Book Synopsis:

Can the Highland girls prove everyone wrong? Don’t miss this poignant and heartwarming WW2 novel for fans of Rosie Clarke, Dilly Court and Rosie Archer, from the author of A Wartime Secret.

Scotland, 1942.
The Lumberjills, the newest recruits in the Women’s Timber Corps, arrive in the Scottish Highlands to a hostile reception from doubtful locals. The young women are determined to prove them wrong and serve their country – but they’re also all looking for something more…

Lady Persephone signed up to show everyone she’s more than just a pretty face – but it’ll take more than some charm and her noble credentials to win handsome Sergeant Fraser over.

Tall, strong Grace has led a lonely life working on a croft, with just her mother for company. All she wants is to find her place in the world – even if that’s a thousand miles from home.

And Irene misses her husband terribly, so until he returns home from the frontline, she’s distracting herself with war work. But one distraction too far leads to devastating consequences…

Can the Lumberjills get through their struggles together – even when tragedy strikes?

My Review:

The Highland Girls At War is a hugely enjoyable, warm hearted read from a new author for me.

Firstly I always love books set in the second world war, especially if it features a new part to the war that I didn’t know about before. I hadn’t heard of The Woman’s Timber Corps so really enjoyed learning more about them and the work that they did. It’s was definitely hard work and I’m not sure I’d have been able to do it.

The girls who make up the Timber Corps are a really lovely group of woman who I enjoyed getting to know throughout the book. They quickly started to feel like old friends and I wish that I knew them in real life. I had a soft spot for Saffy who seemed to have a harder time settling in then the others. She was dismissed as being snooty to begin with but after a few kind acts she soon becomes part of the group. It was nice following the girls through the highs and lows of their lives and to feel included in everything almost like you were there yourself. I especially like the romances that developed between the girls and the Canadian Forest Corps who were working near by.

Overall I loved this book and am really excited to read more. It was a very absorbing and I quickly found I didn’t want to put the book down and leave the fabulous girls behind. Even when I wasn’t getting a chance to read I was thinking about them which is always the sign of a great read. I’m really hoping that there will be a sequel as I’d love to know what happens next.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to HQ Digital for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Helen Yendall has been writing ever since she could pick up a pencil.

She wrote short stories for women’s magazines for many years and after serving this ‘apprenticeship’ – and after winning the People’s Friend magazine serial competition in 2015 – she felt ready to tackle something longer.

Her debut novel, ‘A Wartime Secret’ was published in January 2022 as an e-book and in March 2022 as a paperback and audiobook. It was inspired by the true story of a bank that moved its staff to the countryside for the duration of WW2. One reviewer has described it as, ‘Eastenders meets Downton Abbey’!

Helen’s second novel, ‘The Highland Girls At War’ (also set in WW2 and the start of a series about the Women’s Timber Corps) is due for publication on 4th November 2022 (as an e-book) and as a paperback and audiobook on 22nd December 2022, just in time for Christmas!

Helen’s a member of the wonderful Romantic Novelists’ Association and is represented by Underline Literary Agency.

She has a degree from Leeds University in English and German and has worked in a variety of marketing and export roles and for a literary festival, all of which have provided inspiration for her fiction over the years.

But her favourite job (apart from writing, of course), is teaching writing. She’s taught Creative Writing for adults since 2005, when a friend persuaded her to take on an evening class that was supposed to be full of ‘beginners’ (but wasn’t).

She likes the way fiction can help make sense of the world and that, as a writer, she can give good people the happy ending they deserve.

When she’s not writing, she likes playing tennis, swimming, reading and walking Bonnie the cocker spaniel in the beautiful Cotswold countryside.

Helen blogs at: http://www.blogaboutwriting.wordpress.com and you can follow her on Twitter: @Helenyendall

Book Synopsis:

Exuberant, affectionate and boundlessly charming.’ The New York Times

When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, a six foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian, she spoke barely a few words of French and did not know the first thing about cooking. As she fell in love with French culture, buying food at local markets, sampling bistros and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life began to change forever.

My Life in France follows her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingénue to internationally renowned (and loved) expert in French cuisine. Bursting with adventurous and humorous spirit, Julia Child captures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness and charm.

