1918 Italy When a deadly blizzard traps Fiona Figg and Kitty Lane in the Dolomite Mountains, it’s all downhill from here.Their hotel is snowed-in, and no one can get in or out. Then a man is found dead in his locked hotel room – and the killer is still on the premises. But with no murder weapon and too many suspects, their investigation is treading on thin ice. The colder it gets outside, the hotter it gets inside as Fiona squares off with both her beloved Archie and her nemesis Fredricks. With her love-life on a slippery-slope, Fiona risks everything in one bold move… As fast and twisty as a downhill slalom, this slick new cozy from Kelly Oliver will have you melting into a puddle of laughter. Snap in and enjoy the ride.
Kelly Oliver is the award-winning, bestselling author of three mysteries series: The Jessica James Mysteries, The Pet Detective Mysteries, and the historical cozies The Fiona Figg Mysteries, set in WW1. She is also the Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
My thoughts: still in pursuit of Frederick Fredericks, Fiona, Kitty, Charles and Poppy are now in the Italian Dolomite mountains, snowed in with a motley crew of soldiers, socialists and one Benito Musolini, the future leader of Italy.
After a soldier is injured and taken to the hospital next door, Fiona starts to investigate, something strange is going on in this lonely place and she’s determined to ensure it won’t affect the war and that Fredericks won’t get up to any more mischief.
As usual Fiona feels she’s got less information than everyone else, especially Kitty, and with her beloved Archie popping up out of nowhere, she’s suspicious. But she’ll put all her skills and knowledge into this mystery first.
Lots of fun, and with a few real people and events thrown in for good measure, Fiona is getting even better at investigating, and while her colleagues seem to be less than open with her, it is war and loose lips…
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
Happy publication day to Andrew Varga and congrats on the release of The Celtic Deception!
The Celtic Deception(A Jump in Time Novel Book 2/2)
Publication Date: August 15, 2023
Genre: MG Fantasy
Reading Level: Age 12+
Dan Renfrew hates that he’s a time jumper—seventeen-year-olds should not be stuck with the responsibility of saving history. But with no one else stepping up to stop Victor Stahl’s plot to take over the world, Dan and his time-jumping partner Sam have no choice but to jump back into history again. They land on the Celtic island of Anglesey in 60 CE, hoping to find answers on how to stop Victor. Their task isn’t easy. Everyone seems to be hiding something, from the druids who rule Anglesey to the Celts who take the time jumpers in. As two Roman legions—intent on wiping out everyone on the island—draw closer, time is running out for Dan and Sam.
When Dan Renfrew is accidentally transported to England in the year 1066, he also learns a startling fact. He’s a time jumper, descended from a long line of secret heroes who protect the present by traveling to the past to fix breaks and glitches in the time stream. To get home alive, Dan must try to restore history, but he soon discovers even bigger challenges than suspicious Anglo-Saxons, marauding Vikings, and invading Normans. A band of malicious time jumpers is threatening the very future of the universe.
Ever since his mother told him he was descended from Vikings, Andrew Varga has had a fascination for history. He’s read hundreds of history books, watched countless historical movies, and earned a BA from the University of Toronto with a specialist in history and a major in English.
Andrew has traveled extensively across Europe, where he toured some of the most famous castles, museums, and historical sites that Europe has to offer. During his travels he accumulated a collection of swords, shields, and other medieval weapons that now adorn his personal library. He is skilled in fencing and Kendo—the Japanese art of sword fighting. He has also used both longbows and crossbows, built a miniature working trebuchet, knit his own shirt of chain mail, and earned a black belt in karate.
Andrew currently lives in the greater Toronto area with his wife Pam, their three children, and their mini-zoo of two dogs, two cats, a turtle, and some fish. It was his children’s love of reading, particularly historical and fantasy stories, that inspired Andrew to write this series. In his spare time, when he isn’t writing or editing, Andrew reads history books, jams on guitar, or plays beach volleyball.
Welcome to the tour for Kingdom of Hearts by D.M. Simmons! Read on for more details!
Kingdom of Hearts (Children of the Fallen Book 3)
Publication Date: July 24th, 2023
Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance/ Why Choose
Tropes:
💙Friends to Lovers
💙Fated Mates
💙Chosen One
💙Found Family
Fire and ash.
