pickConclusion of a 2 part-er within this long Mary Russell / Sherlock Holmes series. It must have been good cos I stayed up until 3am to finish it and I really try not to do that too often!! I love the historical detail in this series and Mary is a fabulous character. No 10 in the series. #CrimeReads #CosyCrime #CrimeFiction #Sherlock #HistoricalCrime #SherlockHolmes #MaryRussell #DetectiveNovel
pickI've never read the original Sherlock Holmes books but I love the YA Enola Holmes books and this great series by Laurie R King gives an older Sherlock a young and brilliant wife, Mary Russell and she is the narrator of this richly researched historical series. This particular one is the first half of a 2 part-er which is slightly annoying... but I still highly recommend them. #CrimeReads #CosyCrime #Sherlock #HistoricalCrime
so-soI've just finished this and enjoyed it but it's not a page turner, hence the rating.
I really enjoy switching off with a cosy crime and any with the theme of bookshops, books, antiques... well I'm drawn to those like a magnet!!
Set post war with a likeable main character, Flora. There are several implausible moments - mainly concerning antiquarian books (disclosure I'm an antiquarian bookseller!). Good overall.
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Feels like an undersell to call well-researched historical thrillers #cosycrime but when you‘ll happily read about dismemberment over a bowl of cocopops...
pickJust finished this, very different from EF Benson's Mapp and Lucia books but a tour de force of another kind. Written in an ornate gothic style, to match the medieval chalice at the heart of the story, this is Benson channelling The Turn of the Screw. As Benson lived in James' old house this is not surprising. Best read at a very fast clip, the book is full of atmosphere - Tilling gone to the bad. I loved it #cosycrime #whodunit #mystery #crime
Not long till publication day for my cosy crime novel, Death in Dulwich! Look out for my fiendish Facebook and Twitter quiz, 'Where in Dulwich?' to win 1 free eBook. @DDsDiary. If you just can't wait, Death in Dulwich is available to pre-order now at the special price of 99p/c, MyBook.to/1DeathinDulwich #cosycrime #mystery #whodunit #win
