September 2025
Sep. 30th, 2025 07:01 pmLouisa Luna, The Janes, well written but very grim, C+
Alan Johnson, The Late Train To Gipsy Hill – very disappointing given the acclaim, it was very ploddily written, D
Patricia Wentworth, Spotlight, pretty good, B
T M Logan, The Daughter, OK, C+
R A J Walling, Murder At The Keyhole, not brilliant, C
Sally Smith, A Case Of Mice and Murder, slow start but improved, B
Shelby van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures, A bit dull to start with but5 developed with charm, B
Colm Toibin, Long Island, wonderful, A
Jess Lourey, September Mourn, pretty good, B+
Joan Cockin, Curiosity Killed The Cat, quite good, B
Lesley Kara, The Rumour, pretty good, B
Georgette Heyer, Footsteps In The Dark, OK, but not as good as her historical novels, B-; reread, Friday’s Child, A
Clare Chambers, Shy Creatures, quite good, B+
Clifford Whiting, The Case Of The Michaelmas Goose, not bad, B
Dana Stabenow, A Taint In The Blood, very good, A
Alan Johnson, The Late Train To Gipsy Hill – very disappointing given the acclaim, it was very ploddily written, D
Patricia Wentworth, Spotlight, pretty good, B
T M Logan, The Daughter, OK, C+
R A J Walling, Murder At The Keyhole, not brilliant, C
Sally Smith, A Case Of Mice and Murder, slow start but improved, B
Shelby van Pelt, Remarkably Bright Creatures, A bit dull to start with but5 developed with charm, B
Colm Toibin, Long Island, wonderful, A
Jess Lourey, September Mourn, pretty good, B+
Joan Cockin, Curiosity Killed The Cat, quite good, B
Lesley Kara, The Rumour, pretty good, B
Georgette Heyer, Footsteps In The Dark, OK, but not as good as her historical novels, B-; reread, Friday’s Child, A
Clare Chambers, Shy Creatures, quite good, B+
Clifford Whiting, The Case Of The Michaelmas Goose, not bad, B
Dana Stabenow, A Taint In The Blood, very good, A