Crime thriller set in AMSTERDAM
GIVEAWAY! It’s off to CEYLON (Sri Lanka) with the latest Inspector de Silva crime mystery
5th August 2018
It’s off to CEYLON with the latest Inspector de Silva crime mystery! We are absolutely delighted to join up with author Harriet Steele and offer you….
5 paperback copies (UK only) AND 5 digital (Mobi) copies of Harriet’s latest crime mystery Fatal Finds in Nuala (this novel can be read as a stand-alone and there is a little catch-up at the beginning of the book for any readers wishing to get a little of the backstory).
In this fourth instalment of the Inspector de Silva mysteries, it is monsoon season in the Hill Country. One stormy night, a ghostly encounter on a lonely road leads de Silva into a case of murder, and a mystery that stretches back to Ceylon’s distant past. To uncover the truth, he will have to face death and his inner demons.
Fatal Finds in Nuala is another absorbing and colourful mystery in this series that vividly portrays Sri Lanka’s Colonial past.
If you love the gentle style of Alexander McCall Smith, then this series will really appeal!
How To Enter: Just leave a comment below telling us what your favourite book of Summer 2018 is! That’s it! Closes midnight UK time on 18/8/18!
Paperback copies UK only, Mobi copies UK, US and EU.
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Coming Home and The Postcard by Fern Britton. Loved the characters in the book and how their lives intermingled.
The Darkening Sky by Hugh Greene – set in some of my childhood haunts around Cheshire, it has a very strong sense of time and place and is unusual for a murder mystery in that although the murders are gruesome, the reader is spared the grisly details (which I always speed-read through, I’m such a wimp).
I loved Trouble in Nuala, and passed it on to my husband who also loved it, so although I am happy with either format, I’d prefer a printed copy of the book if I win so he’ll be able to read it too.
So far it was “The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Pie Society”.
The Tea Planter’s Wife – Dinah Jefferies.
The Tea Planters Wife – excellent!
I’m currently reading ‘Two Brothers’ by Ben Elton. Really good book.
I’m currently reading ‘Two Brothers’ by Ben Elton. Such a good book.
I loved The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jefferies, evoking all the heat of Ceylon and the Indian Ocean. I look forward to reading more by this author. And also enjoyed Trouble in Nuala!
I loved Peter May’s I’ll Keep You Safe, an engaging thriller set in Harris & Paris.
So far it has been The Dry by Jane Harper. A great debut that had me hooked from beginning to end. I only hope the other readers in my reading group loved it as much.
I have just finished Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe by Debbie Johnson, pure escapism. Its about a family getting over the lass of husband/father; holidays were always important and each year dad compiled an album as photographic record of their holidays.
Mum, unable to afford a holiday, answers a job advert to work in the Comfort Food Cafe…the reader gets drawn into the lives of the patrons and salivate over the culinary delights served up at the cafe.
Added bonus : Visit Dorset’s top 10 views and recipes including Dorset Apple Cake.
Idyllic summer days and mouth wateringly tempting snacks and shakes..light reading at its best
I just read Tisha by Robert Specht after visiting Alaska….it gave me so much insight into native culture and the whites settling of that land as “second people”.
Have loved L J Ross’s Seven Bridges the latest book in the DCI Ross series – all of which are cracking reads
It was ‘First they Killed My Father’ by Loung Ung, about a young girl growing up in the Killing Fields of Cambodia in the late 70s…just when I was completely carefree at college, I couldn’t help thinking!
Then I downloaded the follow on, “After they Killed My Father” which describes how she escapes to the US, while the sister closest in age to her stays in Cambodia!
Not exactly light summer reads, but most certainly compelling!
I’m currently reading After the Party by Cressida Connolly. It is a fascinating book, different to my usual readsbut I can recommend it
The Tea Planters Wife – it took me away on holiday to another country whilst enjoying the comfort of my own bed.
The Last Days of Cafe Leila
The Light Between The Oceans by M L Stedman. I ‘read’ it as an audiobook on my morning walks along the River Otter. I was captivated by the characters and their motivations for the decisions they make with far reaching and unimagined consequences for themselves and others. It really made me think about integrity.
The Well of Ice by Andrea Carter
I loved The Tea Planters Wife, PB please if I am lucky x
Secrets we left in Greece is just perfect for this long hot summer.
My favourite so far has been A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman. What a beautiful book!
The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton. Reading about winter in Alaska when it’s so hot here is quite refreshing!
The Cosy Seaside Chocolate Shop by Caroline Roberts. Fingers crossed, liked and shared post
My favorite book this summer was The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life. It was very eye opening.
I love murder, myster, detective books. I am reading a Val Mcdermid book at the moment. Love to WIN the book. Thank you for the opportunity.
The one I’m currently reading is The Damned by Tarn Richardson. It is brilliant. One of the best modern fantasy/horror authors around. Werewolves, Catholic Church, World War One. The writing is superb!
I read a lot of books and one of my favourites this summer is The Getaway Girls by Dee MacDonald. It’s about 3 lady pensioners going on an adventure in a motor home to Italy. It was such a fun read with fab characters.
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Forty rules of Love by Elif Shafiq.
Absolutely amazing.