The story of the Ku Klux Clan in 1920s America and how close they came to power

A Welsh architect is in danger in Depression era Chicago

A robbery goes wrond and now three people are on the run with two others pursuing them

short stories of crimes in the countryside

In 2017 I recorded details of the 408 books I read in the year in a lovely spiral bound notebook, coloured salmon pink with grey and white hearts in a pattern on the cover. Looking at it now, I could probably have got another year into it as there are a lot of blank pages … Continue reading What I Read in the Year 2017

A group of women investigate a series of murders in and around the Thames

An author's love for Yorkshire

The life of George Orwell's wife, Eileen and her part in his success

A professor falls from a window and dies - did he jump or was he pushed ?

This summer I decided to tackle my ever growing to-be-read pile by reading and removing from it 24 books. These would be standalone books which had lingered unread for some time – half to be fiction and the other half non-fiction. I decided that they should be read in June, July and August. You can … Continue reading 24 in ’24 Challenge – The Wrap Up