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‘The Idea Is, Even if I Do Explode, I’m Only Going to Be a Risk to Sheep’

Stone and Sky by Ben Aaronovitch

July 26, 2025 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

Been a while! I can’t believe that we are at now ten books into the Rivers of London series. This is another one of those urban fantasy-slash-detective series that I’ve been enjoying over the years. And like some of the others, Rivers of London has 1) experienced a bit of a gap between novels (three years) and 2) reached a bit of a pivotal point in the over-reaching narrative.  Let’s get the biggest thing out of the way first: Stone and Sky is a Rivers […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Ben Aaronovitch, cbr17bingo, Peter Grant, police procedural, rural fantasy, scotland, sheep, Urban Fantasy

LittlePlat's CBR17 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Ben Aaronovitch, cbr17bingo, Peter Grant, police procedural, rural fantasy, scotland, sheep, Urban Fantasy ·
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Hit and Miss

Down to the Woods by MJ Arlidge

April 28, 2024 by Zirza Leave a Comment

Just outside of Southampton, UK, a happy young couple are on a camping trip. Their tent is shabby and worn, but that hardly matters to them: they get drunk, they make out, they fall asleep happy. But when the woman wakes up, she is alone. Her fiancé is gone. She calls out for him, but he doesn’t reply. None of the other campers have spotted him; he appears to have vanished into thin air.  Miles away, the boyfriend is in the middle of the woods, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Down to the Woods, Helen Grace, Helen Grace #8, MJ Arlidge, police procedural, Southampton

Zirza's CBR16 Review No:22 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Down to the Woods, Helen Grace, Helen Grace #8, MJ Arlidge, police procedural, Southampton ·
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CBR15 Bingo: Nostalgia

Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett

September 26, 2023 by Malin 2 Comments

In Men at Arms, there’s a series of mysterious deaths in Ankh-Morpork, and the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, strictly forbids Sam Vimes, the head of the City Watch to investigate, thus ensuring that he will do the exact opposite. Vimes, Carrot, Nobbs and Colon, who used to be the whole of the Watch have been joined by new recruits to diversify the Watch, Cuddy (a dwarf), Detritus (a troll) and Angua (a werewolf, although Carrot believes it to be because she’s a woman). As the ragtag […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR15, cbr15bingo, discworld, feet of clay, Malin, men at arms, mystery, nostalgia, police procedural, Terry Pratchett, The City Watch

Malin's CBR15 Review No:46 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR15, cbr15bingo, discworld, feet of clay, Malin, men at arms, mystery, nostalgia, police procedural, Terry Pratchett, The City Watch ·
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Cover for the book Necessary As Blood by Deborah Crombie

The Best of the Whole Lot

Necessary As Blood by Deborah Crombie

September 10, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

When Gemma’s friend Tim calls her in to help when a friend of his goes missing, she finds herself caught up in what happens to the man’s daughter Charlotte, whose mother disappeared months earlier.  And when Duncan’s latest murder case just happens to be the same man, the two of them pool resources to solve the murder.  But more than one man’s murder is connected to this case, and the more they investigate, the higher the stakes seem to get. I think this might be […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:32 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural ·
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Cover for Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie

A Long Legacy of Tragedy

Where Memories Lie by Deborah Crombie

September 10, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

When Gemma’s friend Erika rings her for help, Gemma quickly finds herself embroiled in a decades old mystery of a valuable broach stolen from a Jewish refugee that has suddenly reappeared at auction.  And when the young woman at the auction house who handled it is killed, Gemma doesn’t believe it’s a coincidence.  Unfortunately, it’s not just the case that demands her attention as her mother has just been diagnosed with cancer. I loved the fact that this one was more focused on Gemma than […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:31 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural ·
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Cover for the book Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie

One Messy Family Visit

Water Like a Stone by Deborah Crombie

September 10, 2023 by Kit Moonstar Leave a Comment

When Duncan brings Gemma and the boys home for Christmas, he steps into a bit of a mess.  His sister’s marriage is imploding and she’s just discovered a body at her worksite.  Before long there’s another body as well, this one found by Kit.  Gemma and Duncan lend their expertise to the local police force, led by an old friend of Duncan’s, while trying to navigate family landmines. This was a great outing.  I loved getting to see more of Duncan’s family.  His mom had […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural

Kit Moonstar's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #britishmystery, Deborah Crombie, Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James Mysteries, police procedural ·
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