Category Archives: Edelweiss

“The Peacock Summer” by Hannah Richell – Book Review

Posted on June 13, 2019 by

Present day – Maggie Oberon has been living a rather hedonistic life in Australia for the past year. She fled England after breaking up with her fiance under a dark cloud. When she learns of her beloved grandmother’s health issues, … Continue reading →

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“Those People” by Louise Candlish – Book Review

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

A tranquil South London neighbourhood is mortally disrupted after “Those People” move in… You know what they say about one bad apple. Before Darren Booth moves in, Lowland Way is a tranquil and harmonious place to live. All that soon … Continue reading →

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“The Lighthouse” by Alison Moore – Book Review

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

All the women in Futh’s life seem to abandon him. First his mother, then his wife. In fact, he has never really gotten over the fact that his mother left – because – she was bored to death my his … Continue reading →

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“Sweet Little Lies” by Caz Frear – Book Review

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

“Problem is, while the lie may be sweet as it falls from your lips, the feeling in your gut is always putridly sour. And almost always bang-on.” “I’ve spent most of my life, not exactly sure in the belief, but … Continue reading →

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“The Child” by Fiona Barton – Book Review

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

Kate Waters is a journalist in her early forties. She is married to an oncologist and is the mother of two sons. Devoted to her work, she tenaciously seeks out the story, but mostly she seeks the truth. When an … Continue reading →

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“The Invited” by Jennifer McMahon – Book Review

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

A chilling ghost story with a twist. “The Invited” takes place in rural Vermont and tells the story of a husband and wife who don’t simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, … Continue reading →

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“The binding” by Bridget Collins – Book Review

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

The time is sometime in the far Anglo-Saxon past. An imaginary time when the annual winter holiday was called “The Turning” and  a time when books were forbidden. So deplorable that the average ‘good’ citizen would not have them in … Continue reading →

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“From a Low and Quiet Sea” by Donal Ryan – Book Review

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

Part I- Farouk The war is Syria has escalated and finally reached the town where Farouk, a doctor, and his wife Martha, a biologist, and their young daughter live. When a boy is crucified in public, this serves as a … Continue reading →

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“The Rebels: and other short fiction” by Richard Power – Book Review

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

“A beautifully crafted collection that reflects the best of the Irish short story tradition.” The stories The Rebels – It was a time when corporal punishment and segregation in Irish schools was the norm. A time when schoolboys brought a … Continue reading →

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“Perfect Remains” by Helen Fields – Book Review

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

A while back, I polled my followers so that YOU could pick which police procedural series I should begin next. The first poll was a resounding success with the recommendation of “For Reasons Unknown” by Michael Wood. This second poll … Continue reading →

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“Everything she Forgot” by Lisa Ballantyne – Book Review

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

“Margaret Holloway, deputy head teacher, mother, wife, did not know what had happened to her when she was a little girl, and she was terrified to find out”. “Everything she forgot” was also published under the title “Redemption Road“. Blurb: … Continue reading →

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“Get Well Soon” by Marie-Sabine Roger – Book Review

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

A few years ago I read a little novel called “Soft in the head“. It left such a positive impression that I just HAD to read another work by this talented author.  Once again, she has left me wanting more. … Continue reading →

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“Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens – Book Review

Posted on January 29, 2019 by

“abandoned, hungry and cold” North Carolina 1952 – We meet little six-year-old Kya Clark on the day her mother walks out of their marsh ‘shack’ for the last time. Covered in bruises, Kya’s mother has left her drunken, abusive husband … Continue reading →

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“The Dark Lake” by Sarah Bailey – Book Review

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

BLURB: The lead homicide investigator in a rural town, Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is deeply unnerved when a high school classmate is found strangled, her body floating in a lake. And not just any classmate, but Rosalind Ryan, whose beauty … Continue reading →

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“The Stranger Diaries” by Elly Griffiths

Posted on December 9, 2018 by

In the beginning we meet Clare Cassidy, an attractive, divorced, school teacher and single mum living in West Sussex with her teenage daughter and much-loved dog. She teaches creative writing in the English Department of Talgarth High, the same school … Continue reading →

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