Book Reviews

‘Murder On The Christmas Express’ (2022) by Alexandra Benedict, narrated by Sophie Roberts – good but not a cosy Christmas crime novel.

‘Northanger Abbey’ (1811) by Jane Austen – Review and Buddy Read notes

‘Game Without Rules’ (1967) – Calder and Behrens #1 by Michael Gilbert

‘Vinho & Verdade’ a DI Adams short story by Kim M Watt

‘Birds, Strangers and Psychos: New stories inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’ (2025) edited by Maxim Jakubowski with stories by Peter Swanson, Vaseem Khan,  Sophie Hannah,  S A Cosby,  Guy Adams,  Ana Teresa Pereira,  David Thomson,  Lee Child,  Denise Mina, Xan Brooks, Lily Samson, Keith Lansdale & Joe R. Lansdale, Anne Billson, Jeff Noon, M W Craven, Donna Moore, James Grady, A K Benedict, Jerome Charyn, Ragnar Jónasson, Nadine Matheson, and William Boyle

Two good thrillers I couldn’t finish.

‘Hexed In Hawes’ (2025) DI Adams #5 by Kim M. Watt

‘Bless Your Heart’ (2024) by Lindy Ryan, narrated by Stephanie Németh-Parker

‘Death At The Door’ (2025) – The Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries #2 by Olivia Blacke, narrated by Petrea Burchard and Stefanie Kay