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#Bookreview #DOVERONE (A DOVER MYSTERY BOOK 1) by Joyce Porter (@farragobooks) A satirical vintage cozy mystery with an awfully funny (anti) hero #mystery

Posted on December 16, 2019 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: I bring you something a bit old today but wickedly funny. Dover One (A Dover Mystery Book 1) by Joyce Porter Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case? For its own very good

Posted in Book review, Book reviews 1960s, British, cozy mystery, Dover series, Joyce Porter, mystery, police procedural, Scotland Yard, vintage

#Bookreview Closer than You Think (A Broken Minds Thriller) by Lee Maguire (@TCKPublishing) A solid first novel for lovers of psychological suspense and Basset Hounds

Posted on November 18, 2019 by OlgaNunez 4 Comments

Hi, all: Today I bring you the review of a book that I got sent quite a while ago but had been hiding from me. I’ve finally got around to it, and I hope to catch up on some more that I’m sure are also buried under my long list. Sorry! Better late than never,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews adolescent mental health unit, depression, mystery, psychological suspense, psychologist, PTSD, stalking, suicide, TCK publishing, thriller, trauma

#TuesdayBookBlog THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides (@NetGalley) An intriguing read, but not an accurate depiction of mental healthcare.

Posted on July 2, 2019 by OlgaNunez 27 Comments

Hi, all: Today I bring you a book that is proving very popular, although… The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides An intriguing read, but not an accurate depiction of mental healthcare. Read the Sunday Times and No.1 New York Times bestselling, record-breaking 2019 thriller that everyone is talking about – soon to be a major film. ‘Terrific’ – THE TIMES Crime Book of

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog mystery, psychotherapy, secure psychiatric care, selective mutism, thriller, UK, unreliable narrator

#TuesdayBookBlog THE HEAD IN THE ICE: A BOWMAN OF THE YARD INVESTIGATION by Richard James (@RichardNJames). A masterful new Victorian #mystery series. #RBRT

Posted on June 4, 2019 by OlgaNunez 16 Comments

Hi all: I bring you the review of the first book in a new Victorian mystery series, another great discovery from Rosie’s Book Review Team. The Head in the Ice: A Bowman of the Yard Investigation by Richard James (@RichardNJames). Who would send a madman to solve a murder? Just released from a Lunatic Asylum,

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog historical fiction, London, lunatic asylum, mystery, police procedural, PTSD, Scotland Yard, Victorian mystery

#TuesdayBookBlog #THELOSTMAN by Jane Harper (@LittleBrownUK)(@caolinndouglas) (@GraceEVincent) (@janeharperautho) As good, if not better, than Harper’s previous books. Read it now! #TheLastMan

Posted on February 5, 2019 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

I am very grateful for the opportunity to participate in the blog tour for the launch of this fabulous book by an author whose two previous books I have loved so much. And I’m not the only one. The Lost Man by Jane Harper Two brothers meet in the remote Australian outback when the third

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Australia, Blog tour, Domestic violence, domestic-noir, family secrets, Jane Harper, mystery, outback, suspense, Tuesday Book Blog

#TuesdayBookBlog JUSTICE GONE by N. Lombardi Jr. (Mystery, police procedural, and an in-depth look at the US judicial system. A great read.

Posted on January 29, 2019 by OlgaNunez 20 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book that might tick boxes for many of you. Justice Gone by N. Lombardi Jr. Mystery, police procedural, and an in-depth look at the US judicial system. A great read. When a homeless war veteran is beaten to death by the police, stormy protests ensue, engulfing a small New

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog criminal justice system, homelessness, mystery, police procedural, PTSD, therapy, thriller, war, war veteran

#TuesdayBookBlog THE LAST THING SHE SAID by Rachel Walkley (@RachelJWalkley) #RBRT A beautifully written feel-good story.

Posted on December 18, 2018 by OlgaNunez 13 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book by one of the authors I discovered though Rosie’s team. This is the second of her novels and… she’s a keeper! The Last Thing She Said by Rachel Walkley. Women’s fiction with a touch of the paranormal. A beautifully written feel-good story. “Beware of a man named Frederick

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog clairvoyance, contemporary women, Family, flute, mystery, paranormal, secrets, UK, women's fiction

#TuesdayBookBlog #Blogtour THE BLUE by Nancy Bilyeau (@EndeavourQuill). A great combination of history and adventures

Posted on December 4, 2018 by OlgaNunez 12 Comments

Hi all: Today I bring you a great novel. I was also invited to participate in the blog tour and I hope you find it as interesting as I do. The Blue by Nancy Bilyeau. ‘Nancy Bilyeau’s passion for history infuses her books’ – Alison Weir ‘With rich writing, surprising twists, and a riveting sense

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Derby pottery, endeavour quill, female protagonist, France, historical fiction, Huguenot, Madame Pompadour, mystery, pottery, Royal Crown Derby, Sevres, spy, XVIII centure England

#TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT THE LOST LETTERS by Sarah Mitchell (@SarahM_writer) WWII Historical fiction and family secrets

Posted on October 16, 2018 by OlgaNunez 14 Comments

Hi all: I bring you a book that I think will become a big favourite for many of you, as it touches on some themes that I know a lot of us are interested in, and it is beautifully written. Another one of Rosie’s great finds. The Lost Letters: Absolutely heartbreaking wartime fiction about love

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Canada, England, evacuee, family secret, historical fiction, mystery, Norfolk, women's fiction, WWII

#Tuesdaybookblog #Blogtour and review THE CHRISTMAS WISHING TREE. An Eternity Springs Novel by Emily March (@EmilyMarchBooks) An enchanted town, the power of believing, a mystery, and the perfect romance

Posted on October 2, 2018 by OlgaNunez 10 Comments

Hi all: Yes, I know it’s not Christmas yet, but when I got offered the opportunity to read this book in the summer, I quite fancied it (it was really hot) and the blog tour sounded very appealing as well. If any US readers of the blog fancy a copy, let me know your e-mail

Posted in Blog Tour, Book launch, Book review, Book reviews adoption, Australia, Christmas, Colorado, Contemporary romance, holidays, mystery, secrets, stalking, the Caribbean