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6 days ago

A Palm, a Balm, or a Bomb? Book Review for “A Palm for Mrs Pollifax” by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs Pollifax #4). Summary: ""What we are looking for - aside from the stolen plutonium, Mrs. Pollifax - is evil in its purest form." Mrs. Pollifax was leading a very full life: Garden Club, karate, yoga - and a little spying now and then. This time the mysterious Mr.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Palm, a Balm, or a Bomb? My #bookreview for "A Palm for Mrs Pollifax" by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs Pollifax Mystery #4) on my #bookblog here. Our #goldenyears spy gets into a potentially explosive situation! #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub

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6 days ago

Review: Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox Redbelly Crossing Author: Candice Fox Published: 31st March 2026, Penguin Australia  Status: Read March 2026 courtesy Penguin Australia  My Thoughts: While I in no way begrudge Candice Fox’s i…

#bookreview Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox @PenguinBooksAus #read #book #review #fiction #crime #mystery #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #2026NewReleaseChallenge #readingchallenge #RedbellyCrossing bookdout.wordpress.com/2026/03/20/r...

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1 week ago

Review: The Witness by Fleur McDonald The Witness {Kalgoorlie #3} Author: Fleur McDonald  Published: 31st March 2026, HarperCollinsAustralia Status: Read March 2926 courtesy Netgalley  My Thoughts: The Witness is the third crime n…

#bookreview The Witness by Fleur McDonald @HarpercollinsAus #read #book #review #fiction #crime #mystery #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #2026NewReleaseChallenge #readingchallenge #Kalgoorlie #TheWitness
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1 week ago

A Bookseller in Madrid by Mario Escobar How could I not resist Mario Escobar’s 2025 historical novel A Bookseller in Madrid when I came across it one Saturday afternoon at the public library?  A piece of historical fiction by a Spa…

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2 weeks ago

Review: The Shark by Emma Styles The Shark Author: Emma Styles Published: 10th March 2026, Hachette Australia  Read: March 2026 courtesy BFredricks PR My Thoughts: Emma Styles follows up her exciting debut, No Country for Girls, w…

#bookreview The Shark by Emma Styles @HachetteAus #read #book #review #fiction #crime #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #2026NewReleaseChallenge #readingchallenge #TheShark bookdout.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/r...

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3 weeks ago

Review: Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson Missing Sister Author: Joshilyn Jackson Published: 3rd March 2026, William Morrow Status: Read February 2026 courtesy Edelweiss My Thoughts: Missing Sister is a suspenseful story of family, guilt, …

#bookreview Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson @WilliamMorrowBooks #read #book #review #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge @this_is_edelweiss #MissingSister Learn more at Book’d Out
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3 weeks ago

Review: Like Follow Die by Ashley Kalagian Blunt Like Follow Die Author: Ashley Kalagian Blunt Published: 24th February 2026, Ultimo Press Status: Read February 2026 courtesy Ultimo Press My Thoughts: More than a crime novel, Like Follow Die by A…

#bookreview Like Follow Die by Ashley Kalagian Blunt @UltimoPress #read #book #review #fiction #crime #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #2026GreatCanadianReadingChallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge #LikeFollowDie #booksky
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1 month ago

Review: The Gambler by J.P. Pomare The Gambler {PI Vince Reid #2} Author: J.P. Pomare Published: 24th February 2026, Hachette Australia Status: Read February 2026 courtesy Hachette Aus My Thoughts: The Gambler is the second crime th…

Review: The Gambler by J.P. Pomare @HachetteAus #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #2026NewReleaseChallenge #readingchallenge #TheGambler Learn more at Book’d Out
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1 month ago

Review: The Drowning by Fiona Lowe The Drowning  Author: Fiona Lowe Published: 24th February 2026, HQ Fiction Status: Read February 2026 courtesy Harlequin Australia  My Thoughts: A story of family, secrets and betrayal, T…

Review: The Drowning by Fiona Lowe @harlequinaus #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #suspense #contemporary #AussieAuthor #2026NewReleaseChallenge #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge #TheDrowning
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1 month ago

Review: A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage Author: M.K. Oliver Published: 17th February 2926, Atria Books Status: Read January 2026 courtesy Edelweiss  My Thoughts: A Sociopath’s Guide to a …

Review: A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver @AtriaBooks #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #thriller #mystery #debut #cloakdaggerchal #2026NewReleaseChallenge #readingchallenge @Edelweiss #ASociopathsGuidetoaSuccessfulMarriage
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1 month ago

The Last Battle Mystery! Book Review for “Towards Zero” by Agatha Christie. Summary: "What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Last Battle Mystery! My #bookreview for "Towards Zero" by Agatha Christie, which is the 5th and last Superintendent Battle novel, on my #bookblog now. Only 1 book left to my #battlerace #readingchallenge. #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub

