Read in 2023

1. January

1. Graves on the Fens by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
2.  West End Girls by Jenny Colgan (hoopla) 5*****
3. The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan (kindle unlimited)
4. Murder Now and Then by Faith Martin ( kindle) 4****
5. The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman (kindle) 3***
6. The Library at the Edge of the World by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
7. The Night Thief by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan (nccls/pb) 4****
9. Solace House by Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (nccls/hc) 2.5**
11. Sins of the Father by Simon McCleave (kindle) 1*
12. Summer at the Garden Cafe by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla)
13. The Fire and the Ore by Olivia Hawker (kindle)
14. Summer at the Garden Cafe by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
15. The English Bookshop by Janis Wildy ( kindle unlimited) 3.5***
16. Suffer the Dead by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 2.5**
17. An Unwanted Inheritance by Imogene Clark (kindle unlimited) 4****

February

1. Murder in a Scottish Shire by Traci Hall (kindle unlimited) 3***
2. The Mistletoe Matchmaker by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 3.5***
3. The Month of Borrowed Dreams by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
4. A Body on the Beach by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katrina Bivald (pb) 3***
6. Gravely Concerned by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. The Llandudno Pier Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. A Mark of Imperfection by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. The Transatlantic Book Club by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4**** 

March

1. Break from Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Stardust in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford (nccls/pb) 3***
4. Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford (nccls/pb) 2.5**
5. The Cardiff Killings by Gaynor Torrance (kindle unlimited) 2**
6. Spanish Sunrise by Boo Walker (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. Lady’s Well by LJRoss (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. A Body Out at Sea by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. A Body in the Lane by P.F. Ford (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. The Searcher by Tana French (nccls/pb) 3***
11. The Heart of Summer by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 4****
12. The Trouble with Secrets by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
13. What Divides Us by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
14. Lessons at the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (nccls/hc) 5*****
15. More Harm than Good by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
16. When Irish Eyes are Lying by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****

April

1. A Silent Understanding by Jean Grainger (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny (nccls/hc) 2**
3. The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley (nccls/hc) 2**
4. Killer on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
5. Murder in the Parish by Faith Martin (kindle unlimited) 4****
6. Burnt on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited ) 3***
7. O, Pioneers by Willa Cather(hoopla) 2**
8. Burnt Echo by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Daffodil Days by Pat Posner (kindle unlimited) 2**
10. Frozen on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 4****
11. Deadly Sayings by NC Lewis (kindle unlimited) 2**
12. Irish Coffee Murder by Leslie Meier (hoopla) 3***
13.  Before I Sleep by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles (hoopla) 4****

May

1. Myrtle Clover Christmas by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 4****
2. Mother of the Bride Murder by Leslie Meier (nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths (nccls/hc) 4****
4. The Denbigh Asylum Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor ( kindle unlimited) 3***
6. Grimm Up North by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. Best Served Cold by David Gateard ( kindle unlimited).  4****
8. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (hoopla)2.5***
9. The Silent Bride by Shalini Boland (kindle unlimited)4****
10. Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths (nccls/digital)4****
11. Time to Die by Stephen Puleston (kindle unlimited) 4****
12. A Man with one of Those Faces by Caimh McConnell ( kindle unlimited) DNF too stupid!
13. The Farnsley Assignment by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 3***
14. The Shooting Season by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
15. The Dark Tide by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
16. When We Danced at the End of the Pier by Sandy Taylor (kindle unlimited) 3***
17. The Girls from See Saw Lane by Sandy Taylor ( kindle unlimited)

June

1. Counting Chimneys by Sandy Taylor (kindle unlimited) 3***
2. Hollowed Bones by N.C. Lewis (kindle unlimited) 3*** 
3. Missing on the Moors by Priscilla Mastets (kindle unlimited) 4****
4. Kidnap on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Murder on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 3***
6. The Nantucket Inn by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 4****
7. A Necessary End by Anthea Fraser (kindle unlimited) 3***
8. Nantucket Neighbors by Pamela Kelley ( hoopla) 4****
9. Murder in the Hollows by Declan James (kindle unlimited) 3***
10. Restless Dead by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
11. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict (nccls/hc)3***
12. A Body of Water by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
13. Nantucket White Christmas by Pamela Kelley (hoopla)3***
14. Death’s Requiem by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)3.5***
15. Nantucket Affair by Pamela Kelley ( hoopla) 4****
16. Lovely Girls by Margo Hunt (kindle) 4****
17. Blood Sport by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***

