book review

‘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

‘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

‘The Devil’s Playground’ (2023) by Craig Russell, narrated by Kirsten Potter

‘The Night Of Baba Yaga’ (2024) by Akira Otani, translated by Sam Bett