Edited in November 2021, this is the sixth novel in the compelling Lawrence Harpham murder mystery series.
Maids don’t poison out of spite, no matter how disagreeable… Join Lawrence and Violet in another perplexing case
Suffolk 1903. William Gardiner is on trial for his life for the cold-hearted stabbing of Rose Harsent. In a last-ditch attempt to find the murderer, concerned parties call on Lawrence Harpham for help, but someone is stalking the good people of Peasenhall and confounding his investigation.
Meanwhile, Violet takes on a poisoning puzzle from the past. Was the bad-tempered housemaid a killer or just a convenient suspect?
With two historical crimes and the distraction of a mysterious stranger at Netherwood, will they solve the case before time runs out?
Edited in November 2021, this wonderful novel is the fifth in the Stella Bled series.
Paris 1940
The Reich is moving in and Stella Bled Lawrence can’t get out.
Stella has proved adept at the double agent game, too adept as it turns out. The British want her to stay where she is, even though she’s about to be trapped, and worse, the Nazis want to expand her work into [sic] a distressing direction.
When two Nazi agents go rogue, Stella is at the right place at the wrong time. She ends up on the worst mission possible and her Nazi handler Villemain demands success or else.
Stella thinks she can use this new mission to get herself and her poodle, Bijou, out of Paris. It isn’t the best place to be between food shortages, roaming packs of abandoned dogs, and desperate people with the Wehrmacht marching ever closer.
One problem leads to another and Stella’s assigned to work on the Reich’s plan for theft on a grand scale with sidelines into documenting Jewish art and apartments. Everyone wants something and Stella thinks she has nothing left to give until she realizes her wretched assignments might be used to help the people she cares about instead of hurting them. It’s a huge gamble, but she’s willing to take it.
Once she’s on the job, her expertise in art gets noticed and delivers an opportunity that the British never thought they’d have. The ultimate sacrifice is always on the table and Stella will have to make a devastating choice. People won’t survive. The question is…will Stella?
This lovely companion for days out in Cornwall was edited in October 2021.
Breath-taking views, with wonderful places to stop and explore.
Cycling in Cornwall provides everything you need for a great day out. This guidebook is for leisure cyclists who want to explore Cornwall and get away from the crowds and off the roads.
Thirteen enjoyable, stress-free cycle rides ranging from 2 – 24 miles, covering 160 miles in total.
Rides for all abilities and ages.
Each ride is clearly described with points of information along the way.
Colour map for each ride plus .gpx downloads.
Graded from easy to challenging. Includes parking, loos, and places to eat.
Most rides are traffic free or feature quiet, country lanes.
Trails include the South-West Coast Path, The Cornish Way, the Camel Trail and the Mining Trails, amongst others.
Edited in October 2021, this is the seventh and the Mark Noble series of space adventures.
Two books in one volume
Cybernetic Tyrant
Mark and the team have returned from deep space and discover that NASA seems to be run by robots. They are met by one in Earth orbit which refuses to allow them to communicate with Houston and also has locked the visiting scientists from Herade in the passenger compartment. It assumes the aliens are animals and stops all communication between the two species.
Finally, Mark, Anna, Bill, Chan and Mary are shipped back to Earth, but the reception they receive is totally unexpected and frightening. What has happened to their friends and colleagues while they’ve been away?
Deep Space Visitor – a second adventure in the same volume.
After celebrations to welcome the Heradians, Mark’s team are discussing how much help they need to occupy their original world in the Trappist-1 system. Development work on the spolding drive has meant that an expedition is also being planned to the pristine Earth the team had accidentally stumbled upon on the first main Trappist-1 expedition.
Just when they begin discussing the plan, Anna walks into the office and announces more information on a vague signal being received from deep in the solar system between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus.
What is it, and why does it lead to a spolding expedition to Nu Lupi, almost fifty lightyears from Earth?
Edited in October 2021, A Legacy of Storms and Starlight is the first in a wonderful, new fantasy series.
Zylah Renfall is certain of two things: she will forever be on the run for the murder of a prince, and she somehow used magic to escape her own hanging.
Aided by a mysterious and infuriating Fae, Zylah dreams of a fresh start and a chance to explore her newly discovered Fae heritage. But her dreams are short-lived as the king’s men still hunt for her head. When she learns of a Fae uprising uniting to overthrow the same king who wants her dead, Zylah seizes her opportunity.
Another wonderful and humorous instalment in the Guesthouse on the Green series as Mammy and Moira travel Vietnam.
I love the series and can't wait for book four!
A quick but emotional read - reading about the cruelty to the dog was heartbreaking but this was a lovely tale of the love and healing that animals can bring to our lives.
I would have given five stars but for the missed typos - a few t...
I get the impression that this could be a nice story but I've had to give up after forcing myself to go as far as 15% of the way through. If this novel has ever been near a remotely professional editor then the author was conned.
Chapte...
Another very enjoyable story but with a few niggles, hence the four stars rather than five. Maybe it's because I was tired but the editing issues grated on me more than in the first story and, do people really generally believe that 'ear...