July

1. Long Odds in Nuala by Harriet Steel (kindle unlimited)
2. Homecoming by Kate Morton (nccls/pb) 3.5***
3. The Cove by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) 4****
4. Hidden on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****
5. Nantucket Weddings by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3***
6. Stalker on the Moors by Priscilla Masters ( kindle unlimited) 4****
7. Nantucket Threads by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3.5***
8. Cold Sanctuary by David Gatward (kindle unlimited)3***
9. Reluctantly Home by Imogene Clark (kindle) $2.49) 4****
10. A Body at the Farmhouse by PF Ford (kindle unlimited) 3.5***
11. One Bad Turn by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
12. Death at a Diner by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***
13. The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand (nccls/hc) 4****
14. Acqua Alta by Donna Leon (hoopla) 3***
15. The Jasmine Wife by Jane Coverdale (hoopla) 3***

August

1. The Cypress Maze by Fiona Valpy (kindle unlimited)
2. The Wrexham Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Revenge on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3***
4. The Creek by LJ Ross (kindle unlimited) 4**** 
5. Fair Game by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 
6. Nantucket News by Pamela Kelley (hoopla) 3***
7. The Paris Assignment by Rhys Bowen (kindle unlimited) 4****
8. Unquiet Bones by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. Fear on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 3***

September 

1. The Dark Hours by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****
2. Murder on the Ballot by Elizabeth Spann Craig (hoopla) 3***
3. The River’s Edge By Joy Ellis (kindle unlimited) 2**
4. Under a Cerulean Sky by Jane Coverdale (hoopla) 4****
5. Honey Drop Dead by Laura Childs (nccls/hc) 2.5**
6. Guilt on the Moors by Priscilla Masters (kindle unlimited) 4****
7. The Bay by LJ Ross ( kindle unlimited) 4****
8. Mayhem at the Happy Valley Motor Inn Resort by Leslie Noyes (kindle unlimited) 2**
9. Anxious People by Frederick Backman (hc) 2.5**
10. Lines of Inquiry by Rhys Dylan (kindle unlimited) 4****
11. Silent Ruin by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****

October 

1. Call the Canaries Home by Laura Barrow (kindle) 4****
2. These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean ( kindle) 
3. Down a Country Road by Inglath Cooper (kindle) 2**
4. Aged for Murder by Fiona Grace ( kindle) 4****
5. Aged for Death by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 4****
6. The Red Address Book by Sophia Lundberg ( hoopla) 5*****
7. The Diddlebury Murders: collected novellas by Phil Church (kindle) 2**
8. Murder on Spyglass Lane by J.M. Griffin (kindle) 3***
9. Exiles by Jane Harper (nccls/hc) 2**
10. The Good, The Bad and the Dummped by Jenny Colgan 4****
11. Go: A Coming of Age Novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro ( kindle) 1*
12. Enough is Plenty by Felicity Hayes-McCoy (hoopla) 1*
13. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson (kindle) 4****

November 

1. Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan ( nccls/hc) 4****
2. Summer Skies by Jenny Colgan ( nccls/hc) 3.5***
3. Aged for Malice by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***
4. Aged for by Seduction by Fiona Grace (hoopla) 3***
5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Audibel) 3***
6. Aged for by Vengeance by Fiona Grace ( hoopla) 2**
7. Miss Bensons Beetle by Rachel Joyce (nccls/pb) 4****
8. Give til it Hirts by Donald Westlake ( short story) pb 2**
9. The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce (nccls/hc) 4****
10. The Colwyn Bay Killings by Simon McCleave (kindle unlimited) 4****

December 

1. Resurrection Bones by NC Lewis ( kindle unlimited) 3***
2. Dead Man’s Hands by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 4****
3. Split by Alida Bremer (kindle unlimited)  2**
4. The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (nccls/hc) DNF
5. No One Near by Rhys Dylan ( kindle unlimited)
6. Dark Harvest by David Gatward (kindle unlimited) 3***
7. The Bookseller’s Daughter by Daniela Sacerdoti ( kindle unlimited) 3***
8. The Last Piece by Imogene Clark (kindle unlimited) 3***
9. The Durand File by Diana Xarissa (kindle unlimited) 2** 
10. The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah (Kindle unlimited)  4****
11. Cowabunga Christmas by Anna Celeste Burke (kindle)