A masterful mystery, unique and incredibly well-written – you must read it for yourself to be baffled and wowed.
Tag Archives: British fiction
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
This is a book about animals, sort of but more than that, it is a suspenseful tense book of secrets and spookiness with a gothic bent
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
A turgid read for a Jane Austen lover that had to ultimately be abandoned.
One August Night by Victoria Hislop
Continuing where The Island finished, One August Night takes us back to Crete and the families of Plaka and their subsequent dramas
Monsoon Summer by Julia Gregson
A story of colonialism, tradition and families, told from the perspective of a British woman heading to India as it establishes independence
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
To read or not to read? A touching tale of loss, marriage, and the price of ambition, crafted within an imagined Shakespeare’s world
Humankind by Michael Whitehead
Humankind by Michael Whitehead – The inadvertent uncovering of a dark past linked with slavery influences the present in this easy read
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke – Surprisingly good read from Susanna Clarke, which is an imaginative tour de force of otherworldliness, magic & the ruthlessness of ambition
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
A very well-written, dark and suspenseful thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end
A Blindefellows Chronicle by Auriel Roe
A book about a series of incidents at a private boys’ school in England, Auriel Roe’s book is funny, warm and entertaining – a perfect read.
Scuffed Granny 