I have never previously read any of Maggie O’Farrell’s books, but now I realise what I’ve been missing. When I was paying, the person taking my money said he could read her shopping list and be entertained. The enthusiasm was infectious. I loved this book.    To say it is a book about grief risks […]

I admit to being drawn to this book from the author’s Twitter bio.    “If following sweary authors who talk about writing more than doing any actual writing is your thing, then saddle up.”   I was glad I did. Although not a genre I often read, it rewarded me with a story with skilfully

A young woman is the latest person to go missing from a hiking trail. Faith Black, an FBI agent, teams up with the local sheriff to search over eighty miles of dense forest. Will they find the woman? Will they survive the dangers ahead?   Establishing new characters in a novella can be tricky, but

Theo Harvey, a successful thriller writer, is dead. His widow approaches the biographer, Rona Parish, to write his life story. Armed with detailed diaries, Rona soon uncovers secrets. The first in a long-running series, so more to immerse yourself in if you like this. A well plotted and thoroughly entertaining cosy mystery. It even had

 5/5 This was my first exposure to SA Cosby. I needn’t have worried. This book delivers on many levels. Titus Crowne is a former FBI agent, now back home in rural Virginia. A black sheriff in a small town revolving around religion and racism. A town where everybody knows everybody’s business — or do