DEATH on an ALLOTMENT: A 1952 Detective mystery by Peter Zander-Howell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

June 1952. Allotment holder Freddie Dunthorne is found dead in his shed. DI Peter Malan is called in because of the suspicious circumstances.
An enjoyable police procedural mystery

View all my reviews

The Summer People by Shirley Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Allison's decide for the first time to stay at their country cottage after Labour Day. But are they really welcome.
An enjoyable short story

View all my reviews

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

View all my reviews

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


View all my reviews

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

View all my reviews

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.

View all my reviews

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

View all my reviews