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Archive for August 2024

The Antique Store Detective, by Clare Chase

Bella Winter’s father was a police officer and she has inherited his love of investigating. She is first on the scene when a local man is found dead next to his metal detector and she is convinced the death was murder… The Antique Store Detective is the first book in a new series of amateur […]

Holiday 2024 Day 3: Castle Acre, Sandringham, Bircham Windmill

Day 3 was full of highs and lows. We started on a high with a visit to the castle and priory at Castle Acre. Both sites are English Heritage and within close walking distance. Next we moved on to Castle Rising but sadly they had a special event on which was not free for English […]

The Bookseller of Paris, by Suzanne Kelman

1940, French bookseller Madeline discovers that her late husband had a son in Germany, making the boy half Jewish and in danger under Nazi rule. Meanwhile she is also enlisted by the Resistance to save banned books. 2011, Olivia discovers a photo of her great grandmother with a Nazi and wants to find the truth […]

Poison Memories, by Helen Phifer

Margery Lancaster tried to kill her abusive husband and their baby son. She went to prison and served her sentence but now she is targeted by a killer. The chief suspects are her ex husband and now grown up son. One dies before he can be investigated and the other is missing… Poison Memories is […]

Holiday 2024 Day 2: Thetford and Lynford

After the long drive to get to Norfolk, we wanted to stay quite close to our cottage on the second day of our holiday. The closest town was Thetford so we headed there to see the sights/sites. We started with a visit to Thetford Priory, an English Heritage site. It was lovely and peaceful. Next […]