My Week in Books – 20th August 2023

MyWeekinBooksOn What Cathy Read Next last week

Tuesday – This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Characters From Different Books Who Should Team Up… to solve crimes.

Wednesday – As always WWW Wednesday is a weekly opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next… and to take a peek at what others are reading. 

Thursday – I published my review of Treason by James Jackson.


New arrivals

The Murder WheelThe Murder Wheel by Tom Mead (eARC, Head of Zeus via NetGalley)

When Edmund Ibbs, a young lawyer, defends a woman accused of shooting her husband dead, he finds himself drawn into a web of conspiracy and murder.

Soon, Ibbs himself is accused of complicity in a killing, when a corpse unexpectedly appears as part of a magic act in a crowded theatre.

Also present is Joseph Spector, former illusionist turned highly respected amateur sleuth. Spector begins to investigate the mystery, but when a second body is discovered later the same night, all the evidence points to Ibbs being guilty.

With a host of hangers-on having something to hide, can Spector find the true culprit, or will he and Inspector Flint of Scotland Yard conclude that Ibbs is guilty after all?


On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading


Planned posts

  • Book Review: The Seventh Son by Sebastian Faulks
  • Book Review: The Night Raids by Jim Kelly