! Our next visit was to Plas Mawr, […]

TRIGGER WARNING: rape, domestic abuse Dr Sara Linton was raped 15 years ago. Now she has a case of a young woman’s rape that makes her confront the past to find connections. But her rapist was convicted and couldn’t be responsible for raping the latest victim… After That Night is the 11th book in the […]

Julia enjoys attending the pub quiz but is shocked when two members of her team are involved in a hit and run and then one is stabbed to death. The deceased, Lilian, was a police officer so could someone have borne a professional grudge or was there a more personal motive…? Murder at the Inn […]

We struck out further afield on our next day of the holiday. Our first stop was Caernarfon Castle. It is a Cadw site so we had free entry with our English Heritage membership. There were plenty of spiral staircases, towering turrets and dark passageways to explore and admire. I liked the ‘wizard chess’ reminiscent of […]

Another book club choice! I quite like having other people tell me what to read 🙂 Cecilia finds a letter from her husband to be opened only in the event of his death. He is very much alive so she debates with herself whether she should open it or not. Tess’ marriage is in tatters […]