No matter what I do, it all seems determined to go up in flames. My existence, my heart, my family….all that matters to me, one breath away from destruction.
Yet, no matter how battered or scarred I may be, I am no longer who I was. I am becoming what I was meant to be. Thanks to the powers thrust upon me, and the hearts to which they are connected, I am no longer a pawn to be protected. I am a force to be feared.
Created by Heaven’s own hand, I wasn’t just born to rule…I was born to destroy. And the next time The Augury takes from me, will be their last. I am a child of the Fallen. We don’t play games. We play to win.
Only, I have one heart left to claim before the final battle. And when I do, I will be ready for my kingdom. Because I may have been born a princess, but I am destined to be a queen.
Author’s Note
This is the third book in the series and should be read after books 1 and 2, A Cursed Throne and Legacy in Ruin. For mature audiences. Contains strong language and graphic sexual situations. TW’s include praise and submission, dark play, breath play, primal play, breeding kink, kidnapping, violence, and MFMM situation(s).
D.M. Simmons is an award-winning author of adult and new adult fiction. She is passionate about creating atmospheric worlds and telling captivating stories that take readers on an adventure. Fascinated by the indelible power of love, romance is usually at the heart of her stories, along with the narrator’s journey. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, sons and crazy cats.
When interstellar private investigator Richard Hart and his pilot, Eddie Macías, are combing a zetoi city for a fugitive insurance fraudster, the open-and-shut case takes an unexpected and deadly turn.
They return to their spaceship, the Colibri, with a dangerous military secret that threatens to have dire consequences for everyone involved. Conflicts begin to brew, despite travel guide writer turned live-in consultant Alannah Jackson’s eager attempts to keep tempers in check.
As Richard and crew reconnect with a familiar Terran Defense Force intelligence officer, they discover a political game that requires their discretion, and may even throw humanity’s peaceful unity into question.
Join Colibri Investigations for a new adventure full of snarky banter, undercover agents, vendettas, coffee approximations of varying quality, and action straight out of a wendek crime show.There’s no planet too distant, no job too strange, for Colibri Investigations!
Marie Howalt grew up near Copenhagen in Denmark, Scandinavia and decided to become a writer at the age of 11 when the local library failed to deliver an acceptable amount of science fiction and fantasy.
Having graduated with a master’s degree in religion and English studies with a primary focus on speculative literature, Marie wrote as a hobby and worked as a teacher and a translator between English and Danish before changing lanes in life due to chronic illness (post concussion syndrome).
Fast-forward to the present, and you will find Marie writing as much as physically possible. The tales are longer and more complex than the childhood fantasies, but they still take place in the far future or other worlds.
When not writing (or bribing imaginary people to share their stories), Marie is dedicated to being a cat perch, but also enjoys reading and listening to audiobooks as well as drawing, making videos, and collecting and restoring antique fountain pens. Sometimes, you can find Marie pushing art supplies, stationary and fancy pens in one of Copenhagen’s oldest shops.
Marie’s first traditionally published novel came out in 2019, and since then, there has been a steady flow of a new book every year (plus the odd short story). Assassins and Olympians is the second novella about Colibri Investigations, but the trusty little spaceship is already preparing to take flight again, so you won’t have to wait for too long to join the crew on more adventures.
If you want to keep up with Marie’s life and writing and get a healthy dose of cat pictures, please drop by Marie’s Instagram profile @mhowalt. You can also get special perks and previews by newsletter or on Patreon via www.mhowalt.dk
My thoughts: this was a really fun adventure novella, with PI’s Richard and Eddie on the trail of the person who hired an assassin to take Richard out. But despite no longer being a soldier, Richard has skills and before long the assassin is joining the crew of the Colibri, temporarily as he assures an unimpressed Eddie, to assist with finding the person who hired him through a middle man.
There’s plenty of hijinks, kidnappings, arrests, favours for the Terran Defence Force, that thankfully comes with expenses, Eddie’s snack bill alone costs a small fortune, and planets with very weird rules – how many people outside Greece speak Greek?
This was so much fun to read and I hope there’s going to be lots more stories about the crew of the Colibri to come.
Thank you to Marie for sending me a copy to read and review, make sure you stop by her links above and say hi.
