Category Archives: England

Review: BEHIND HER EYES by Sarah Pinborough

Posted on January 22, 2018 by bernadetteinoz

If I had to sum up Sarah Pinborough’s BEHIND HER EYES in a single sentence it would be: it’s a well written load of bollocks. The single story is told in two main voices. The first voice belongs to Louise; … Continue reading →

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Review: SOMETIMES I LIE by Alice Feeney

Posted on November 6, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Amber wants you to know three things about her: She is in a coma Her husband doesn’t love her anymore Sometimes she lies I would add three more things that you ought to know before you embark on her story: … Continue reading →

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Review: INSIDIOUS INTENT by Val McDermid

Posted on October 20, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

I stopped reading this series a while back. I can’t remember which book it was now but I just found it too violent for my taste at the time. However I’ve come to really love McDermid’s writing via her standalone … Continue reading →

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Review: HUMBER BOY B by Ruth Dugdall

Posted on September 17, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

A 10-year-old boy is thrown to his death from Hull’s Humber Bridge by two brothers who cannot be identified due to their respective ages: 14 and 1o. They are therefore known to the world as Humber Boy A and Humber … Continue reading →

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Review: THE CHALK PIT by Elly Griffiths

Posted on August 3, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

The Ruth Galloway series falls squarely in the ‘equivalent of curling up under a blanket with my feet encased in ugg boots and a hot chocolate close by‘ territory for me.  I have adored Ruth from her first appearance and … Continue reading →

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Review: A FRIGHTFULLY ENGLISH EXECUTION by Shamini Flint

Posted on June 18, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Oodles of people can produce light, cosy mysteries that are entertaining but difficult to take seriously. And oodles more can pen blood-soaked tales of death and darkness. But I can’t think of another author who so consistently delivers stories that … Continue reading →

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Review: A DEADLY THAW by Sarah Ward

Posted on March 26, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Sarah Ward’s second police procedural to link a present-day crime with Derbyshire’s recent past is a knockout. Certainly the best example of the genre I’ve read so far this year. The most difficult thing about reviewing it is explaining why … Continue reading →

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Review: THE CASE OF THE LATE PIG by Margery Allingham

Posted on March 13, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

I think I always knew that golden age detective fiction wasn’t really my bag (the inimitable Dame Christie aside) but participating in Crimes of the Century has confirmed it. This month’s foray into 1937 introduced me to Margery Allingham’s most … Continue reading →

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Review: THE CHINESE SHAWL by Patricia Wentworth

Posted on February 24, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

The worst kind of reading experience, for me anyway, is one that can be summed up with the word meh. I’d rather really hate a book than be left bored, unengaged and apathetic by one. Alas my introduction to the … Continue reading →

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Review: GIN AND MURDER by Josephine Pullein-Thompson

Posted on January 9, 2017 by bernadetteinoz

Josephine Pullein-Thompson’s GIN AND MURDER is another of the titles I procured last year from Greyladies Press. Why? Because of the cover. I love the clothes everyone is wearing in the picture and the scene looked so inviting I immediately imagined … Continue reading →

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