Treading Darkness by Lyle Nicholson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Is this the day that the future of Corporal Bernadette Callahan of the RCMP is decided. What will be the result when chasing a car thief they both end up in an abandoned mine.
An entertaining short story.

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Dirty Weekend by Alan Scholefield
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

1990 The stabbed body of TV reporter Henry Foster is discovered, under Hungerford Bridge, home to dossers, Terry Collins aka Huntsman, and Gail. Meanwhile businessman Jack Benson is fleeing his Hong Kong creditors, back to London and his business partner Richard Dunlop, and his ex-lover Maria Dunlop.
Detective Superintendent Macrae and DS Leopold Silver are investigating the murder.
An enjoyable crime story. A decent start to a new series.

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Malice in Milan by Ken Tentarelli
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

1460s Florence. A Commission for External Security has been set up with 3 members. Investigator Vittorio Colombo, lawyer Nick Argent, and military expert Sergeant Massimo Leoni.
Their first assignment is in Milan. It has been arranged that Florentine citizen Portinari, manager of the Medici bank will be abducted. But why and by whom.
Unfortunately I didn't find the story interesting, or got a sense of the characters of the main people and so find it a struggle to finish.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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The Mother's Day Mystery: A Crampton of the Chronicle adventure by Peter Bartram
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1965 After Colin Crampton has given a talk at Steyning he is driving his girlfriend Shirley Goldsmith back home along a lonely country road when they discover the body of a teenage boy. Is this a hit and run accident, or deliberate act and if so what could be the motive. Crampton decides this is news worthy and investigates when the police refuse to do so.
An enjoyable cozy mystery.

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The Tainted Coin by Melvin R. Starr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1367 A dying man is discovered near St Andrew's Chapel, and an old coin is discovered in his mouth. Hugh de Singleton seeks the killers and a possible treasure. But many men are also looking for the treasure threatening others.
An entertaining historical mystery with its cast of likeable characters

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Murder on the Dance Floor by Helena Dixon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1933. Due to the illness of her grandmother, Kitty Underhay attends the annual dinner dance for hoteliers, at Torquay. She is partnered by her friend and private investigator, Captain Matt Bryant. Just after the end of the first dance one of their dinner companions dies, poisoned. Thankfully Inspector Greville is also attending the dinner. While both help the police with the investigation, Kitty tries to learn more about what happened to her missing mother.
An enjoyable and well-written historical cozy mystery with its likeable main characters. A good addition to this series
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Fear for Frances by Veronica Heley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1881 Furze Court. Richard, 10th Baron Brooke is dead. His younger brother Major Gavin Brooke is returning to England, severely injured not knowing he is the new Baron. But no-one apart from his valet Benson, and governess Miss Frances Chard seem concerned for his life.
An enjoyable Victorian mystery and romance.

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