The Water Room by Christopher Fowler
Having thoroughly enjoyed Fowler’s first Bryant & May mystery, Full Dark House, I approached The Water Room by Christopher Fowler with combined excitement and…
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The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths is another great page turner. This time she has turned her hand to a gothic thriller, in a contemporary…
Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs #6) by Jacqueline Winspear
In Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear, It’s Christmas 1931 and Maisie finds herself seconded to Military Intelligence.
Goodnight Sweet Prince by David Dickinson
Goodnight Sweet Prince by David Dickinson, is the first instalment of the Lord Francis Powerscourt murder investigative series.
All among the Barley by Melissa Harrison
All Among the Barley may be set on a Sussex farm in 1933, but the book explores a lot more than mere nostalgia for bygone…
The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs #7
In The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs, it’s 1914, and Michael Clifton is a young cartographer who has recently purchased a plot…
Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
Dying Fall takes us away from Ruth’s beloved Norfolk home to the much more prosaic landscape of Blackpool.
2019 In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Have you managed to read all of SMSA’s most popular books?
Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2019, in our 2019 Year in Review…
2019 Year in Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Mysteries
Mystery & Crime lovers abound at SMSA, so we have highlighted the top books from that genre this year. Which have you read?
2019 In Review: The Year’s Best Books (Award Winners)
Discover the year’s best books and award winners for 2019, focussing on the major literary and crime writing awards.
Improbable Libraries by Alex Johnson
Libraries are purposed to house books. Some books are, in reverse, written about libraries. Improbable Libraries by Alex Johnson is one such book.
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor is the 13th instalment in The Chronicles of St Marys series,