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Kerry Buchanan

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in Leeds, The United Kingdom

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Crime, Fantasy

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Kerry Buchanan is a retired veterinary surgeon who lives with her family and a menagerie of animals on a farm in County Down. There are inspiring views of hills and lakes from every window.

Kerry began writing fiction in 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. She writes fantasy, science fiction and crime. Her Harvey and Birch crime thriller series, set in Northern Ireland, is published by Joffe Books. Knife Edge and Small Bones will be followed by the third book in the series very soon.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 5,056 ratings · 367 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Knife Edge (Harvey and Birch #1) 4.10 avg rating — 2,732 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Small Bones (Harvey and Birch #2) 4.33 avg rating — 1,326 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Shores (Harvey and Birch #3) 4.39 avg rating — 617 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4) 4.48 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Detectives Harvey & Birch Books 1-4 (Harvey and Birch #1-4) 4.67 avg rating — 24 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	North Star: Short Stories and Poems by Female Northern Irish Writers by Women Aloud NI, Angeline King (Goodreads Author), Kerry Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distaff: A Science Fiction Anthology by female authors by Rosie Oliver, Jane O'Reilly, Kerry Buchanan (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Magic and Destiny by Maria Haskins (Goodreads Author), Tom Jolly (Goodreads Author), Tara E. Wood (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Floating Through France: Cruising the inland waterways to the Med 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hope, Humour, and Persistent Little #%&@ers! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Smart Woman's Guide to Murder (Smart Women's Mystery #1)

by Victoria Dowd (Goodreads Author)

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Who Took Eden Mulligan?

by Sharon Dempsey

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The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing Murder by Candlelight (The Val & Arbie Mysteries #1) by Faith Martin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan liked Maddi Girling's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "Wow, what a page turner. Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen the book went into a totally different direction. Such an interesting read and it pulled you in straight away. "
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Kerry Buchanan and 1 other person liked Michael Cordery's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "I enjoyed the book thoroughly. It was great to read a book set in Northern Ireland. The characters were very well cast and amazingly we didn't have to deal with deadbeat senior officers. Quite the contrary, we had a delightful character in the ACC Mi" Read more of this review »
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Kerry Buchanan liked Lianne's review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4): "Brilliant. Unexpected twists and turns that had me trying to do my own detective work to figure out what the next thing was going to be. Couldn’t put the book down."
Oct 12, 2024 08:01AM · see review
Kerry Buchanan made a comment on J Kromrie’s review of The Darkening Hills (Harvey and Birch #4) " What a wonderful review. Thank you. "
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing In the Market for Murder (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #2) by T.E. Kinsey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing A Quiet Life in the Country (Lady Hardcastle Mysteries, #1) by T.E. Kinsey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book it was amazing This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Always magical Mary Stewart’s gift of capturing the essence of a place and then weaving it into a wonderful story has never been clearer than in This Rough Magic. Such a joy to read.
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Kerry Buchanan rated a book really liked it Newtown Creek by J C Graeme	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Engaging. Kept my interest to the end. I’ve been a huge fan of the author’s Mediterranean sailing books for decades, so imagine my excitement to discover he’d written fiction as well under a pseudonym. I really enjoyed this story, a weave of three st ...more
Mar 28, 2024 02:44AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Newtown Creek by J C Graeme. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Newtown Creek by J C Graeme <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

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Voting for October 2022 - A book with ONE person on cover

Conviction by Frank Chalmers

5 votes, 20.8%

Knife Edge by Kerry Buchanan

4 votes, 16.7%

Daughters of Eve by Nina D. Campbell

3 votes, 12.5%

Gemini Falls by Sean Wilson

3 votes, 12.5%

The Evidence by K.L. Slater

2 votes, 8.3%

The Last Child by John Hart

2 votes, 8.3%

I Am Justice by Lara Coates

1 vote, 4.2%

Line of Sight by David Whish-Wilson

1 vote, 4.2%

Murder in Mykonos by Jeffrey Siger

1 vote, 4.2%

Dark Game by Rachel Lynch

1 vote, 4.2%

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

1 vote, 4.2%

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