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2 months ago

A New Recipe for Death. Book Review for “To Kill a Cook” by M.W Akers. Summary: "Nobody in Manhattan eats better than Bernice Black. It’s 1972, and she is the city’s busiest restaurant critic, juggling her fiance and his two young sons with demands of fine dining. Bernice talks fast, walks faster, has a razor-sharp wit and no patience for anything--or anyone--that gets in her way.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A New Recipe for Death. My #bookreview for "To Kill a Cook" by M. W. Akers, on my #bookblog now. My thanks to @PutnamBooks for the Edelweiss ARC of this fast-paced #murdermystery novel. #histficreadingchallenge
#2026NewReleaseChallenge
#CloakDaggerChal

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2 months ago

The Sugar Flowers Mystery. Book Review for “The Readers' Room” by Antoine Laurain (translated by Jane Aitken, Emily Boyce, and Polly Mackintosh). Summary: "When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers' room is convinced it's something special. And the committee for France's highest literary honour, the Prix Goncourt, agrees. But when the shortlist is announced, there's a problem for editor Violaine she has no idea of the author's identity.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon The Sugar Flowers Mystery: My #bookreview for The Readers' Room by Antoine Laurain on my #bookblog. Thanks @pushkinpress @Steerforthpress for the ARC. #2026NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #2026BooksInTranslation #OOCZ2026 #2026BookishBooks

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2 months ago

Review: The Redline by Adrian Hyland The Redline {Jesse Redpath #3} Author: Adrian Hyland Published: 25th November 2025 courtesy Ultimo Press Status: Read January 2026 courtesy Ultimo Press My Thoughts: What at first looks like a trag…

Review: The Redline by Adrian Hyland @UltimoPress @HardiGrantBooks #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge #TheRedline Learn more at Book’d Out
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2 months ago

A Tartan Taste for Murder. Book Review for “Mayhem on the Marzipan Express” (Claire Walker #2) by Rebecca Connolly. Summary: "Amateur baker and part-time sleuth Claire Walker is looking forward to a vacation with her boyfriend, Jonathan Ainsley. The happy couple boards the famed Scottish train, the Mallaig Steam Express—temporarily renamed “The Marzipan Express” in honor of chef Alan Gables, who is hosting an exclusive culinary experience for his most devoted fans.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Tartan Taste for Murder - my #bookreview for "Mayhem on the Marzipan Express" (Claire Walker #2) by @RebeccaConnolly, on my #bookblog now. Thanks @ShadowMountainPress for the @edelweiss ARC of this fun cozy mystery. #2026NewReleaseChallenge
#CloakDaggerChal

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2 months ago

Review: The First Law of the Bush by Geoff Parkes Title: The First Law of the Bush Author: Geoff Parkes Published: 6th January 2025, Penguin Australia  Status: Read January 2026 courtesy Penguin  My Thoughts: “The first law of the bush,’…

Review: The First Law of the Bush by Geoff Parkes @PenguinBooksAus #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge #TheFirstLawoftheBush Learn more at Book’d Out
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2 months ago

Review: Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe Title: Dark Desert Road Author: Tim Ayliffe Published: 6th January 2026, Echo Publishing Status: Read December 2025 courtesy Netgalley My Thoughts: Dark Desert Road is the first stand alone crime n…

Review: Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe @Echo_Publishing  #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #Netgalley #DarkDesertRoad #booksky
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2 months ago

2025 Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge Wrap-Up The Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge has become one of my favorite reading challenges. I enjoy a good spy novel now and then as well as the occasional piece of Nordic Noir. Plus, in recent years …

maphead.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/2... #booksky #CloakDaggerChal

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2 months ago

An Artful Assassin in Amsterdam by Michael Grant One of my pleasant surprises last year was Michael Grant’s 2019 thriller A Sudden Death in Cyprus. Merely wanting something set in Cyprus for Rose City Reader’s European Reading Challen…

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3 months ago

Challenging Myself in 2026 These are the challenges I’m attempting during 2026. Each challenge has its own page (under the Challenges menu at top) where I’ll track my progress, you can click the hosts name to learn more and …

Challenging Myself in 2026 with #ReadNonFicChal #SpeccyFicChal #cloakdaggerchal #HistficReadingChallenge #2026NewReleaseChallenge #2026GreatCanadianReadingChallenge Learn more at Book’d Out
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Mark Curnell

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3 months ago

An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell I was all set to finish out the year with Stieg Larsson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest and finally conclude Larsson’s outstanding Millennium trilogy while at the same tim…

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3 months ago

Winter Blood by Allan Martin I’ve read a mere handful of novels set in the small Baltic nation of Estonia. Two years ago it was Sofi Oksanen’s When the Doves Disappeared followed last year with Allan Martin’s Death…

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3 months ago

Flavored For Deception. Book Review for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2). Summary: "Worse things happen at sea. Paul Delamare has been roped into accompanying his old friend on a luxury cruise aboard the magnificent superyacht Mal de Mer. It’s all plain sailing until his friend’s priceless necklace is stolen, and everyone falls under suspicion. 

