Review of The Christmas Stocking Murders by Denzil Meyrick

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Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Christmas Stocking Murders by Denzil Meyrick.

It’s just before Christmas in 1953 and Grasby and Juggers are investigating a murder in the coastal town of Uthley’s Bay where a fisherman has been found dead on a beach with a stocking tied around his throat.

Things get even stranger when hundreds of pairs of stockings wash up on the beach. Then to make the situation even trickier, a blizzard sweeps in and Grasby and Juggers are Sri I in the village.

Then, the local innkeeper is found dead. The villagers won’t talk and what have the stockings got to do with all of this? Grasby is determined to find out.

I thought that this was a brilliant read that had me guessing until the very end. The characters are so vividly brought to life and made me laugh throughout - especially Grasby.

I am looking forward to reading more by this author. A great festive read for crime fiction fans.

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Review of The Palace Dressmaker by Jade Beer

 

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Today is my stop on the blog tour for The Palace Dressmaker by Jade Beer.

Set between the late 1980s, 1997 and 2018, the book follows Meredith, a dressmaker, and Jayne who is living in the same apartment building as Meredith in Bath in 2018.

In 1997 in New York, eighty of Princess Diana’s dresses are put up for auction. However, only 79 will sell because number 19 is missing.

When Jayne meets Meredith over twenty years later, she is shocked at the disarray and mess the Meredith is living in. Meredith herself doesn’t seem to notice and only talks about finding William. Going through her apartment Jayne finds, among the mess, a beautiful dress and what looks like a timeline of fashion events and dressmaking.

Who is William, why is he not here and what has happened to Meredith?

Jayne sets out to help Meredith and find out about her life and the connection with the beautiful dresses.

This is a beautifully written book and a heartbreaking, but wonderful story. It is full of mystery and glamour at the heart of royal circles.

I am looking forward to reading more books by this author.

5 stars

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Review of Spooksmiths Investigate: The Cinderman by Alex Atkinson

 

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Today is my stop on the Kaleidoscopic tours blog tour for Spooksmiths Investigates: The Cinderman by Alex Atkinson.

Indigo and Rusty live at a funeral parlour, but they are certain that ghosts don’t exist. That all changes though when Indigo finds a secret crypt hidden in their house and accidently releases the cinderman, a scary ash monster.

They need to stop the cinderman and fast, otherwise he will turn everyone into a zombie.

When they discover they can talk to ghosts, they enlist a friendly band of phantoms, but is it enough to stop the cinderman?

This was a fun spooky read that is great for readers who like a mystery. It reminds me of the Goose bumps books I read when I was younger.

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