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Lucy Parker writes another keeper

Headliners by Lucy Parker

December 27, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Disclaimer! I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but this has in no way influenced my review. While this works fine as a standalone contemporary romance, both characters and some of the events that complicate their relationship early on are introduced in The Austen Playbook, which I can also heartily recommend. Official book description: He might be the sexiest man in London, according to his fan site (which he definitely writes himself), but he’s also the most arrogant man she’s ever met. She might have […]

Urban Fantasy in London – Yay!

Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch

August 25, 2019 by Jen K 1 Comment

I think I saw this series mentioned a while back on Cannonball Read and added it to my wish list but didn’t download it until my last trip to London. I quite enjoy urban fantasy series but most of them tend to start with the hero already involved in the magical world, even if they have no idea how little they know. Of course, then there are the other stories about magic and the supernatural, where a person who had no previous knowledge of them, […]

Are we the baddies?

The Detective's Daughter by Lesley Thomson

August 5, 2019 by Zirza Leave a Comment

In 1981, the body of young mother Kate Rokesmith is found on the banks of the river Thames. The only known witness is her four year old son, Jonathan, who is found huddled underneath a nearby statue. He refuses to speak. The mystery remains unsolved. Years later, the lead detective on the case, now retired, passes away of a heart attack. His daughter Stella, who runs a cleaning company, sets out to clear her father’s house. She comes across the Rokesmith case files and in […]

Jack the Stripper

Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth

July 29, 2019 by Jake Leave a Comment

Billed by no less than bestselling author David Peace as the English answer to The Black Dahlia, Bad Penny Blues has a lot to live up to. For the most part, it met the hype. There are two concurrent stories going on here, both of which brush against each other in the setting of Swinging 60s London. One is a rising star detective who is trying to figure out what’s behind the brutal murders of random women, most of the prostitutes. The other is an up-and-coming clothing designer […]

Death and Destruction on the Thames in London by Anthony Galvin

February 17, 2019 by Chris Leave a Comment

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via Netgalley courtesy of the publisher. Gavin’s book presents the history of the Thames in terms of flooding, shipwrecks, and other issues. At times, one wonders about the use of the phrase “on the Thames”, there is a bit much on the Great Fire of London, some on terrorist attacks, and a bit on Jack the Ripper. Yet, the book is good. There is a ton of detail here. Galvin includes a list and brief history of […]

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: anthony galvin, cbr11, jack the ripper, London, NetGalley

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The Rosie Project – Charming new take on a classic “will they won’t they”

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

February 9, 2019 by cheerbrarian 1 Comment

The monthly selection for my local library book club was new to me, and I went into it with an arched eyebrow and a prepared groan: a romance. Not my chosen genre, and one often prone to crazy plot climaxes and “will they won’t they but you know they will” feet dragging. So, I entered prepared and preordained not to like this book, but was pleasantly surprised to find it charming and a new take on an old standard. Through subtle plot devices we are, […]

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