Follow Me by Angela Clarke My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked this up after I saw it was nominated for the Dead Good Reader Awards' "Papercut Award for Best Page Turner" - and they were not wrong!I must admit it took me a few chapters to get into it, and to get on… Continue reading Follow Me (Social Media Murders 1) by Angela Clarke
Bake Off for Sport Relief
We raised £133 and I came second 🙂 Whoop! Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream and chocolate decorations and with chocolate icing and heart sprinkles:
Black Widow (Jack Parlabane 7) by Chris Brookmyre
Did she do it? Did he deserve it? Diana Jager is clever, strong and successful, a skilled surgeon and fierce campaigner via her blog about sexism. Yet it takes only hours for her life to crumble when her personal details are released on the internet as revenge for her writing. Then she meets Peter. He's kind, generous,… Continue reading Black Widow (Jack Parlabane 7) by Chris Brookmyre
Completed round cakes
I finally completed my friend's birthday cakes: two triple-layer chocolate sponges with ganache and cream and strawberries or chocolate sweets. I have also made an iced cream- and jam-filled Victoria Sponge, decorated with strawberries and moulded white chocolate : And a white chocolate ganache sponge:
Practice milk and white chocolate ganache birthday cake
A friend asked me to make some very special birthday cakes, which I was happy to do but I was a little apprehensive as I'd only ever really baked for myself and family before. We agreed that the cakes would be triple-layer chocolate sponges, filled with both milk and white chocolate ganache and whipped cream… Continue reading Practice milk and white chocolate ganache birthday cake
Predator or Prey by J. New
Predator or Prey by J. New My rating: 4 of 5 stars Predator or Prey is a collection of short stories and flash fiction by British writer J. New. Each entry is a tale of mystery and suspense with a twist in the tail. ‘A Bolt from the Blue’ is a swift but shocking view… Continue reading Predator or Prey by J. New
Skeletal by Katherine Hayton
Skeletal by Katherine Hayton My rating: 5 of 5 stars Daina Harrow, forever 14 in the afterlife, following her grisly death as a Coroner’s Court convenes to consider the case of her bones, recently discovered on a building site following a decade in the ground. The story moves in time from Daina’s post-mortem thoughts to… Continue reading Skeletal by Katherine Hayton
Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington
Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington My rating: 4 of 5 stars Murder, Mayhem & Bliss: A Myrtle Grove Garden Club Mystery, is the first cozy mystery novel by Loulou Harrington, and centres on the residents of Myrtle Grove in Oklahoma, USA. Jesselyn (Jesse) Camden, 50-ish and happily divorced, part-owns the Gilded Lily Tea… Continue reading Murder, Mayhem & Bliss by Loulou Harrington
Natalie’s Art (Frank Renzi 5) by Susan Fleet
Natalie's Art by Susan Fleet My rating: 4 of 5 stars Natalie’s Art is Susan Fleet’s latest crime thriller - the fifth in the Frank Renzi novel series. This time, Frank is tracking Natalie Brixton, his foe from the third book in the series, Natalie’s Revenge. This story first finds Natalie in England, trapped and… Continue reading Natalie’s Art (Frank Renzi 5) by Susan Fleet
The Fog: An Inspector Kwong Mystery by Vic Warren
The Fog: An Inspector Kwong Mystery by Vic Warren My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Fog is the third in Vic Warren's series of mystery novellas featuring the beloved characters from his novel Hong Kong Blues: the portly Chief Inspector Lawrence Kwong and his younger, handsome assistant Matson Tai, both of the Hong Kong… Continue reading The Fog: An Inspector Kwong Mystery by Vic Warren
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