Category Archives: Novellas

“What Hides Beneath” (a D.C.I. Bone novella) – Book Review

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Fictionophile

This crime novella introduces D.C.I. Duncan Bone, a police officer working in the Campsie Fells area of Scotland. He is married to Alice, and has a three year old son. Bone drives a 1996 green Saab.The case – a body … Continue reading →

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“The Other Side Of Stone” by Linda Cracknell – Book Review

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Fictionophile

This book is comprised of nine linked short stories that form a novella. At the heart of all the stories is a water-powered woolen mill in Perthshire, Scotland. The Other Side of Stone spans three centuries in an intimate study … Continue reading →

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“Christmas at the Crescent” by Veronica Henry – Book Review

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Fictionophile

Josie is a talented chef who is in her late twenties. She is also a single mother to ten-month old Titus, whom she adores. She loves her flat in a prestigious crescent in Bath, but she wonders if she should … Continue reading →

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“Small Things Like These” by Claire Keegan – Book Review

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Fictionophile

“If you want to get on in life, there’s things you have to ignore, so you can keep on.”This story tells of a Catholic businessman who shows his moral integrity with an act of compassion that took great courage. Bill … Continue reading →

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“The Farmhouse at Peace & Plenty” by L.B. Stimson – Book Review

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

If you like ghost stories with a historical tragedy as a plot device, then this novella length story is for you. The couple are trying to repair their marriage, and they came to the very worst place to do it. … Continue reading →

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“Rizzio” by Denise Mina – Book Review

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Fictionophile

A young Mary Queen of Scots witnesses the brutal murder of her private secretary David Rizzio during the bloody coup of Holyrood Palace in March of 1566. Ever since reading the brilliant crime trilogy ‘Garnethill‘ several years ago, I have … Continue reading →

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“The Salt Fields” by Stacy D. Flood – Book Review

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Fictionophile

“There’s salt all over Carolina, salt from tears and blood and the dead. It’s in every riverbed and blade of grass.” “The whole South ain’t nothing but a scar with some salt on it.” 1947 – Minister Peters has had … Continue reading →

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“Here She Lies” by Kerena Swan – Book Review

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Fictionophile

Prequel novella to the novel “Blood Loss” which introduces DI Dave Paton and his son Tommy. Harry was nineteen when his mother died. His sister Stacie was ten. Feeling unable to cope with acting as parent, Stacie was put into … Continue reading →

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“Valentine’s Day at the Star and Sixpence” by Holly Hepburn – Book Review

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Fictionophile

I’ve been reading a lot of crime fiction lately and thought I’d take a wee break by reading this charming, seasonal novella. I met the protagonists when I read the Christmas novella “Snowdrops at the Star and Sixpence” and thought … Continue reading →

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“In the Sweep of the Bay” by Cath Barton – Book Review

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Fictionophile

Ted and Irene Marshall – married in the 1950s when social and gender roles were much different than they are today.  The first blush of young love every so gradually dissipating with the drudgery of everyday life’s routines, and disappointments. … Continue reading →

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