My Review:

My Life In France is an engaging, funny book that was hugely enjoyable to read. It was great fun to learn more about Child’s life and see the inspiration behind some of her famous dishes.

Firstly I absolutely love books set in Paris and this was no exception. I loved walking the streets of the city alongside Child’s and experiencing the delights of post war Paris. I particularly loved the descriptions of some of the restaurants she visits and some of the fabulous sounding dishes she enjoyed. It has made me determined to visit Paris again soon.

Child’s enthusiasm for food just shines off the page and it’s impossible not to get caught up in it. I’m not a great cook but even I found myself getting excited about possibly trying new dishes and researching recipes that I could try. The descriptions of the food are very vivid and I felt my mouth watering as I read some of the delicious dishes mentioned. It made me smile to read about her love of certain kitchen utensils and gadgets too as I’ve never read such love of some of them before. Julia was obviously very passionate about food and I loved how this was so evident in the writing.

Overall I really loved this book which quickly absorbed me into its pages. It was surprisingly gripping and I found the book hard to put down as I was so caught up in Julia’s life. I thought it was a well written, funny and slightly mad read which I thoroughly enjoyed. It would make a great Christmas present for a foodie and I definitely plan to buy a few to give as gifts this year

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California. She was graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II in Ceylon and China, where she met Paul Child. After they married they lived in Paris, where she studied at the Cordon Bleu and taught cooking with Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle, with whom she wrote the first volume of Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961). In 1963, Boston’s WGBH launched The French Chef television series, which made her a national celebrity, earning her the Peabody Award in 1965 and an Emmy in 1966. Several public television shows and numerous cookbooks followed. She died in 2004.

Book Synopsis:

Dark, disturbing and gripping. This is not for the faint of heart.

Nurse. Protégé. Murderer.

Marcus Gove has been all these things. He’s reached the pinnacle of his art and now it’s time for him to take a protégé. Lovely Lucy is perfect for the role, or she will be . . .

Artist. Teacher. Daughter.

Lucy Williams is just like everyone else. She’s had some success as an artist, not so much success in love, but she’s getting by. But soon she’s going to have to become something else if she wants to be a survivor.

Detective. Ex-husband. Underdog.

Ray Lewis’s career isn’t heading anywhere. But he’s a solid detective and he’s determined to find Lucy no matter what the upper brass throw at him.

Three people. Nineteen days. Who will live and who will die?

My Review:

The Cellar is a dark, twisty read that was impossible to put down. It’s going to be a hard book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.

I was quickly drawn into the story from the dramatic, and rather gruesome, first chapter. This isn’t a book for the faint hearted and I have to admit some of the scenes made me feel a little sick at times. I often had to put the book down for a bit and come back to it as some of the scenes made it hard to read. The murderer has to be one of the most depraved killers I’ve come across and I couldn’t believe how cold he was at times. The author has cleverly written the book so that the reader sees inside the murderers head and he gave me chills with some of the thoughts he had.

The pace of this book is unbelievable and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me glued to the page. The tension increases as the book goes on until it becomes almost unbearable. I found myself sitting literally on the edge of my seat (my husband actually asked me if I was ok) as I read as I was just so involved in the story. There are lots of twists that kept me guessing and I liked the way the story developed as the reader is told who the killer is early on so it’s fascinating to see how the other characters work out who it is.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

John Nicholl, a former police officer, social worker and lecturer, is the award-winning, Amazon bestselling author of numerous darkly psychological suspense thrillers. He began writing after leaving his job heading up child protection services. You can find out more about John and his books at: http://www.johnnicholl.com

Book Synopsis:

Can she find home in a foreign land?

Punjab, India. It’s 1942 and Meena is still a girl when her parents tell her she is to be married, in five days, to a total stranger. What’s more, he lives in Kenya. A different country, a different continent, thousands of miles away from everything she knows. She doesn’t want to marry, but with four brothers and sisters, Meena knows she will be a burden to her parents if she stays. And it isn’t her decision to make.

