Monthly Archives: March 2024

Chasing the Dragon by Mark Wightman – 2023

Posted on March 24, 2024 by alysonebaker

Inspector Maximo Betancourt is back solving crimes in sweaty bustling 1940 Singapore. Like his first outing, Waking the Tiger, Chasing the Dragon is full of colourful characters, lots of action, and an intriguing crime to solve. In Waking the Tiger, … Continue reading →

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Take Two by Caroline Thonger & Vivian Thonger, illustrated by Alan Thomas – 2023

Posted on March 13, 2024 by alysonebaker

Take two is a random collection of incidents from the U.K. childhoods of two sisters, Caroline and Vivian Thonger. Vivian now lives in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Take two is like a catalogue of memories, complete with illustrations of remembered artefacts. … Continue reading →

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Resurrection by Roger Simpson – 2023

Posted on March 4, 2024 by alysonebaker

Jane might finally be making headway with a twenty-year-old case, when an accident sends her spinning into a strange world. Three months after the accident, she is surrounded by “strangers who somehow feel familiar” – are they familiar because she … Continue reading →

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