Charlie inherits a business he didn't know existed along with a secret lair and a cat to stroke in a menacing manner

Book 21 of my Advent calendar, Love Me Not, is a crime novel by MJ Arlidge and is one of a series featuring his detective Helen Grace. I have read a few of these in the past, although not this one, and they are well written and enjoyable police procedurals with a troubled heroine. In … Continue reading 2024 Advent Book 21 – “Love Me Not” by MJ Arlidge

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