Nairobi, Kenya. Meena’s new home is beyond anything she could have imagined. Nairobi is beautiful, but tensions under the colonial British rule run high. She is told she is lucky because her husband Amar is young and handsome, but all is not as it seems within her marriage… Tucked away from the outside world, Meena spends her time by the mango tree dreaming of going home… until she realises the friendships that she forges here are all she can hold onto.

Going from girl to woman in a strange land, can Meena find a way to finally make her life her own?

For fans of Dinah Jeffries, Janet Macleod Trotter and Jenny Ashcroft, Lilac Skies is a heart-wrenching, immersive debut guaranteed to sweep you away.

My Review:

Lilac Skies is a beautiful, absorbing and heart wrenching read that has stayed with me.

Firstly I absolutely loved Meera and enjoyed following her throughout the book. She’s an incredibly strong, resilient women who faces situations that I think most people would crumble in with amazing strength and manages to keep going. I was firmly on her side from the start and had to keep reading to find out what happens next.

There are a lot of difficult subjects discussed in the book which might affect some people but I thought the author handled them really sensitively. These events help shape Meera and the woman she becomes though and I thought the way it was included in the story was very well done. It helped me understand her more and made her feel more real as a character though these things also made me feel incredibly angry about everything she has to endure.

The settings of each country Meera visits was beautifully described and seemed so vivid at times that I felt I could perfectly picture them in my mind. I liked how the author draws the reader into each setting so they felt like part of the story and how each country was so different to each other. It was really interesting following Meera as she learnt more about each one.

Overall I really enjoyed this story and would recommend it to fans of the genre. The book was well paced and I liked how there were moments of intense sadness but also moments of joy too. I’m hoping there will be another book about Meera as I’d love to discover what happens next

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orion Dash for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Shivani Bansal has a First Class degree in International Relations and Politics, which has yet to be put to use! She works full time in digital marketing in the charity sector, and also runs a small baking business from home called Sweet Beginnings Bakes. She loves writing story ideas in her Pusheen notebook in her spare time.

Book Synopsis:

The Mordaunts aren’t like most families . . .

For one, their family home is Roxborough Hall – a magnificent, centuries-old mansion in the Norfolk countryside. For another, the house isn’t passed down from parent to child – but rather to the family member deemed most worthy.

Cecily Mordaunt is dead. On the evening of her funeral, her family will gather for dinner and each will be given a letter, revealing who is the next custodian of Roxborough Hall.

The house is a burden, a millstone, a full-time job . . . but they all want it. And some are willing do anything to get it.

My Review:

The Will is an entertaining, fast paced and twisty read that I really enjoyed.

Firstly I always love books involving family secrets as you never know quite what is going to be revealed. There’s always a lovely sense of being able to sit back and watch it all unravel knowing that it’s not happening to you. This book was no exception and I enjoyed getting to know the Mordaunt family with all the secrets they have hidden.

There are lots of characters in this book some who I loved and some I loved to hate. They are all introduced quite quickly which took me a little while to get used to but I liked how the author let’s the reader hear from each of their points of views. It made me feel more involved in the story and face me more of an holistic view about what is happening.

As you can probably guess what was meant to be a planned, sedate dinner turns out to be more difficult then expected. There were lots of twist and surprise revelations that kept me guessing so I couldn’t tell what was going to happen next. These mishaps helps add to the slowly increasingly tension as we get closer to discovering who will inherit the house. The ending was great and I especially liked how the author doesn’t make it overly dramatic so it seems more realistic where everything isn’t just tied up neatly in a bow. I’m very excited to read more from this author in the future.

Huge thanks for Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Rebecca is a freelance journalist. She is a columnist for the Telegraph Women’s section and has written for Marie Claire, the Guardian, Metro.co.uk, the Saturday Telegraph, the Independent, Stylist, Glamour, the iPaper, the Guardian, Indy100, LOOK and the New Statesman amongst others. Rebecca is a regular contributor to Sky News and ITV’s This Morning as well as appearing on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, LBC, BBC News 24 and the BBC World Service to discuss her work.

She graduated from Royal Holloway’s Creative Writing MA in 2015. She is the author of Perfect Liars, Truth Hurts, Two Wrongs and The Power of Rude.

