Colour Scheme by Ngaio Marsh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1943 Wai-ata-tapu. Is there a national spy hiding undercover at the mudbath resort. Alleyn is sent to investigate. Not really any likeable characters, and it takes awhile for a death to occur.
Overall an enjoyable read

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Mosaic by Jeri Taylor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Captain Kathryn Janeway andher crew of the Starship Voyager are travelling through Kazon territory and facing battle as the Away team is trapped on the nearby planet. While Janeway recollects moments of her life which made her the captain she is.
An entertaining re-read


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Marked Men by Chris Simms
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Given seventeen years of a prison sentence for murder, now 34 year old Jordan Hughes wants revenge on the other gang members who all lied in court and blamed him, wrongly, for the death of the homeless person. How many will die. The SCU investigate.
An entertaining modern mystery

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The Dead Dance at Dawn by J.L. Buck
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

England, 1814. Lucien, Viscount Ware and Lady Anne while honeymooning at his country estate in Lincolnshire the body of a young woman is discovered. Constable Willis asks for Lucien's assistance. Meanwhile a Bow Street Runner arrives looking for an escaped mass murderer from
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its likeable and interesting characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksirens and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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The Man Who Knew How by Dorothy L. Sayers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

While on a train journey another passenger talks to E. Pender about how easy it is to murder without getting caught.
Enjoyable short story

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The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1938 Richard Cadogan Oxford holiday starts off badly when he discovers a body upstairs to a toyshop, and is attacked and locked away. On his escape he finds the toyshop has disappeared and so contacts Professor Fen for help.
An enjoyable histrical mystery
First published in 1946

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Silver Buckles: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride & Prejudice variation Darcy insults Elizabeth at the Meryton Assembly, but her response intrigues him enough to ask for a dance. The resulting conversation changes their response to each other. But can this result in happy ending for anyone.
An entertaining well-written variation with likeable pairings, just a pity there was not more of other pairings.

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