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Wednesday, 6 May 2026

Meet Me at Pemberley (Christmas with Jane)Meet Me at Pemberley by Rose Fairbanks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice variation Jane and Bingley are married, Elizabeth is deemed by some to be a fallen woman and living at Netherfield with the Bingleys. Georgiana Darcy has eloped with Wickham, and has not been found. Enter Darcy at Netherfield.
Would have loved to read more about the Colonel and Mary.
An entertaining and well-written story

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Tuesday, 5 May 2026

The Ravenkeeper's Daughter (Field & Greystone, #1)The Ravenkeeper's Daughter by Lana Williams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1883 Ravenkeeper Pritchard is brutally murdered one night, and it seems his 7 year old mute and deaf daughter Maeve is a witness. Maeve arrives at Mrs Amelia Greystone's home having previous met, while Inspector Henry Field investigates.
An entertaining historical mystery

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Monday, 4 May 2026

The Newmarket Murders: A 1920's Murder Mystery (Kit Aston Mysteries Book 9)The Newmarket Murders: A 1920's Murder Mystery by Jack Murray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

November 1921. Did Carol Harrison admit to a male friend that she had killed her brutal husband. As she is told it best she stay at her brother Gerry Tudor's home, who is visited by the Astons. But then Harrison is found dead, presumed a suicide. Old friend of the Astons Chief Inspector Douglas Hook is suspicious.
An entertaining historical mystery

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Sunday, 3 May 2026

Death and Cinderella (The Inspector Felix Mysteries Book 11)Death and Cinderella by R.A. Bentley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

December 1928. At the end of the performance of Cinderella of the Regent Players a body is discovered in the pumpkin/coach. DI Felix and his team investigate.
Enjoyable historical mystery

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Saturday, 2 May 2026

Heir Apparent: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Pride and Prejudice Variations)Heir Apparent: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Clarissa Joy Thomas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice variation the first born Bennet is James (instead of Jane) and it is he who informs Darcy of Georgiana and Ramsgate. Now the Betherfield party have arrived (including the Colonel) how does this all change their futures especially as Catherine and Lydia are not out and at school. Bennet is his usual uselessness. I would have liked more of the married life of the Fitzwilliams and less of the Darcys.
But an entertaining story.

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Friday, 1 May 2026

Evil Water (Lieutenant Detective Daniel Trokic Mysteries Book 5)Evil Water by Inger Wolf
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

On farmland on the outskirts of Aarhus two suitcases are discovered. They contain the remain of two missing females. DI Trokic and his team investigate.
An interesting modern Danish mystery

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Thursday, 30 April 2026

The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1)The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wealthy, Diana Cowper and mother to a famous actor arranged her funeral and later that day she was murdered. Ex Detective Hawthorne consultant to the police investigates. He recruits writer Horowitz to write a book about the case.
An enjoyable modern mystery

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