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Two Broken Girls, by Helen Phifer

A murdered girl. A missing girl. An escaped abduction victim. DC Morgan Brookes has had a busy morning where the crimes keep stacking up. Could there be a connection? Two Broken Girls is the 13th book in the Morgan Brookes series of crime thriller/police procedurals set in the Lake District. The day begins badly with […]

The Cursed Writer, by Holly Hepburn

Harriet ‘Harry’ White continues her work replying to Sherlock Holmes’ correspondence. Mostly she sends a polite letter to decline further involvement but the arrival of a telegram sparks the whole bank’s interest. A writer is suffering from bizarre symptoms, possibly driven mad by a curse… The Cursed Writer is the second book in The Baker […]

Her Deadly Rose, by Carolyn Arnold

A figure skater is found dead in her dressing room after a gala. Detective Amanda Steele was in the audience so is first on the scene. The deceased is the niece of a friend which gives an extra incentive for them to catch the killer. A handwritten message shows the murder was personal… Her Deadly […]

The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris

Lale is a Slovakian Jew. He hands himself in for deportation when his government collaborates with the Nazi regime. He is sent to Auschwitz where his skills and knowledge offer him a degree of protection. Lale is moved to the relative safety of the gypsy camp and is responsible for tattooing every new arrival. One […]

Beautiful Liars, by Isabel Ashdown

  Martha is a TV celebrity and her latest project is a programme investigating the disappearance of her teenage best friend Juliet almost 20 years ago. She makes contact with the third friend in their trio, Liv to help her solve the mystery. But Liv never gets her messages as they are intercepted by a […]