Today is my first post on this epic tour covering all of Kate Rhodes’ Isles of Scilly Mysteries series, featuring DI Ben Kitto. Follow the hashtag #TeamScilly on social media for the other hosts.
DI Ben Kitto needs a second chance. After ten years working for the murder squad in London, a traumatic event has left him grief-stricken. He’s tried to resign from his job, but his boss has persuaded him to take three months to reconsider.
Ben plans to work in his uncle’s boatyard on the tiny Scilly island of Bryher where he was born, hoping to mend his shattered nerves. His plans go awry when the body of a sixteen-year-old girl is found on the beach at Hell Bay. Her attacker must still be on the island because no ferries have sailed during the two-day storm.
Everyone on the island is under suspicion. Dark secrets are about to resurface. And the murderer could strike again at any time . . .
THE ISLAND OF TRESCO HOLDS A DARK SECRET SOMEONE WILL KILL TO PROTECT.
Ben Kitto has become the Scilly Isles’ Deputy Chief of Police. As the island’s lazy summer takes hold, he finds himself missing the excitement of the murder squad in London. But when the body of professional diver Jude Trellon is discovered, anchored to the rocks of a nearby cave, his investigative skills are once again needed.
At first it appears that the young woman’s death was a tragic accident, but when evidence is found that suggests otherwise, the islanders close ranks. With even those closest to the victim refusing to talk, it seems that plenty of people might have had reason to harm her. As the islanders remain guarded, Ben Kitto suspects a killer is on the loose in Tresco.
Everyone is a suspect. Nobody is safe.
My thoughts: Ben Kitto has returned to the Scilly Isles off Cornwall’s Atlantic coast, the place he called home as a child. He hasn’t been back for a while and he’s on extended leave from the Met following his partner’s death.
More or less immediately after arriving on the island of Bryher, he’s drawn into the search for a missing teenage girl. When her body is found on the beach, he volunteers his services as a Murder Team detective to the local DCI. He’s a local and has the skills to catch a killer.
There’s not many people on the island and the killer has to be a local, in a tight knit community, this is devastating. When another teenager disappears, the DCI decides it’s case closed – the missing boy killed his girlfriend and then himself, but Kitto doesn’t believe that at all. His unorthodox methods and willingness to ignore orders put his life in danger, but he will find the truth.
I really like Ben, I like his silly dog Shadow too, even though Ben doesn’t want a dog. I like the islanders, they’re a tough bunch, isolated by tides and weather at times, dependant on fishing and tourism for much of their income, in a place famous for its historic smugglers and not known for violent crime. A murder sends shockwaves through the community, but they pull together and help Ben where they can.
I think his deputy, young detective Eddie, is a sweetheart, desperate to do a good job, delighted by his impending fatherhood, keen as mustard and with good instincts too, he’s the perfect foil for Ben’s jaded cynicism.
In book two, Ruin Beach, the tragedy is on another island, Tresco, but it’s still Ben and Eddie’s patch so off they go to investigate.
The victim this time is another woman, older than in their last case, mother to a small child and a well known diver. Born and raised on the island, she knows the waters well so her drowning is shocking.
Under the seas around the islands lay hundreds of shipwrecks, some ancient, and there are a lot of people keen to find the possible treasures still aboard. I always feel a bit uncomfortable about things like this, as those ships are also grave sites, a lot of sailors will have gone down with their ships and their remains rest at the bottom of the ocean.
But others have no qualms, and while taking anything without handing it over to the authorities is very illegal, people in nedd of money, like some of the islanders, might be willing to do desperate and stupid things. Did Jude and did her killer find out and murder her for her treasure?
As Ben and Eddie dig into the case, more people are put in danger as this very ruthless killer stops at nothing to evade the police and find the sunken ship, hoping to make their fortune. There’s a few red herrings, Jude seems to have fallen out with her brother and several others, and there’s a dodgy couple from the States hanging around, but after working his way through the suspects, can Ben stop anyone else from being harmed?
If anything, this was even more chilling than than Hell Bay, with the killer kidnapping people and leaving them to drown – a truly horrible way to die. Their desperation makes them do awful things, but Ben Kitto isn’t a man to let it go, and even risking his own life to save another, won’t slow him down.
