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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Picture You Dead (Roy Grace #18) in Books

Oct 2, 2022  
Picture You Dead (Roy Grace #18)
Picture You Dead (Roy Grace #18)
Peter James | 2022 | Crime, Thriller
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I can't believe I'm saying this but ... this is the first book by Peter James I have read!!! I know, where have I been all this time given that this is book 18 ... living under a rock obviously!!! Although this is book 18, I think it worked well as a standalone; there is obviously character development and back stories that I've missed but it didn't detract too much from the story as a whole.

The story delves into the world of art dealing and centres around the potential discovery of an extremely rare and sought after painting which, if genuine, is worth a fortune. The plot involves a cold case, murder, forgery, burglary and the Antiques Roadshow!

With all manner of twists and turns, this is a highly entertaining story with great characters and I must give a thank you to Pan Macmillan, Macmillan and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of Picture You Dead.
  
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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Keep It In The Family in Books

Oct 23, 2022  
Keep It In The Family
Keep It In The Family
John Marrs | 2022 | Crime, Thriller
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I haven't read anything by John Marrs before but I will keep my eyes open in the future as this dark, family drama/thriller kept me engaged most of the time. I must provide a warning that this book deals with child abuse and murder and some scenes are upsetting as you can imagine so be aware.

Mia and Finn have put all their money into buying a derelict property to do up but during the renovation, a grisly discovery in the attic causes all manner of problems and long held, deep, dark secrets are revealed with devastating consequences.

With a cast of flawed characters and a dark and twisty plot, this was an engaging read and although it went a bit flat in the middle, it held my interest and I thank Amazon Publishing / Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for enabling me to read and share my thoughts of Keep it in the Family.
  
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David McK (3814 KP) rated Star Trek: Discovery - Season 4 in TV

Oct 8, 2023 (Updated Oct 8, 2023)  
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 4
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 4
2022 |
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
Michael Burnham, saviour of the universe (again)
Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery, now only available to watch internationally on Paramount+ after they pulled it at the last minute from Netflix.

As a result, it took me roughly 1.5 years after release before I even got a chance to watch it.

Not that, having now done so, I seemed to miss all that much: this time around, the key season-long threat is a mysterious DMA ("Dark Matter Anomoly") that has appeared in the galaxy, causing untold death and destruction, and which requires Burnham and co to travel beyond the confines of their galaxy to deal with (cue a lot of crying and emoting and speechifying and very little actually 'doing'),

I had though, by the last couple of episodes, it would turn into a modern-day Voyager, but nope.

Strange New Worlds is the better modern day Trek show.