Spell The Month in Books was originally created by Reviews from the Stacks, and the idea is to spell the month using the first letter of book titles.
The Arctic Fury ~ Greer Macallister
A dozen women join a secret 1850s Arctic expedition—and a sensational murder trial unfolds when some of them don’t come back. Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband’s lost expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Lady Franklin wants a radical new approach: put the women in charge.
The Postscript Murders ~ Elly Griffiths
PS: thanks for the murders. The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should absolutely not be suspicious. DS Harbinder Kaur certainly sees nothing to concern her in carer Natalka’s account of Peggy Smith’s death. But when Natalka reveals that Peggy lied about her heart condition and that she had been sure someone was following her…
The Rising Tide ~ Ann Cleeves
Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .
I’ll Keep You Safe ~ Peter May
Husband and wife Niamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane co-own Ranish Tweed: a Hebridean company that weaves its own special variety of Harris cloth, which has become a sought-after brand in the world of high fashion. But when Niamh learns of Ruairidh’s affair with Russian designer Irina Vetrov, then witnesses the pair killed by a car bomb in Paris, her life is left in ruins. Along with her husband’s remains, she returns home to the Isle of Lewis bereft. The Paris police have ruled out terrorism and ruled in murder – making Niamh the prime suspect, along with Irina’s missing husband, Georgy. And so French Detective Sylvie Braque is sent to the island to look into Niamh’s past, unaware of the dangers that await her.
The Last Lifeboat ~ Hazel Gaynor
1940, Kent : Alice King is not brave or daring—she’s happiest finding adventure through the safe pages of books. But times of war demand courage, and as the threat of German invasion looms, a plane crash near her home awakens a strength in Alice she’d long forgotten. Determined to do her part, she finds a role perfectly suited to her experience as a schoolteacher—to help evacuate Britain’s children overseas.
1940, London : Lily Nichols once dreamed of using her mathematical talents for more than tabulating the cost of groceries, but life, and love, charted her a different course. With two lively children and a loving husband, Lily’s humble home is her world, until war tears everything asunder. With her husband gone and bombs raining down, Lily is faced with an impossible keep her son and daughter close, knowing she may not be able to protect them, or enroll them in a risky evacuation scheme, where safety awaits so very far away.
Great book selection! Another reason to love April.
On a side note, I’ve just realized that WP booted me off your notification list. So I’ve signed on again, and fingers-crossed I’ll be getting your new posts by email again. Missed you!
Yay, the feature image posted to Twitter okay. Fingers crossed it’s been fixed. It wasn’t just your blog, I’ve seen loads not posting.
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Oh about time! I’ve seen loads too, I do hope they’ve sorted it.
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Love the way the book covers are colour co-ordinated! Two that I loved here – the Peter May and the Elly Griffiths. The Arctic Fury sounds tempting…
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That was a pure fluke 😄 I loved those two as well and I thought The Arctic Fury was excellent.
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Good luck with your challenge, Cathy! 💕📚
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Thank you 💚
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have Last Life Boat in my kindle. Did you read it?
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I did and I loved it.
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Great book selection! Another reason to love April.
On a side note, I’ve just realized that WP booted me off your notification list. So I’ve signed on again, and fingers-crossed I’ll be getting your new posts by email again. Missed you!
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WordPress have a habit of doing stuff like that, so annoying. Welcome back 🙂
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