A Diamond & Doran Christmas: A short Story by Tracy Tonkinson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

For such a short story it seemed almost to have too many threads to the plot and too many characters to keep track of.
Overall an enjoyable enough read

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Anybody but Anne by Carolyn Wells
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A house party at Buttonwood Terrace is hosted by the Van Wyck family. But the next morning a body is found in an impenetrable room. Murder or suicide and where and what is the weapon used. After all the evidence is put forward Fleming Stone, the detective, is employed to find the answers.
An enjoyable read

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Awakened Hearts by Susan Potts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice sequel several years have passed since the marriages of Elizabeth and Jane. With Mary as the last of the Bennet sisters still at home, and determined to become a governess or companion. Then she is invited to Pemberley, her first ever visit. There she meets Georgiana Darcy and Brigadier Henry Fitzwilliam, cousin to Darcy. But can she come out of her shell and accept the friendships on offer.
A delightful story, well-written, lovely to read about Mary's emotional development. Just loved everything about the story and the characters.
This is now a re-read and I still loved the story

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Elegy for Eddie by Jacqueline Winspear
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

April 1933 has arrived and old friends from Maisie's children approach her to investigate the death of a friend. But where will her investigate lead and to whom.
A somewhat slow paced story but still an enjoyable one

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The Nursery Rhyme Murders by Gerald Verner
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Not long after a body had been found in a derelict house, Jackson's Folly, with a nursery rhyme on paper attached to the door another body is discovered with further words from the same nursery rhyme. What could be the possible connections between them.
An enjoyable mystery first written in 1960

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Where Angels Fear by D.K. Hood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Winter has come to Black Rock Falls, Montana, but the area may have another serial killer in its midst as Sky Paul disappears while her friend Ella Tate manages to escape. A coincidence or a connection to people who post personal items on social media.
It's for Sheriff Alton and her team to decide and investigate, meanwhile it is possible her cover has been compromised.
Another enjoyable thriller in this series with a good plotline and sub-plot where we learn more about the past of some of these characters.
A NetGalley Book

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The Last Warning by Gerald Verner
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

While in Thatchford, Budd calls on his old friend Superintendent Hawkins. While there Hawkins gets a call about a murder. Both head off to investigate. But why was the man killed and will he be the first and last.
An enjoyable enough murder mystery story

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