Do you like to read Cozy Mysteries set in the United Kingdom? Read about Hannah Dennison who writes the Vicky Hill series (cub reporter covering Obituary news, but looking for a headliner), the Island Sisters series (trying to make a secluded Hotel work on a quirky, tiny island off Cornwall), and the Honeychurch Hall series…
by Emily Brightwell (Author), Lindy Nettleton (Narrator) An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin I enjoyed this book as the first in the series. I plan to read more so I wanted to see how it all began. The investigation of the murder of a dispicable doctor whom no one, and I mean NO ONE, likes has a surprise,…
By Lou Berney (Author), Johnathan McClain (Narrator) A Mini Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin November Road is an excellent read from a top author (Lou Berney) and perfect narrator (Johnathan McClain). It’s a crime novel, a road trip, and a romance featuring a hunted man who is a “fixer” for the mob and a woman with her daughters…
by Peter Brown (Author), Kate Atwater (Narrator), An Audiobook Review by Jackie Houchin This is a fun, adventurous, and imaginative story that Peter Brown has written for children. There are lessons of kindness and getting along, lessons on how not to judge people (animals) who are different than you, and how to work together in emergencies. The Wild…
by Agatha Christie (Author), Hugh Fraser (Narrator), An Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin Another lovely typical twisted tale by Agatha Christie – a locked room murder mystery this time. one that stumped me to the end. I had my suspicions (and hopes of who it wouldn’t be), but I never guessed the killer’s name or how it was…
by Victoria Tait (Author) A Book Review by Jackie Houchin Settle into the cozy atmosphere that Victoria Tait has created in her Dotty Sayers Antiques Mystery series. In Gavels, Tinsel, and Murder, readers will enjoy catching up with Dotty and Gilmore, Aunt Beanie and Norman, Keya the Policewoman, and the other nice people at Akeman’s Antiques Auction.…
By Jean Grainger (Author), Siobhan Waring (Narrator) An Audiobook review by Jackie Houchin You will truly get to know Mags Munroe before this book is over, and not just her “worries” (which are many and varied), but all about her inner thoughts, her family, her coworkers, the townsfolk, and the large family of Travelers (gypsies) who live nearby.…
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Shines of Gaiety By Kate Atkinson Historical Fiction 391 pages Published September 27, 2022 by Doubleday Canada ⭐⭐⭐⭐ In 1926, while still recovering from the Great War, the London nightlife was thriving. In the clubs of SoHo, you’ll find everyone from dignitaries to gangsters spending their evenings together…
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