Join me next time for more #TeamScilly crimes and don’t let them put you off heading to the Isles for a visit, they’re meant to be truly stunning and are on my list for the next time I head to my beloved Cornwall.
*I was kindly gifted copies of these books in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
They thought John Beckett would be an easy target. They thought wrong.
Deep undercover as the right-hand man of a ruthless crime lord, secret service officer John Beckett’s mission suddenly takes a deadly turn. When a mysterious data leak puts his life on the line, he must make a choice that will change his life forever.
On the run and with danger tailing him, Beckett races against time to save his niece, Amber, from vicious kidnappers. But with deadly threats closing in, he comes to the startling revelation he can trust no one… not even his closest allies.
The streets of London become a battlefield as Beckett struggles to stay one step ahead of his enemies and protect Amber – all the while confronting the dark truth about The Consortium, a shadowy organization that will stop at nothing to maintain its grip on power.
Can Beckett save Amber and bring down those intent on destroying him? Or will he become the ultimate pawn in their deadly game? Only one thing is certain… danger lurks in every shadow and time is not on Beckett’s side.
Darkness On The Edge Of Town is a fast-paced thrill ride that’s perfect for fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child, David Silva and Mark Dawson.
Matthew Hattersley was born in Yorkshire, in the UK. Over the last twenty years he has toured Europe in a rock n roll band, trained as a professional actor and founded a theatre and media company.
He’s also had a lot of boring jobs to help sustain his creative endeavours.
Now we writes action thrillers and crime fiction. He is the author of the bestselling Acid Vanilla series and the upcoming John Beckett series.
He lives with his wife and daughter in Derbyshire, UK and is not too comfortable writing about himself in third person.
My thoughts: from the very first pages I knew this was going to be a gripping, no holds bared thriller as British secret agent John Beckett has been doxxed and the criminals he’s undercover amongst discover the traitor in their midst.
As the bosses of various security agencies and the politicians scramble to uncover their mole and call their agents in, Beckett must rescue his only weakness – his niece, and get her and himself somewhere safe. The Consortium, the criminals he was investigating, will stop at nothing to find him, and kill him. He must do the same, knowingly risking the lives of his allies too.
Amber is an innocent in all this but must be as tough as her uncle to survive. Even Beckett’s old friend at the agency, Beaumont can’t be 100% trusted, he has bosses to answer to. So Beckett is on his own. As he races across London with Amber, forces close in on him, some supposedly friendly. Can they make it or will it end here?
Smart, gripping, full of twists and turns, politicking and shoot outs. A high octane start to what could be an excellent new series.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour
After a shocking discovery, Grace Woods leaves her vast Australian sheep station and travels to tumultuous post-war Paris in order to find her true identity.
While working as a mannequin for Christian Dior, the world’s newly acclaimed emperor of fashion, Grace mixes with counts and princesses, authors and artists, diplomats and politicians.
But when Grace falls for handsome Philippe Boyer she doesn’t know that he is leading a double life, nor that his past might inflict devastating consequences upon her. As she is drawn into Philippe’s dangerous world of international espionage, Grace discovers both the shattering truth of her origins – and that her life is in peril.
Inspired by an astonishing true story, The Paris Model is a tale of glamour, family secrets and heartbreak that takes you from the rolling plains of country Australia to the elegant salons of Paris.
Alexandra Joel is a former editor of the Australian edition of Harper’s Bazaar and of Portfolio, Australia’s first magazine for working women. She has also contributed feature articles, interviews and reviews to many national and metropolitan publications.
With an honours degree from the University of Sydney and a graduate diploma from the Australian College of Applied Psychology, she has been a practising counsellor and psychotherapist.
Alexandra has two children and lives in Sydney with her husband.
My thoughts: from the sweeping vistas of Australia to the glamour of Christian Dior’s Parisian atelier in 1940s Paris, Grace Woods (a real person, fyi) swaps her rural life for one of extreme elegance and romance a world away.
Fabulous fashions, famous faces, as well as romance with a handsome French spy, Grace’s new life doesn’t leave room to miss home. Swept up in the whirlwind of delight, her life seems to be perfect but deep down she misses her mother, Olive, and her search for her beloved lost “Siddy” consumes her.
