I’ve been off on my travels this month and I’m packing the suitcase again for a trip to beautiful Florence next week. I’ve also been enjoying some lovely spring weather in the UK, including a gorgeous walk with friends in the Kent countryside.
I also took a trip to see family in Wales, which is right on the other side of the country. I have a step-granddaughter on the way, so I was very excited to spend time with the parents-to-be ahead of the happy event this summer.
I’ve managed to squeeze in a bit of writing, too. The new book is well underway at 30,000 words. Now, if I was writing a Marjorie Swallow book, I’d say I was halfway through, but this one is going to be longer. I’m aiming for 90,000 words, which seems like a good length for a thriller.
Read on for all the usual news, recommendations and offers.
Cozy mystery recommendations
Rosie Hunt has a new mystery out, Murder on the Motor Track.
England, 1923. Celebrated sleuth Lady Felicity Quick has never shied away from scandal. But becoming a racing driver? With her wedding fast approaching, Felicity should be choosing flowers, not flying around hairpin bends.
But a bereaved brother’s plea for justice summons her to the notorious Tor Vale circuit, where former flying aces risk their lives at every turn. Someone sabotaged the last fatal crash — and as the racers strive for the trophy, the killer is poised to strike again.
Can Felicity unmask the killer before the championship race? Or will a wrong turn send her off the track — permanently?
May’s Mystery of the Month is a new author to me, Cassie Rush, with The Secret Society.
A stolen artefact. A murdered archaeologist. A secret society that will stop at nothing.
London, 1925. Lady Barbara ‘Bundle’ Ridgewell is carving out a new life in Mayfair while her husband, Lord Edmund Ridgewell, reluctantly takes his seat in the House of Lords. When a party invitation introduces Bundle to Dr Samuel Cunningham — a charming archaeologist with a mysterious Egyptian relic and tales of ancient curses — she’s intrigued. When she finds him murdered in his Soho flat, she’s appalled. Where will the investigation take her?
Audiobook news
Murder On Fleet Street should be available soon for those who prefer to read with their ears. I signed it off at Audible this morning, and I have to say, Kim has done a brilliant job. Whisper it, but this might be my favourite of the Marjorie Swallow books, and Kim’s narration is spot on. She even made me laugh at my own jokes while I did the quality assurance check!
You should be able to find it on Audible and Spotify very soon.
Promotion
Finally, I’m taking part in the Mayday Giveaway on Bookfunnel this month, where you can find plenty of new reading matter to fill up your e-reader. Check them out here.
Have a marvellous May, and happy reading!
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