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An atmospheric mystery. 3.5 stars

Really loving this author at the moment. Her writing style and character development is stunning. #pick #maggieofarrell

In the mood for an Inspector Rebus mystery. Ian Rankin always pleases.

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I finished Audition and Sara Strindberg‘s latest

I read The Clue in the Jewel Box #NancyDrewBR

I continued with my yearlong reads on the right

I continued Lamentation #ShardlakeBR

I continued The Flower Farm on audio

I‘ve started the first book in the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, The Wreath #KLBR #DoorstopKristin

A darkly funny crime story set in Glasgow. Trigger warning for violence. DI Alison McOist (Ally McOist in Glasgow is a constant joke) is suspected by colleagues of being dodgy but is pulled into various crimes in which a local car wash seems central. When a local gangster who Ally wants to nail is interested in the car wash, the plot thickens. Really great characters + a dark plot meant this was a cracking read altho very dark and violent.

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He really believed it was a madcap game. A joke. A dare, played out between old friends.

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I LOVE Jenny Colgan! I laugh and cry and smile my whole way through every book she writes. This one is no exception. I dream about going back to Scotland too

A beautifully written, short novel; one of the best I‘ve read in the past few months. As the evils of Highland Clearances draw to a close, and set on a remote island, the lives of Reverend John Ferguson and islander Ivar intertwine. Attempting to raise money for his yet unfounded church, John accepts a commission from a wealthy landowner to remove Ivan from the only home he‘s known. Davies gives us love and hope in equal measure. It will heal you