Author of kooky cosy mysteries, cookbooks, general fiction and children's adventure stories.
We are getting very close to Christmas and the Southern Hemisphere Summer. Lots of reading inspiration. Here are my reviews for November: **** "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" by Satoshi Yagisawa **** "The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies" by Alison Goodman ***** "Crook Manifesto" by Colson Whitehead You can see my full review list for… Continue reading November Reviews
I spent most of October in Japan and generally travelling about. But I still got some reading in. Here are my reviews for October: **** "Sight: The Delta Girls Book One" by Juliet Madison **** "The Death Mask Murders" by Laraine Stephens **** "Hiroshima Peace Memorial Exhibition Guide" by Hiroshima Museum You can see my… Continue reading October Reviews
There's nothing quite like writing "The end" at the bottom of a first draft. Today I finished the first draft of what I hope will be the first of my new cosy mystery series "Squadron". I still have a lot of work to do, and already have pages of notes of changes to make and… Continue reading First draft joy
Spring has sprung here in the Southern Hemisphere. I can't believe how quickly the year is moving. Here are my reviews for September: **** "Tales from the Cafe" by Toshikazu Kawaguchi **** "The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary" by Sarah Ogilvie ***** "Second Act in Appleton Green" by Kate… Continue reading September Reviews
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