When she falls pregnant and leaves Paris for her friend’s family chateau, she leaves everything behind. Hoping to be forgotten by handsome Philip, she buries herself in the countryside. But questions still haunt her. Can it all be put right?
Inspired by the details of Grace Woods’ life and that of Christian Dior’s emergence as the forefront of post-war glamour, this is a moving and entertaining read. Highly enjoyable.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves.
It should have been enough.
And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett. In the end, they faced the beast together as a pack . . . and won.
Now , a year later, Gordo has found himself once again the w itch of the Bennett pack. Green Creek has settled after the death of Richard Collins, and Gordo constantly struggles to ignore Mark and the song that how ls between them.
But time is running out. Something is coming. And this time, it’s craw ling from within.
Some bonds, no matter how strong, w ere made to be broken.
Ravensong is the second book in the Green Creek series by bestselling author TJ Klune.
My thoughts: filling in some of the gaps from Wolfsong, this starts with Gordo and the Bennett brothers away from Green Creek hunting down the murderer of their father – Richard Collins.
Gordo’s story, especially his relationship with Mark, is filled in with flashbacks, bringing us up to date with the complicated situation before they return to Green Creek and Gordo sees Mark again.
More trouble is coming, because the Green Creek pack seem to attract it, and they will be betrayed by someone they should have been able to trust. They will have to fight, not just for their own lives, but those of every human in town and in the process their secrets will be laid bare.
I really liked Gordo, he’s a complicated person, way too much responsibility was laid on him when he was far too young, but he’s mostly borne it well. Except for when the Bennetts left him alone in the town and went East. Then he rebelled, against them, against his assigned destiny, against his bond with Mark. I don’t really blame him, it was a terrible situation.
But he built his own family, with his friends, Rico, Tanner and Chris. And added Ox years later. They sustain him, even as they tease him mercilessly.
Reconnecting with the Bennetts will take time, something neither he nor the pack really has, and it’s a struggle for him. Ravensong is told from his perspective and it’s interesting to read all his internal wrestling and confusion. The threat they face is big, but he can do it, he’s tied to the land, just like the wolves, and is more powerful than his enemies realise.
Another wonderful visit to Green Creek and the wolves there. Bring on Heartsong, aka book three!
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
A young Pakistani woman is the victim of an unthinkable act of vengeance, when she defies tradition, facing seemingly insurmountable challenges and danger when she attempts to rebuild her life.
Multan, Pakistan. A conservative city where an unmarried woman over the age of twenty-five is considered a curse by her family.
Ayesha is twenty-seven. Independent and happily single, she has evaded an arranged marriage because of her family’s reduced circumstances. When she catches the eye of powerful, wealthy Raza, it seems like the answer to her parents’ prayers. But Ayesha is in love with someone else, and when she refuses to give up on him, Raza resorts to unthinkable revenge…
Ayesha travels to London to rebuild her life and there she meets Kamil, an emotionally damaged man who has demons of his own. They embark on a friendship that could mean salvation for both of them, but danger stalks Ayesha in London, too. With her life thrown into turmoil, she is forced to make a decision that could change her and everyone she loves forever.
Pakistani author Awais Khan is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in Canada and Durham University in the UK, and he is an alumni of the Faber Academy. His debut novel, In the Company of Strangers, was published to great critical acclaim, as was his next novel, No Honour – which convincingly and emotively explored honour killings – was published in 2021. When he’s not writing, Awais teaches a popular online creative writing course to aspiring writers around the world, and regularly appears on TV and Radio in his native Lahore.
My thoughts: this is, in a word, stunning. Ayesha is an incredible character, I imagine she’ll be with me for a while. She undergoes horrific and life changing torture, mutilation, kidnap, rape and terror. But someone survives it all and doesn’t back down in the face of adversity, threats and slurs. After being the victim of an acid attack by her so-called fiancé, a cruel and dangerous man, whose wealth and family reputation protect him from prosecution, Ayesha moves to London to stay with her mother’s friend Jamila and her family.
There she meets Kamil, himself struggling with a tragic past and slowly piecing himself back together. The two become friends and help each other, attending a support group for survivors and building a new life for Ayesha, safe from her evil ex. Until she isn’t.