Rebecca lives in North London with her husband.

Book Synopsis:

The brand-new instalment in Fenella J. Miller’s bestselling Goodwill House series.

August 1940

As Autumn approaches, Lady Joanna Harcourt is preparing for new guests at Goodwill House – land girls, Sally, Daphne and Charlie.

Sally, a feisty blonde from the East End, has never seen a cow before, but she’s desperate to escape London and her horrible ex, Dennis. And although the hours are long and the work hard, Sal quickly becomes good friends with the other girls Daphne and Charlie and enjoys life at Goodwill House.

Until Dennis reappears threatening to drag her back to London. Sal fears her life as a land girl is over, just as she finally felt worthy. But Lady Joanna has other ideas and a plan to keep Sal safe and doing the job she loves.

Don’t miss the next heart-breaking instalment in Fenella J. Miller’s beautiful Goodwill House series.

My Review:

Land Girls Of Goodwill House is another absorbing, interesting read from one of my favourite saga series. I’ve been a huge fan of this series from the start and always look forward to a new book coming out.

It was great to be back with the family and to visit Goodwill House again. Throughout the series they have started to feel like old friends so it was great to catch up with them. This time we visit them when some Land Girls are about to arrive which helped add an interesting element to the story as they all come from very different backgrounds and bring their own secrets with them. I enjoyed learning more about them and about the duties they had to fulfil in the course of their work.

The war has come to Goodwill House as it’s close proximity to the RAF base means they are experiencing bombing raids which helps add a little bit of danger and uncertainty into the story as we watch events unfold. Joanna’s romance with an RAF fireman was really sweet and I enjoyed watching it develop as I feel Joanna definitely deserves some happiness. It did amuse me a bit at first due to her initial reaction to the RAF base though as she’s definitely done a complete 180 in her opinion about that.

Overall I really enjoyed this book and hope there are lots more books to come in this fabulous series. There was lots of action that ensured I kept reading and lots of intrigue particularly as we learn more about the new characters. If you are looking for a new saga series I definitely recommend this one.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Boldwood for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Fenella J Miller was born in the Isle of Man. Her father was a Yorkshire man and her mother the daughter of a Rajah. She has worked as a nanny, cleaner, field worker, hotelier, chef, secondary and primary teacher and is now a full time writer.

She has over fifty Regency romantic adventures published plus four Jane Austen variations, four Victorian sagas and fourteen WW2 family sagas. Fenella J Miller now writes for Boldwood. She is a widow and lives in a small village in Essex with her British Shorthair cat. She has a son, daughter in law, and a grandson very much part of her life as well as a daughter, granddaughter and grandson living in the US from whom she is estranged.

Book Synopsis:

ONE OF BOOKBUB’S BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS OF THE FALL

From the author of Sisters of the Resistance comes the story of WWII British Naval Intelligence officer Victoire Bennett, the real-life inspiration for the James Bond character Miss Moneypenny, whose international covert operation is put in jeopardy when a volatile socialite and Austrian double agent threatens to expose the mission to German High Command.

World War II London: When Victoire “Paddy” Bennett first walks into the Admiralty’s Room 39, home to the Intelligence Division, all the bright and lively young woman expects is a secretarial position to the charismatic Commander Ian Fleming. But soon her job is so much more, and when Fleming proposes a daring plot to deceive the Germans about Allied invasion plans he requests the newlywed Paddy’s help. She jumps at the chance to work as an agent in the field, even after the operation begins to affect her marriage. But could doing her duty for King and country come at too great a cost?

Socialite Friedl Stöttinger is a beautiful Austrian double agent determined to survive in wartime England, which means working for MI-5, investigating fifth column activity among the British elite at parties and nightclubs. But Friedl has a secret—some years before, she agreed to work for German Intelligence and spy on the British.

When her handler at MI-5 proposes that she work with Serbian agent, Duško Popov, Friedl falls hopelessly in love with the dashing spy. And when her intelligence work becomes fraught with danger, she must choose whether to remain loyal to the British and risk torture and execution by the Nazis, or betray thousands of men to their deaths.

