Samhain is my favourite time of year and I do enjoy a good crime novel...

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You all know that I love Nancy Drew books, and this one is a personal favourite.

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Very good. Enjoyed this very much.

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Loved this vintage action story. And I learnt a lot about volcanoes!

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Loved this. So detailed but also entertaining and accessible.

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I really enjoyed this story. I like India and have enjoyed travelling there in the past. This was very evocative.

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Everything that Angela Brazil does best was included in this story. An engaging heroine, girls from all over the world and pulling together (in wartime) for a common cause. I loved it.

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One of those books that just seem like such a good idea about an unusual subject. This is the first book on the topic I've encountered.

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Big fan of crime fiction with lots of technical details so I loved this.

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Bit of everything here. Fantasy. Mystery. Literature. A real hybrid.

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This is when the boy focus of the Trebizon books really kicks in. I didn't mind this because it's realistic plus Rebecca is always so much more than the boys she is romantically interested in. Always her own person.

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Really enjoyed this. Interesting structure and very original concept.

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Loved this Nancy Drew mystery story. Such an unusual premise for a great tale.

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I used to be a solicitor so I just loved the crusty and irritable portrait of the judge at the heart of this crime novel.

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The Story of the Amulet is a vintage children‘s book by E Nesbit. I loved the Psammead fantastical creature and the time-travel elements.

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Really got into this. Great story and what a twist at the end!

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Ultimatum is s thriller. It's got a lot of spy action in it and you can really tell that Frank Gardner has a background in intelligence.

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I liked this story because it focused on people who live in a touristy area all year round. That's me, too!

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The British Empire underpinning was uncomfortable, as it so often is and absolutely should be. However, the underlying story, the characters and the descriptions were great. I really enjoyed it.

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Loved how this fantasy novel worked the urban look. It's such a versatile genre.

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Pocomoto Pony Express Rider is an American pony story so it has a strong cowboy feel that I loved.

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I enjoyed this a lot. So many secrets going back over many decades. What a great basis for a crime novel.

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I really love fantasy that goes way back. It's not all Celtic and Medieval, is it?

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I loved this Hardy Boys mystery. There was so much historical detail and the setting was very vivid.

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I do love anything around the Raj and indeed India in general, so I devoured this.

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Remember this from your childhood? Me too. I love vintage children's books so I often re-read this.

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This was a great story set in a beautiful part of Scotland.

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Janet Must Ride by Diana Pullein-Thompson is a pony story that is quite unlike others in the genre that I've read. This freshness was very welcome.

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I really enjoyed this crime novel. The hero was quite distinctive and it was good to see more disabled characters in fiction.

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A great story with plenty of action and characters I cared about.

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I do love a good fantasy mash up with supernatural romance. A bit of everything.

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A great Hardy Boys story with plenty of action and peril.

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This was by no means a typical example of crime fiction. But I enjoyed it.

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I just love the Jennings series. Is there any mischief that these two schoolboys won't encounter? Very funny indeed.

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Loved this. Enjoyed the earlier series and this is a flash forward new series a century later.

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Pony Club Cup is a pony book by Josephine Pullein-Thompson that I really enjoyed. It felt more modern than the traditional books in this genre.

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Loved this book. It uses Lincoln, a lovely city, as a setting and it's clear that DS Butler loves her home.

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I loved fantasy and I love children's books, so I really enjoyed this vintage fantasy novel for children.

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Reminded me of In Cold Blood but written about Chizmar's hometown where he knew everyone involved personally.

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You all know that I just love Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys stories. I enjoyed this one very much. Some really unusual historical detail gave it a unique feel.

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DNF. Not for me I'm afraid. The writing style and also the characters, mostly.

The Naughtiest Girl Again is funny and touching. She tries so hard to be good! Nice to see co-ed, which is unusual in boarding-school stories.

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This was very character driven, which I liked because sometimes science fiction isn't so much. It was great.

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I do love a good crime novel!

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I love Biggles, and Gimlet is by the same author. Plenty of adventure and camaraderie. Loved it.

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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is such a feel good story, for trans people and for everyone. I loved every page.

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Silver on the Tree by Susan Cooper is the last book in the 'Dark is Rising' sequence. I loved this series and have read it so many times, both as a child and as an adult.

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Heart of Granite is a science-fiction novel. I enjoyed it and would definitely recommend its unusual style.

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I love the Punchbowl Farm series. These are vintage pony books from one of the genre's best-loved authors. It's a great story that I always love reading.

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This was such a tense story. I really loved it.

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