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Flavored For Deception. My (early, or maybe late) #BookReview for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2), on my #bookblog now. #2025NewReleaseChallenge #CloakDaggerChal #DoorstoppersInDecember

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3 months ago

A Relatively Dangerous Resort. Book Review for “Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson. Summary: "I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder. Before the storm stranded us at the mountain resort. The thing is, us Cunninghams don't really get along. We've only got one thing in common: we've all killed someone. When they find the first body in the snow, it's clear that only a Cunningham could have committed the crime - and it's up to me to prove it.

#BookThreads #Booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Relatively Dangerous Resort - My #bookreview for #EveryoneInMyFamilyHasKilledSomeone by #BenjaminStevenson on my #bookblog! This first #ErnestCunningham novel made me see why I'll be reading them all. #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #DoorstoppersInDecember

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3 months ago

Review: On the Edge by Kate Horan Title: On the Edge Author: Kate Horan Published: 30th December2025, HQ Fiction Status: Read December 2025, courtesy Harlequin Aus/Netgalley ++++++++ My Thoughts: A tense murder mystery, On the Edge…

REVIEW: On the Edge by Kate Horan @HarlequinAus #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge #OntheEdge bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/r...

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3 months ago

Review: The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose Title: The Maids Secret {Molly the Maid #3} Author: Nita Prose Published: 8th April 2025, HarperCollins Au Status: Read March 2025 courtesy HarperCollinsAu/Netgalley  ++++++++ My Thoughts: “Li…

Review: The Maid’s Secret by Nita Prose @HarperCollinsAu #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #mystery #CloakDaggerChal #ReadingChallenge #MollytheMaid #TheMaidsSecret Learn more at Book’d Out bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/r...

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3 months ago

TCL’s 2025 Reading & Blogging Challenge Progress Post! Happy December! With the year almost at an end, and since I don't have a book review for today, I thought I'd let you all know how I've been doing with the reading and blogging challenges I set for myself. They include: 2025 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2025 New Release Reading Challenge 2025 What's In a Name Challenge 2025 Cloak & Dagger Challenge (NEW)

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon TCL's 2025 Reading & Blogging Challenge Progress Post! Today, I'm updating you on my progress with my yearly challenges. Like: #histficreadingchallenge #2025NewReleaseChallenge #BeatTheBacklist #WIAN25 #CloakDaggerChal #LetsDiscuss2025 and much more! Enjoy!

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3 months ago

Australian Neapolitan Intrigue. Book Review for “The Italian Secret” (Billie Walker #3) by Tara Moss. Summary: "Naples, 1943. Deep within a secret network of underground tunnels, a woman takes shelter from a wartime air raid and prays her husband will return home safe. Pacific Ocean, 1907. A girl embarks on a lonely journey to begin a new life far from home. Sydney, 1948.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Australian Neapolitan Intrigue - my #bookreview for #TheItalianSecret (Billie Walker #3) by @taramossauthor on my #bookblog now! Thanks for the @this_is_edelweiss ARC, ! #histficreadingchallenge
#2025NewReleaseChallenge
#CloakDaggerChal

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4 months ago

Cruising on Denial. Book Review for “Death on the Nile” by Agatha Christie. Summary: "The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful. A girl who had everything…until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: “I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.” Yet in this exotic setting nothing was ever quite what it seemed."

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Cruising on Denial - my #bookreview for #DeathOnTheNile by @agathachristie @officialagathachristie on my #bookblog now. While this is a #HerculePoirot novel, it is also the 3rd #ColonelRace story! #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #TheClassicsClub #battlerace

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4 months ago

Review: Hot Ground by Lisa Ellery Title: Hot Ground Author: Lisa Ellery Published: 2 September 2025, Fremantle Press Status: Read November 2025 courtesy Fremantle Press ++++++++ My Thoughts: A gripping read, Hot Ground is the secon…

REVIEW: Hot Ground by Lisa Ellery @FremantlePress #read #book #review #bookreview #fiction #crime #mystery #thriller #AussieAuthor #cloakdaggerchal #readingchallenge #HotGround bookdout.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/r...