Road Blocks( By Design, #8)
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Life for Candace and Jameson Reid is never boring. A budget fight with the New York State...
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The Lost History of Stars
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In turn-of-the-century South Africa, fourteen-year-old Lettie, her younger brother, and her mother...
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A Grave Deception
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Antiques expert Kate Hamilton dives into the past to solve a fourteenth-century mystery with...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2572 KP) rated In the Spirit of French Murder in Books
Apr 29, 2026 (Updated Apr 29, 2026)
I tend to avoid the paranormal in the books I read, and I was disappointed to see it was a major part of this book. Worse yet, it really slowed down the beginning of the mystery. Fortunately, we did get a decent mystery with some good twists and a nice climax. And the book, at least the ARC I read, could never decide which part of March the story was set in. However, I was interested to see what happened to the characters next. And I appreciated the look at what life was like in the resistance in Paris during World War II. All told, this was a mixed bag that fans of the series will still appreciate.
Coffin Moon
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From award-winning author Keith Rosson comes a gripping tale of a Vietnam veteran and his niece...
Merissa (14013 KP) rated Seven Hundred Beachfront in Books
Jul 25, 2025
It is a cosy read that takes place over a couple of months during the summer, when Bec rents the house while she looks after her five-year-old brother, Bobby. Their summer stay becomes more interesting when the house starts making her opinions known, and both Bobby and Bev are able to understand her.
With a small town cast of supporting characters, there is a love interest in Jeff, the next door neighbour, plus some angst in the most un-mother I've ever had the displeasure of reading about.
Told from Bev's perspective throughout, this was a sweet read that I enjoyed. The intimate scenes are either very low spice or fade-to-black. If you want a story with a beach setting while you're sat at the beach, then I can definitely recommend this one.
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2572 KP) rated The Tightrope Walker in Books
Oct 31, 2025 (Updated Oct 31, 2025)
The title comes from a metaphor the book tries to make, and it feels a bit of a stretch. But that’s a minor issue. The story is part murder mystery and part coming of age story. I might have found the beginning slow in other books, but that duality kept me engaged. The second half fixes any potential pacing issues from the first half, and I was caught up in the story. I was satisfied with the climax and loved seeing how Amelia grew of the course of the book. If you’ve missed this stand alone, I recommend you fix that today.
Eyes to Deceit (The Company Files #4)
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Espionage is easy. Living with it isn’t. The Company named it Operation Ajax. MI6 labeled it...
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2572 KP) rated Debonair in Death in Books
Nov 8, 2021
As much as I enjoyed the Murder, She Wrote books that came out over the last few years, I felt like something was off with the characters we loved from Cabot Cove. This book fixes so much of that. The characters and their relationships to each other feel like a natural extension of the series. The suspects are just as strong. Unfortunately, I did feel the pacing could have been better in the first half, but we get plenty of fun twists in the second half. Any fan of the TV series will be happy they picked up this book for a visit with old friends.