They Came to Baghdad, first published in 1951, is one of Agatha Christie’s espionage/thriller novels which very much centres around the issues of the day—the post war environment, and ideas prevalent at the time. I read the book for a Goodreads group with which I’m reading through 12 lesser known Christies this year. This is…
Book Review: A Mystery at Lili Villa by Arathi Menon
My thanks to NetGalley and Yalli Books for a review copy of this book. The Mystery at Lilli Villa is a children’s mystery set in a small village in Kerala. We have 10-year-old Tam (Tamara) from Bangalore who is visiting her cousins Arj (Arjun) (11) and Mina (9) in Elathoor, Kerala for the summer holidays.…
Shelf Control #145: The Case of the Curious Client by T.G. Campbell
Wednesday, the 28th of July, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. To participate, all you do is pick a book from your TBR pile, and write a post about it--what…
Book Review: The Bookshop Murder by Merryn Allingham
My thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for a review copy of this book. The Bookshop Murder is the first in the Flora Steele series of cosy mysteries set in 1950s England. In the book, we meet Flora Steele, a twenty-five-year old, who has inherited a bookshop, the All’s Well, and a cottage from her aunt,…
Book Review: Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved Birds by Tessa Boase
My thanks to Aurum Press and NetGalley for a review copy of the book. Etta Lemon: The Woman Who Saved Birds tells the story of Margaretta ‘Etta’ Lemon, who worked for around five decades to bring an end to a cruel practice—the slaughter of millions of birds every year, simply for the millinery industry—and who…
Book Review: Fatal Intent by Tammy Euliano
My thanks to Oceanview Publishing and NetGalley for a review copy of the book. Fatal Intent is a fast-paced and exciting medical mystery/thriller which also brings into focus an issue that can impact us all. The story is narrated in the voice of Kate Downey, an anesthesiologist working at a university hospital in Florida. Her…
Shelf Control #144: Steffan Green by Richmal Compton
Wednesday, the 21st of July, and time for Shelf Control once again! Shelf Control is a weekly feature hosted by Lisa at Bookshelf Fantasies, and celebrates the books waiting to be read on your TBR piles/mountains. To participate, all you do is pick a book from your TBR pile, and write a post about it--what…
Zodi-cats: The Fire Signs
Here’s the final part of the special four-part series, Zodi-cats, written by astrology blogger Deepa Kansra especially for my ‘cats and books’ page, Keli Cat’s Book Corner. In this series she has explored the purrsonalities of our kitties based on their Zodiac signs. Kitties under the water signs have depth and soul connections; those under…
Book Review: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
My thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley for a review copy of this one. She Who Became the Sun is the first in a historical fiction/fantasy duology which builds on a historical plotline but gives it an interesting twist of its own. The story opens in mid-14th century China in a small village Zhongli, where…
Zodi-cats: The Air Signs
Welcome to Part III of Zodi-cats, a four-part series written especially for my ‘cats and books’ page Keli Cat’s Book Corner by my friend and astrology blogger Deepa Kansra (find her blog here). The series describes our feline friends’ personalities (I mean purrsonalities) based on their birthdays and consequent sun signs. While cats under the…
Literary Potpourri 