Read an #extract from House of Thieves by Rachel Walkley

I’m delighted to be able to share an extract from House of Thieves by Rachel Walkley today. Thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the invitation to take part in the book tou…

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WWW Wednesday 5th August 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚

What am I currently reading? I’m reading The Edge of Always by Rebecca Ryan for a blog tour next week. I started listening to an audiobook which caught my eye on the ULibrary app There Is A L…

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One Of Us Is Guilty by Steve Cavanagh

Today I’m sharing my thoughts on the latest book in Steve Cavanagh’s Eddie Flynn series, One Of Us Is Guilty. I came fashiomably late (?) to the series but have devoured all of the book…

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WWW Wednesday | 5th August 2026 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to yo…

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WWW Wednesdays! – 05/08/26 #HappyShrugDay #BookSky #WWWWednesdays #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem…

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Freyja by Margrét Ann Thors @MargrétAnnWriter @ZaffreBooks

Source: Review copyPublication: 6 August 206 from ZaffrePP: 320ISBN-13: 978-1806173754 My thanks to Zaffre for an advance copy for review Years ago, a child went missing. Now it might happen again. Unnur is a single mother to her beloved daughter, Lilja, and lives a deliberately quiet life in Reykjavík, working at a bakery under a fake name and trying to forget the last summer of her childhood.

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The Mermaid’s Cry by Kate Rhodes (Scilly Isles mysteries #9) @K_RhodesWriter @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 16 July 2026 from Orenda BooksPP: 276ISBN-13: 978-1917764322 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review DI BEN KITTO RETURNS…A COAST IN CELEBRATIONWhen DI Ben Kitto sees a baby thrown into Penzance harbour, he prays it’s a trick of the light. But the threat is real. The child survives – barely – and soon a chilling pattern emerges.

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The Way Home by Amanda Prowse @MrsAmandaProwse

Book Description: From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of Waiting to Begin and Ever After comes an evocative, tender story about belonging, community, and the relationships that hold us to…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 02/08/26

Okay. Who moved July? It can’t be over already, surely? Or apparently it can. How quickly is this year vanishing, folks? Bad news is that my list of things to look forward to is rapidly dimin…

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The Angel Of Death by Trevor Wood

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new book in the DCI Jack parker series from Trevor Wood, The Angel Of Death. My thanks to Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for the tour invite. Here&#82…

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#EdinburghFringe special: #ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions about The Tale of the Original Jekyll and Hyde | #MixItUp

With the Edinburgh Fringe Festival set to kick off at the end of this week, over the course of the next few days, I will be featuring various shows through my specially adapted #ThreeTwoOne quick-f…

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Blog Tour – Dining at Davinci’s (The Bramblewood Series) by Annette Hannah @annettehannah #BlogTour #BookReview #IndieAuthor #BookBlogger #RespectRomFic #PublicationDay #DiningAtDavincis

I have loved Annette Hannah’s writing and her setting in Bramblewood since book one. I have been lucky to meet her a couple of times and can confirm that she’s even lovelier than her stories – plea…

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#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with Michael Ward #author of The Drums of War

I’m delighted to be joined by Michael Ward today, author of The Drums of War. The Drums of War is the third in his Thomas Tallant series. It was published by Burnaby Press at the end of last …

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#BookReview: The Woman Who Wasn’t There by William Hussey @zaffrebooks.bsky.social @cobaltdinosaur #TheWomanWhoWasntThere #GuestReview #BookTwitter #BookSky #damppebbles

“She knows every killer twist.But she won’t see this one coming… Bestselling crime author Marian Lane is surrounded by adoring readers when she learns that her husband Dane is dea…

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#20BooksOfSummer26 – Book 17/20 – #AudiobookReview – Dear Miss Lake by A J Pearce #DearMissLake #BookSky #FeelGood #FavouriteSeries #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Synopsis: “Hope is on the horizon, but her greatest battle is about to begin. . . From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller Dear Mrs Bird, Dear Miss Lake returns us to wartime London, wh…

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The High Island by Lin Anderson @Lin_Anderson @LinAndersonWriter @LinAnderson.bsky.social @panmacmillan

Source: Review copyPublication: 30th July 2026 from Pan MacmillanPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035087303 My thanks to Pan Macmillan for an advance copy for review When everyone knows your name, every case is personal . . . Meet DI Erling Flett in The High Island, the heart-racing crime thriller that you won't be able to put down. From Lin Anderson, author of the acclaimed Rhona MacLeod series.

