On the blog last week
Monday – I published my review of The CIA Book Club by Charlie English.
Tuesday – My take on this week’s Top Ten Tuesday was Books That Spring Surprises. I also published my review of historical adventure Defender of the Wall (Dragon of the North #1) by Chris Thorndycroft.
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 Devotio (Legionary #10) by Gordon Doherty.
Friday – I shared my review of historical crime novel Viper in the Nest by Georgina Clarke as part of the blog tour.
New on my shelves
The Secretary by Deborah Lawrenson (Book Guild)
Moscow, 1958. At the height of the Cold War, secretary Lois Vale is on a deep-cover MI6 mission to identify a diplomatic traitor. She can trust only one man: Johann, a German journalist also working covertly for the British secret service. As the trail leads to Vienna and the Black Sea, Lois and Johann begin an affair but as love grows, so does the danger to Lois.
A tense Cold War spy story told from the perspective of a bright, young, working-class woman recruited to MI6 at a time when men were in charge of making history and women were expendable.
Spit by David Brennan (eARC, epoque press)
Welcome to Spit, where Danny Mulcahy is losing the run of himself, and where, as he and his friends dream of escaping small town life, an unexpected death sets the rumour mill into motion.
Suffering an unexplained, perpetual banishment the Spook of Spit is watching everyone and everything – nothing goes unnoticed. Bearing witness to the village’s half-truths and suppressed secrets, fragments of its own dark and obscured history are unveiled.
As events spiral out of control, the past, present and future are set to collide. Can there be redemption for past deeds? How do you escape when you are fated to remain? What does it take to break free from the confines of Spit?
What I’m currently reading
I’m switching between Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (one of the books on the longlist for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction), a review copy of Sister Rosa’s Rebellion (The Meonbridge Chronicles #6) by Carolyn Hughes and Days of Light by Megan Hunter from my NetGalley shelf.
Look out for…
- Book Review: Sister Rosa’s Rebellion (The Meonbridge Chronicles #6) by Carolyn Hughes
- Book Review: The Kellerby Code by Jonny Sweet
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