Blogs in December 2020

A Not So Perfect Crime 2nd December 2020

A politician discovers a portrait of his wife in a Paris exhibition that leads him to conclude that she is having an affair with the artist. He hires two inexperienced private detectives – non-identical twins – to investigate but...

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The Sound of One Hand Killing 2nd December 2020

On assignment Eduard and Borja check out an exclusive meditation centre in the ritziest part of Barcelona, only to discover the director murdered, whacked in the head with a statuette of the Buddha. The violent death of a neighbour...

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Barcelona 29th November 2020

Robert Hughes has been visiting Barcelona since the 1960s and he has written an epic tribute to a city he loves. He tells the story of the growth of this Mediterranean metropolis from its origins as a Roman colonial...

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A Jigsaw of Fire and Stars 23rd November 2020

*Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018. *Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Award 2018. A powerful, haunting debut that steps seamlessly from the horrors of people-trafficking to the magic of African folklore. Sante was a baby when she was...

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Haunted Magpie 18th November 2020

Eccentric, headstrong and engaging, Isabel Flores Montserrat is a cross between a highly charged Precious Ramotswe (The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency) & Phyrne Fisher (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries). When 33-year-old Isabel Flores Montserrat quits a promising career with the...

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