Blogs in October 2023

The Last Train from Paris 20th October 2023

For Iris, each visit to her mother in St Mabon’s Cove, Cornwall has been the same – a serene escape from the city. But today, as she breathes in the salt air on the doorstep of her beloved childhood...

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Bright Sparks 18th October 2023

A suspicious death ignites a blame game within a family full of secrets… When an Edinburgh villa goes up in flames, grumpy DI Russell McCord is called in to investigate. Someone died in the fire, and it looks like...

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Casual Cruelties 18th October 2023

She wants to escape the prison of her marriage—but after decades of mind games, does she have the strength to break free? Fifty-three, long married, and in the throes of menopause, Laura is dismayed. She’s always tolerated her journalist...

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Unsung Women in Somerset 18th October 2023

They lived, loved, worked and struggled in Somerset. From pre-Roman to modern times, we meet women with courage, kindness, innovation and even some who smashed the rules! Through 23 chapters, we meet most women through a short story, followed...

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The Vinyl Detective 17th October 2023

He is a record collector — a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the “Vinyl Detective” and some people take this more literally than others. Like the beautiful, mysterious woman...

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