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• The Madness of Crowds

  Penny, Louise, 1958-

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  Because Ms Penny is one of my favourite mystery authors. Written in her usual beautiful style with all the regular characters of Three Pines, it's a murder set in the Canadian post Covid lockdown world. Now I have the wait until she's written her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Shot

  a Coming-of-age Memoir of Addiction, Ambition and Redemption

  Zonfrillo, Jock, 1976-2023

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  A no holds barred peek into the debauched lives of chefs (celebrity or no). It's an insight into the smooth talking Scottish dude from Master Chef Australia, in particular his work with Aboriginal leaders to create an indigenous food database.

• The Thursday Murder Club

  Osman, Richard, 1970-

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  Savvy seniors getting amongst a murder investigation!

• Everything Is Beautiful Also Published With Title: The Missing Treasures of Amy Ashton

  Ray, Eleanor (Novelist)

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  As someone who doesn't like much clutter (well as clutter free as your house can be with children) it was a fascinating fictional dive into some reasons why someone may end up as a 'hoarder'.

• Between Two Kingdoms

  a Memoir of a Life Interrupted

  Jaouad, Suleika

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  Read it for the eloquent account of dealing with your life being upended by cancer at the tender age of 22.

• The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Also Published With Title: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

  Turton, Stuart

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  Late to the party on finding this 2018 gem but loved the unusual multiple viewpoints to a murder, even if it felt like a mind jam from time to time.

• The Mask Falling

  Shannon, Samantha, 1991-

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  As someone who doesn't usually read the fantasy genre, the Bone Season first book of the series sucked me in and four books in with a twist at the end, I'm still hooked.