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What’s New on my Bedside Table . . .Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com Well done me – I’ve managed to post this on the correct day this week!...
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The Seven by Chris HammerEXCERPT: . . . when the sun was down and the lights were on, the smoke from mosquito coils wafting and the mood genial, a satisfied...
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What’s New on my Bedside Table? . . .Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com Again, I am marginally better than last week, with six new ARCs from NetGalley and no new...
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Below Ground (DCI Matilda Darke #11) by Michael WoodEXCERPT: She was in total darkness. She stood up and held her arms out in front of her like a zombie in a cheap horror film. She took...
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The Shadows of Rutherford House by Caroline England writing as C.E. RoseEXCERPT: Prologue Present Day It’s heavily raining tonight, the wind whipping the windows behind the closed shutters. As...
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Watching You by Michael RobothamWatching You by Michael Robotham was me penultimate read for the Aussie Readers September Challenge. I love this author. He’s...
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Gone by T.J. BreartonMy post today features a book from my 2016 backlist! Read on . . . EXCERPT: The brown house sat back from the road on the edge...
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It’s Wednesday – what’s new on my bedside table?Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com I have just come in from mowing half the back yard. It’s quite steep and difficult in...
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The Pit by Peter PapathanasiouEXCERPT: Sparrow considered his suspect and the situation. It felt surreal to be on the road under such circumstances. False...
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It’s Wednesday . . . so what’s new on my bedside table?Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com Happy hump day! It’s cool, cloudy and windy here in New Zealand. Great weather for...
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The Devil Stone by Caro RamsayEXCERPT: ‘Hey, look.’ Bainsey shone the light across the floor, catching a maggot-ridden goat’s head perched on a...
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It’s Wednesday – what’s been added to my bedside table?Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com Well, it’s been a very quiet week on the ARC front. I have received only two new...
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The Doctor’s Widow (The Doctor’s Wife #2) by Daniel HurstEXCERPT: The police really thought they had me when they kicked down my door and burst into my home. They burst through the new door that...
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The Unbelieved by Vikki PetraitisEXCERPT: Sally’s husband, Herb, was ready at dawn for the round-up. He headed outside while she got started in the kitchen. The whiny...
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A Welcome Reunion by Lucinda BerryBefore you read my review, I’d like to make it clear that this is more a novella than short story. It has 82 pages and...
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What Still Burns by Elle GrawlEXCERPT: It’s only fitting that my story ends the same way it began. My lungs spasm. I should’ve never come back. That...
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Day’s End by Garry DisherEXCERPT: Out in that country, if you owned a sheep station the size of a European principality you stood tall. If you were a rent...
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In Her Blood (DCI Christine Caplan #2) by Caro RamsayEXCERPT: The incident room was quiet apart from Mackie, the early shift gone. Those present said hello then busied themselves. Caplan...
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The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKintyEXCERPT: The alarm bells were ringing now. Ringing for both of us. We knew how these things went most of the time. A teenage girl...
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It’s Wednesday . . . so what’s been added to the pile beside my bed?Photo by Ena Marinkovic on Pexels.com I did <i>slightly</i> better this week with six new ARCs on my shelf. I really have...
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Watching what I’m reading . . .Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev on Pexels.com I keep thinking that although there is only three weeks of winter to go, we have the...
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Gone Tonight by Sarah PekkanenEXCERPT: CATHERINE – My mother walks through our tiny living room, her eyes sweeping over our old blue couch and coffee table,...
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Watching what I’m reading ….Photo by Yaroslav Shuraev on Pexels.com Welcome to my New Zealand Sunday afternoon. We’ve had a fine but chilly weekend, also a...
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Kill For Me, Kill For You by Steve CavanaghEXCERPT: The Kitchen floor was covered with glass. She looked around, then saw that a pane had been smashed in the back door. The...
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Watching What I’m ReadingPhoto by Svetlanaud83cudf9e on Pexels.com I can’t believe it has been over two months since I last posted . . . Time has flown by...