Soon, the lives of these two extraordinarily brave women will collide, as each travels down a road of deception and danger leading to one of the greatest battles of World War II. 

My Review:

One Woman’s War is an intriguing, absorbing read which I really enjoyed! As I might have mentioned once or twice I’m a huge fan of historical fiction set in the second world war. This is especially true if they are based on real life characters and feature events I didn’t know much about as I always love learning new things.

It was fascinating to learn more about Victorie, who is thought to have been the inspiration for Ian Fleming ‘s Miss Moneypenny and double agent Friedl two historical figures I previously knew nothing about. I loved learning more about their work and their lives in war time London. It’s amazing to me that this work was done by ordinary people which makes their bravery even more extraordinary and amazing to read about.

The story is told from the point of view of both Victoire and Friedl so it was interesting to read about both of their sides of the story. Of the two I much preferred Victoire as Friedl always seemed a bit off though maybe that was because I knew she was a double agent. The story had a great pace to it and there was plenty of intrigue and action to keep me reading. I flew through this book in a few days as I couldn’t put the book down which is no mean feat with three kids on half term. I’m very excited to read more from this author in the future.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Christine Wells writes historical fiction featuring strong, fascinating women. From early childhood, she drank in her father’s tales of kings and queens and epic struggles for power across the globe, and has been a keen student of history ever since. She began her first novel while working as a corporate lawyer, and has gone on to write about periods ranging from Georgian England to World War II France. She loves dogs, the beach and antiquing on Instagram and lives with her family in Brisbane, Australia.

Book Synopsis:

Eli Hagin can’t finish anything. 
 
He hates his job, but can’t seem to quit. He doesn’t want to be with his girlfriend, but doesn’t know how end things with her, either. Eli wants to write a novel, but he’s never taken a story beyond the first chapter. 
 
Eli also has trouble separating reality from fiction. 
 
When his best friend kills himself, Eli is motivated, for the first time in his life, to finally end something himself, just as Mike did…
 
Except sessions with his therapist suggest that Eli’s most recent ‘first chapters’ are not as fictitious as he had intended … and a series of text messages that Mike received before his death point to something much, much darker…

My Review:

Suicide Thursday is as an original, thought provoking read that I’ve continued to think about long after reading.

Firstly the subject of suicide in a book might sound a bit wrong but the author has written it in a sensitive way focussing instead on societies view of suicide and mental health. It seems to be a subject treated with indifference by some which is sad to see and something which needs to be addressed. There are some dark moments in the book which might not be to everyone’s taste but are important to highlight these problems.

Eli was a very interesting character who I was never completely sure I could trust. There was something just a bit off with him which made me a bit suspicious of his motives when he starts investigating Will’s suicide. It was nice to see him make positive changes to his life after his friends death though and to try and fix a few things in his life. I thought it was clever how the author writes the character so the reader feels like they are in their head sometimes, experiencing everything alongside the character.

Overall I really enjoyed this book which I’ll definitely be recommending to fans of the genre. It was a bit mad at times but that’s what made it so interesting to read and kept me on my toes so I never knew where the story was going next. The book was a very faced paced read, told from multiple points of view and it was very interesting seeing them all come together at the end.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Orenda for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Will Carver is the bestselling author of the January Series – Girl 4 (2011), The Two (2012), The Killer Inside (2013), Dead Set (2013) – and the critically acclaimed Detective Pace series, which includes Good Samaritans (2018), Nothing Important Happened Today (2019) and Hinton Hollow Death Trip (2020), all of which were selected as books of the year in mainstream international press. The books in this series have also been longlisted/shortlisted for the Amazon Readers Independent Voice Award, Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award, Not The Booker Prize and the Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award. Will spent his early years living in Germany, but returned at age eleven. He studied theatre and television at King Alfred’s Winchester, where he set up a successful theatre company. He currently runs his own fitness and nutrition business and lives in Reading with his children.

Book Synopsis:

THEN

Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a career for herself in the magazine industry, she meets, and agrees to marry, Ned Hawthorne.

NOW

Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?

In true B.A. Paris style, The Prisoner is a gripping survival story, a twisted tale of love and at its dark heart a thriller to keep you up all night.

