Detective Roy Grace looks into a cold case of an art dealer with financial worries who was bludgeoned outside his home, while at the same time, a local couple find a painting at a flea market that Antiques Roadshow tells them may be worth millions, setting off a train of events in their lives. This …
A new Vera Stanhope mystery is here! After a bonding exercise/trip away in high school, a group of friends meet every five years on the island where the retreat was held, and where one of their number died in an accident. Now fifty years have past and the group are in their late 60's, meeting …
Medieval Ireland: Following a vision he sees in a dream, Artt, a pious monk, leaves behind the world to seek out an island where he will build a monastery. He takes with him a young monk and an older one. Soon the isolation and Artt's blindness to survival skills starts to create uneasiness in the …
Catherine is a successful London barrister who has recently lost an important case, when she starts to see a face that she recognizes from her distant past and her house is broken into. It's time to face the secret of her past that twines her family with that of the family at the country estate, …
After a Sunday drive, Eden stops off to pick up kitty litter while her husband waits in the car. But she never comes back. While he thinks she has gotten mad at him and gone to a friends place, when it reports it the police think he's killed her. But can they prosecute him without …
The Darkest Evening is the ninth and latest from Ann Cleeves series featuring detective Vera Stanhope. Vera is driving back from the office when she goes off course in a snowstorm, and comes across a car left with it's door open and an unattended baby inside. As there is no one nearby, she takes the …
Continue reading The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope Mystery #9) by Ann Cleeves
I haven't done a post about London in while, and I love sharing my adventures in the city with you, and places that I love. This time, I went to St Paul's Cathedral, which is a beautiful, peaceful place. Oddly enough, even though I've been in London for 8 years, I hadn't actually gone inside …
I first met Simon on a film shoot about 5 or 6 years ago. He was brought in as a writer, and I liked the way he was so intelligent and down to earth. He was funny. Catching a train back into central London together, he surprised me by making little quips about Australian politics …
Continue reading Simon Jay’s Bastardography: a memoir of coming out, bullying, and bipolar disorder.
Every wardrobe should have a crisp shirt in it. They go with everything, they always look stylish. But to my mind, they're worth spending a little money on to get a good fit and proper lines. An ill fitting shirt can be so unflattering. So when a classic British brand sent me a shirt from their …
Continue reading How To Wear Shirts Now: Classic Style with Hawes & Curtis.
British handmade beauty and body products with an interesting history behind them... Recently I was given a revelatory little product to try, which introduced me to this brand, which I have to share with you! I love a beautiful, vintage look to my beauty products, I'm a total sucker for gorgeous packaging. But the products from …
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