But even after she disappears, Kamil doesn’t give up. He tracks her down and makes the police pay attention with a powerful social media campaign. He won’t stop until Ayesha is safe, even if that means risking his own life.
This powerful and captivating novel brings the terrible realities of honour-based violence, political machinations and the very dangerous way wealthy people use their power and influence to get what they want. A feudal system coming into collision with the modern world, where other forces, social media, a globalised community and education means that the old ways are struggling to maintain their hold on society.
While this is set in Pakistan, the reality is that acid attacks are happening everywhere. I can think of several stories in recent years here in the UK, and affect not just the South Asian community. Ayesha is marked by the attack but it doesn’t stop her being beautiful and powerful in her own way. She is dignified and defiant, while some, including her own aunt (horrible woman) think she should just stay silent, she has the support of friends and her parents, as she chooses to stand up against Raza and his rich parents and seek justice.
The book is a call for change in society, both in the author’s home country, and elsewhere. Women like Ayesha should be allowed to choose their own lives, lovers, husbands, jobs, whatever, and old antiquated ideas of “honour” and virginity, of patriarchy, need to stop. Ayesha could be many women, and her story, which is also Kamil’s story, of love overcoming horror, is powerful, moving and deserves a huge audience.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own.
Dr B. McRannoch, a savvy and tough young woman, is staying in the Bahamas with her father. However, when Sir Bart Edgecome, a British agent who has been positioned with arsenic falls ill on his way back from New York, she becomes involved in a series of events beyond her wildest imagination. Drawn into an espionage plot with multiple suspects, it is only the presence of enigmatic portrait painter Johnson Johnson on his yacht, Dolly, that saves the day. But nothing is quite as straightforward as it at first seems.
Dorothy Dunnett (1923-2001) gained an international reputation as a writer of historical fiction. She moved genres and turned to crime writing with the acclaimed Dolly books, also known as the Johnson Johnson series. She was a trustee of the National Library of Scotland, and a board member of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. In 1992 she was awarded an OBE for her services to literature. A leading light in the Scottish arts world and a renaissance woman, Dunnett was also a professional portrait painter and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy on many occasions.
My thoughts: if you’ve been around for a bit, you’ll probably know that I’m really enjoying this series and as we’re now on book 4, I don’t see that changing any time soon.
This time we’re in the Bahamas, before the recent change to a Republic, when it was still a British colony of sorts as part of the Commonwealth. So most of the white characters are wealthy and privileged beyond the native population. They travel to Nassau (the capital) to holiday, play golf, fish, swim and generally enjoy themselves.
Dr B. Donald MacRannoch works at the main hospital, she’s Scottish, but moved to the Bahamas to look after her father, The MacRannoch of Clan MacRannoch, chieftain and apparently a terrible asthmatic. She’s rather severe and remote, looking down on most people from her lofty scientific height. She needs to learn to relax and not be quite so uptight and unhappy. Her only pleasure is playing golf. I’m of the Mark Twain theory on golf – it is a long walk spoiled. I’d rather a park or jungle than the finicky water wasting greens of a golf course.
After saving a man’s life, Dr MacRannoch gets drawn into the world of espionage, the man she saved is a member of Her Majesty’s Secret Service, as is our familiar bespectacled friend Johnson Johnson, handily in town to investigate this attempted murder, on the good ship Dolly.
He confides immediately in the Doctor and recruits her into helping him prevent Sir Bart Edgecombe from being bumped off. She’s not exactly happy about it. But after several more foiled attempts, a threat or two, someone else gets killed, and her father is planning a clan gathering (and a wedding), which means she needs to be around a bit more than usual. Which handily means she can assist Johnson in solving this mystery.
In almost every book someone tries to blow up Dolly, this is no exception. Thankfully Johnson and Spry, his loyal sidekick, are pretty good at keeping the yacht intact, otherwise they’d never be able to keep popping up all over the world, under the auspices of being a famous portrait painter. Into the mix this time are a Turkish ballet dancer, a Japanese golfer, a builder of bridges and an Army sergeant major, one of them might be the killer. And one of them might even end up married to the doctor. If they’re all alive at the end of it!
Enjoyable as always, with red herrings, plenty of suspects, eccentric characters, crazy carrying on and Johnson Johnson in the midst of it all, completely unruffled.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in the blog tour but all opinions remain my own
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