My Review:

The Prisoner is an addictive, clever and twisty read that will keep you reading far too late.

Firstly what a dramatic opening! I was quickly drawn into the book and into the terrifying situation Amelia and Ned find themselves in. The story is told in two timelines which describes the present situation the couple find themselves in and showing events that led up to the kidnapping. The chapters are short and action packed making this a very fast paced, easy read with each chapter clearly marked as to what timeline we were on.

I wasn’t to sure what to make of Amelia and found her difficult to warm to. It’s established early on that Ned is a nasty piece of work but Amelia remained a bit of an enigma. On one hand she seemed a really strong women who takes the kidnapping in her stride but on the other she seemed really whiney and a bit highly strung, especially at the end with her need to validate everything. I did feel sympathy for her though and wanted to keep reading to see how she got out of the situation.

The first half of the book is very faced paced as the author sets the scene and describes the situation the couple find themselves in. I enjoyed the slow increase in tension and how the two timelines complimented each other by slowly giving the reader more information about what was going on. There were lots of fabulous twists that kept me guessing and even though I did guess one of the twists I still enjoyed reading on to discover if I was right.

Huge thanks to Stevie from Hodder for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

B.A. Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, The Dilemma and The Therapist. Having sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide, she is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller as well as a number one bestseller on Amazon and iBooks. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages, and Film and TV rights to Behind Closed Doors have been optioned. She is currently based in the UK.

Book Synopsis:

A dead body, a disappearance, and an epic lost in time. Unrelated incidents on the surface. Judith Fraser’s Oxford sabbatical quickly takes a sharp turn when she gets tangled in the mysterious murder of a colleague. With threads leading nowhere, conflicting impressions about people around her, and concern for increasing risk to her loved ones, whom can she trust? Her eccentric housemates? The CIA? Or, herself? Too many questions and insufficient answers.

A uniquely amusing and page-turning mystery novel set in 2003 on the eve of the Iraqi War, The Carnelian Tree follows the journey of Judith Fraser as she unravels mysteries of locked doors, missing computers, cat’s collars, and Reuter’s reports, with the help of DCI Keith Steadman, her potential love interest. Judith probes into people, power, politics, and sex, only to discover that some things remain unchanged. With a shady glimpse of the Oxford underbelly, this cross-genre novel will appeal to the full range of crime and mystery readers including Cosy Crime fans.

My Review:

The Carnelian Tree is an unique, addictive and intriguing book from a new author for me.

Firstly I absolutely loved the author’s wonderful descriptions of Oxford which have made me want to visit there as soon as possible. It sounds like a wonderful city to live in and I loved the subtle way the author blends some of the city’s history into the story too.

I absolutely loved the main character Judith who seemed very brave and clever, despite her knack for putting herself in dangerous situations sometimes. She seemed very lovable and had a great group of friends around her who seemed to adore her. It was great fun following them as they tried to solve the mystery and to live precariously through them as they experience student life in Oxford.

Overall I really enjoyed this book which made a nice change to the gritty crime thrillers I normally read. I would class it as a cosy/ gentle mystery but one with lots of tension in it which kept me reading. The author gradually reveals clues as to who the murderer was and I liked that I was unable to guess ‘who dunit’ until the end.

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publishers for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Glasgow-born Anne, an ex-GP and Herald/medical press columnist, graduated Glasgow (Medicine, 1974) and Oxford (Anthropology, 2004). University of Glasgow Creative Writing classes led to novels about women doctors- rare in literature except as pathologists or in Mills & Boon. Some prizewinning short stories are in the 50th Anniversary Anthology of Greenock Writers, of which she is President. She blogs regularly on her website. Her debut novel, Not The Life Imagined, highlighting discrimination/changing sexual mores in the 60s NHS, was runner-up in the Scottish Association of Writers’ Constable Silver Stag Award 2018 and made her a Crime Spotlight Author (‘one to watch’) at Bloody Scotland 2019. Her second novel, Not The Death Imagined, involves the female doctor tackling a serial killer. Her third, The Carnelian Tree, set in Oxford, is out Oct 20th 2022, She lives in North Ayrshire & loves travelling, good food and wine.