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#BookReview: Sister Svangerd and the Devil You Know by K.J. Parker @orbitbooks.bsky.social @cobaltdinosaur #SisterSvangerdandtheDevilYouKnow #GuestReview #BookTwitter #BookSky #damppebbles

“When the Church of the Invincible Sun is looking for someone to do its dirty work, they call on Sister Svangerd and her priest. Stealing a book might sound like a relatively simple task, but…

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#BlogTour | #BookReview: The Whisper Man by Alex North @MichaelJBooks @JennyPlatt90 #TheWhisperMan #damppebbles

“If you leave a door half-open, soon you’ll hear the whispers spoken… Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of…

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Miss Blaine’s Prefect and The Parcel of Rogues | #bookreview #scottishfiction #20BOS26

My favourite time-travelling library is back with another adventure! Okay, so Shona McMonagle may be the only time-travelling librarian in fiction (unless you know otherwise) but you get the idea! …

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ARC Review – A Summer Country Escape by Julie Caplin @JulieCaplin @0neMoreChapter_ #BookReview #BlogTour #PublicationDay #BookBlogger #RespectRomFic #ASummerCountryEscape

I have loved each of Julie Caplin’s books since discovering her writing back in early 2021. On that occasion, she transported me to Switzerland, and I immediately became a fan. Since then, I’ve tra…

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Blog Tour – Postcards from Sicily by Nancy Barone @NancyNBW @rararesources @AriaFiction #BookReview #BlogTour #PublicationDay #RespectRomFic #PostcardsFromSicily

Although I’ve followed Nancy Barone for some time, this is the first of her books that I have read, although there are some languishing on my teetering TBR pile! I am now a fan and look forward to …

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The Hotel Manager’s Guide To Murder by Erlendur Arason

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the first in a brand new crime series, Reykjavík Shadows, from Erlendur Arason, The Hotel Manager’s Guide To Murder. My thanks to Ewa Sherman for the invitat…

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One of Us is Guilty (Eddie Flynn #10) by Steve Cavanagh @SteveCavanagh_ @headlinepg

Source: Review copyPublication: 330 August 2026 from HeadlinePP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035408306 My thanks to Headline for an advance copy for review A PERFECT COUPLE.BUT ONE OF THEM IS A KILLER. WHICH ONE? Patrick Vanderpool, son of a billionaire media mogul, is destined for power. But the affair he's having could ruin everything.Vanessa Vanderpool, married to one of America's most influential men, has her own ambitions.

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The Woman Who Wasn’t There by William Hussey

Today I am delighted to share my thoughts on the brand new novel from William Hussey, The Woman Who Wasn’t There. I love William Hussey’s Scott Jericho series so when I heard that he wa…

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WWW Wednesday | 29th July 2026 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to yo…

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Buyer Beware - Catherine Ryan Howard | Book Review | #BuyerBeware @TransworldBooks @RandomTTours - My Reading Corner

Get ready to be addicted to the page-turning new mystery thriller from the #1 bestselling author of The Trap and 56 Days, in which two women’s shattered lives come crashing together around a house who...

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“It Could Have Been Her” by Lisa Jewell – Book Review @simonschuster @lisajewelluk251 #ItCouldHaveBeenHer @NetGalley #BookReview

Touted as a ‘dark mystery thriller’, it definitely matches that description. Set predominantly in a somewhat secluded old house on the periphery of Hamsptead Heath, London, it was both …

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WWW Wednesday 29th July 2026: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚

What am I currently reading? I’m reading Sandwiched by Catherine Simpson, a memoir which isn’t out until September but which I was keen to read early. I started listening to A Summer Fl…

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WWW Wednesdays! – 29/07/26 #HappyShrugDay #BookSky #WWWWednesdays #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem…

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