Blurb: Owen Deathstalker, last of the infamous warrior Clan, always considered himself more of a writer than a fighter, preferring his history books to making any actual history with a sword. But books won’t protect him from Her Imperial Majesty Lionstone XIV, who just Outlawed and condemned Owen to death, without any explanation, reason, or…… Continue reading Deathstalker by Simon R. Green – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: If you could travel back in time, the period from 1660 to 1700 would make one of the most exciting destinations in history. It’s the age of Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London, bawdy comedy and the libertine court of Charles II, Christopher Wren in architecture, Henry Purcell in music and Isaac…… Continue reading The Time Traveller’s Guide to Restoration Britain by Ian Mortimer – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Fleeing from a traumatic break-in, Londoners Paul and Tricia Feenan sell up to escape to the isolated Holiwell village where Tricia has inherited a property. Scattered throughout the settlement are centuries-old stones used during the Great Plague as boundary markers. No plague-sufferer was permitted to pass them and enter the village. The plague diminished,…… Continue reading The Plague Stones by James Brogden – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: History shapes those who travel through it. Determined to save the antiques store she has inherited from ruin after the unexplained disappearance of her parents, Sarah Lester discovers a jumbled collection of vintage postcards that leads her on a journey through time. Unprepared for the story the postcards weave about their reclusive former owner,…… Continue reading Fifteen Postcards by Kirsten McKenzie – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Confused and disoriented, Georgina Ferrars awakens in a small room in Tregannon House, a private asylum in a remote corner of England. She has no memory of the past few weeks. The doctor Maynard Straker tells her that she admitted herself under the name Lucy Ashton the day before and then suffered a seizure.…… Continue reading The Asylum by John Harwood – An Audio Book Review
It’s been an eternity since I last did any kind of wrap-up. Due to my having lost all enthusiasm for reading, doing a post to toot my own horn about managing to get through a book every three weeks didn’t seem like an endeavour worth making. As it is, I’ve managed to get my reading…… Continue reading Monthly Wrap-Up (Jan 2023)
Blurb: ‘The dead do not hide the truth and they never lie. Through me the dead can speak….’ He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He has performed over 23,000 autopsies, including investigating some of the most high-profile cases of recent times; the Hungerford Massacre, the Princess Diana inquiry, and 9/11. He has…… Continue reading Unnatural Causes by Dr Richard Shepheard – An Audio Book Review
Blurb: Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed.…… Continue reading The Peril at End House by Agatha Christie – A Book Review
I recently felt that my reading tastes have changed (in my head quite drastically) since when I started really reading a half-decent amount each year. So, naturally, the stat nerd in me got all excited and decided Pie Charts were the way forward. I lumped it into seven categories: Historical Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy.…… Continue reading Reading Tastes for the Last Four Years (Pie Charts)
I’ve been at a bit of a loss as far as reading and listening is concerned. Then, all of a sudden, as soon as the New Year hit, I started to enjoy it again. Odd, but I’m not going to complain. Started binge-listening to books and devouring podcasts again so have been on the look…… Continue reading Book Haul – The Joys of Audible Plus
Swords & Spectres 