"Ask a group of people a random question and most of them will either shrug or toss off an answer, factual or not." If you ever find yourself in a cosy mystery, whatever you do, don't be the nasty, unpopular person in your small town - because you are more than likely to be found … Continue reading Murder Checks Out – Victoria Gilbert
"Minh had carefully thought out her disguise of the Tiger Games." Minh is the daughter of the local Prefect, a harsh judge to both the population and her own child. Her path is about to cross that of the mysterious Quỳnh, a visiting scholar who is causing quite a stir in this backwater of the … Continue reading A Fire Born of Exile – Aliette de Boddard
"The great turning points in life are when two ideas smash into each other." Mrs Sidhu is a caterer who, through almost no fault of her own, has descended into the hellish circle of making nothing but aubergine bhajis for a cash and carry business. Desperate to reclaim something of a life, she applies for … Continue reading Mrs Sidhu’s Dead and Scone – Suk Pannu
Life continued to feel hectic through September, despite or perhaps because of a week off work for my birthday. It was lovely, but at the same time added several sets of visitors and celebrations, without dropping any of the 'other' tasks - so, busy! But I feel the push was worth it, as I now … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – September 2023
"Let's read Dracula together!" It's a fair guess that you've heard of Dracula. You've probably seen a movie adaptation, and a smaller percentage of you will have read Bram Stoker's original novel. It's told in an epistolary style; that is, through a series of letters, telegrams, diary entries, and newspaper cuttings. The first entry happens … Continue reading Dracula Daily – Matt Kirkland
"The first Saturday in December was famous for two things in Riddleton, South Carolina: the Christmas parade and the kickoff of the Home and Business Christmas Decoration contest." With the second book in her teen mystery series now finished and awaiting publication, novelist and accidental bookstore owner Jen is juggling plotting out book three with trying … Continue reading A Chapter On Murder – Sue Minix
I know, I know - September is a third of the way done! What can I say, life has been kinda hectic. I dream of the day when I can stop saying things like that, but perhaps today is not quite that day...! On the one hand, I've been almost too busy to read. On … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – August 2023
"Somewhere else, in a room shadowed by age and death, a man readies himself to look into the future for what may be the last time." Welcome to Charisat, a bustling town on the edge of the great Waste, all that remains of most of the world following apocalyptic events in the distant past. Artefacts … Continue reading City of Bones – Martha Wells
"Boom. Lassie from the slums winds up in a castle. Ain't that a right old fairy tale?" Ropa Moyo, 15-year-old 'ghostalker' and resident of a post-'Catastrophe' Edinburgh, still might not be too chuffed that her magical apprenticeship was downgraded to an unpaid internship, but there seems to be some benefits when she gets to attend … Continue reading The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle – TL Huchu
"So, I'm skint again." Welcome back to a shadowy, ghost-infested, post-'Catastrophe' (nope, still don't have the deets!) Edinburgh. Teenage ghostalker, Ropa Moyo, has a new gig, working for the Library of the Dead. Sounds ideal, but... yeah, no, Ropa's life rarely gets unfiltered 'good', and the first problem is when she's downgraded from 'assistant' to … Continue reading Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments – TL Huchu
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