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TRIGGER WARNING: Nazi brutality, anti semitism France 1942, Lilou’s life remains largely unaffected by war until the Germans arrive in her village. Her Jewish friend Joseph and his mother are seized and deported then her brother is sent to be a labourer in Germany. Incensed, Lilou decides to join the resistance and fight for freedom […]

Six months ago, Darcie saved a little girl’s life. She has desperately tried on avoid any publicity but goes missing the morning after she receives a sinister note. Can DCI Dan Riley find her safely…? The Housewife’s Secret is the 7th book in the DCI Riley series. I have previously read and reviewed books 5 […]

1919, one nurse, one doctor and 5 patients remain at Merewood. But the owner wants to sell the property and a series of strange and deadly incidents lead to danger for all of the residents… Murder at Merewood Hospital is an historical murder mystery set in England after WW1. Helen Hopgood and Samuel Bingham are […]

The calm before the storm! Next week is going to be manic so I have been trying to reserve my energy. Unfortunately I’ve had a cough all week so not had much sleep! In other news, there was a tiny bit of snow but not enough to photograph 🙁 My weekday photo is Beaver badge […]

Mabel Canning has moved to London in1921 and joined the Useful Women Agency. Her first job is supporting a widow at a wake but the deceased has been declared dead after going missing 7 years ago. Then a man dies at the front door during the wake… A Body on the Doorstep is the first […]