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Wendy Newman

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Crime, Historical Fiction, Travel

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I have independently published four books. I love to read crime thrillers from the criminals point of view (not a fan of detective novels) so to write a trilogy about a fictional mafia family seemed the perfect option. I have also just (March '24) published my first children's book under my married name, Wendy Maynard.

I live in Cornwall, UK, with my husband and doglet.

I used to love to travel the world but now prefer to stay closer to home - we have such a beautiful country so why not?

I am also a qualified proofreader and editor ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 8 ratings · 2 reviews · 4 distinct works

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	Malavita really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 3 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
	Too Close to the Sun by Wendy Newman (Goodreads Author), Emma Lacey (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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Along a Cornish Creek

by Lamorna Ireland (Goodreads Author)

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The Lost Gardens Of Heligan

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Wendy Newman rated a book really liked it Scoundrel (Thrillers, #5) by Bernard Cornwell (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
Well written Good story overall, even though it did seem a little rushed towards a hasty end but enjoyable overall. Would recommend
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Wendy Newman rated a book it was amazing The attempted demise of Augusta Walsh age 15 years, 4 months, and 6 days by Melanie Stephens	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
Eye opening A truly eye opening account of the issues young people experience, wonderfully and very well written and the subject matters is well explored.
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Wendy Newman rated a book really liked it Mother ('The Family' Psychological Thriller Trilogy #2) by Jack Stainton (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
A good read Second in this series, and I quite enjoyed it. A few twists and turns throughout but easy to follow. Recommended
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Wendy Newman rated a book it was amazing Unexpected Truths by Lamorna Ireland (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
Another great story from Lamorna!
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Wendy Newman rated a book really liked it Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (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
I quite liked this book. The description of the marsh and everything was fabulous and it was written well, I just don't believe the ending. I don't believe the main character could be so underhand to have thought it up. But other than that, pretty go ...more
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