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S S Saywack is the author of the Mary Finch Mysteries – Mary Finch and the Thief to be released soon, to be followed by Mary Finch and the Grey Lady, and Mary Finch and the Spy. After a career as a Graphic Designer, then an art teacher, he took to writing short stories, flash fiction and novels for middle-grade readers. He has a love of history - Victorian England and the early twentieth century – and is an avid reader. He lives in the East End of London, a place well suited for his creation, Mary Finch, to explore and to have her adventures.

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	The House on the Hill 4.35 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2024	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
	Mary Finch and the Thief (Mary Finch Mystery, #1) 4.73 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	When the Fog Comes: An English Ghost Story 4.43 avg rating — 101 ratings — 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
	Inglestone Manor 4.89 avg rating — 63 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
	Mary Finch and the Grey Lady 4.92 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Mary Finch and the Spy (Mary Finch Mystery, #3) 4.80 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Perdita, the Witch and the Toyshop 4.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	Mary Finch: Runaway it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 20 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
	Mary Finch Endgame (Mary Finch Mystery, #4) 4.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2022 — 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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I have read many of Katherine Black’s books, and this one is probably the saddest and most poignant one to date. It is a bittersweet tale of the life and times of Edie, from when she was four years old and sees the Hindenburg airship, to her eventual ...more
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A very enjoyable first book in the Hex series, featuring a strong female lead who cusses and plays with knives and can definitely take care of herself. After a series of strange murders dressed up as suicide, Lila must draw on her ancient occult powe ...more
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This is one of several books I’ve read by the author, and several in this series, and to date, I have found all of them wonderful and engrossing reads. After the death of his mother, and the subsequent ‘fall’ of his father, Dax takes to the streets a ...more
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The first thing to say is that there are two books here: one is a long short story, and the other is a baking recipe book for cake and sweet treats. I enjoyed the recipes and would like to try a few, as they looked delicious, and unlike most recipe b ...more
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At first I thought what was being said about the rise of AI was true! Later, not much later, I realised this was a parody, and a delightful one at that. Maybe not quite a black comedy, but a serious statement about the excesses of authority. Set in so ...more
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Some books you just want to keep reading and are disappointed when they end. This, for me, was one. A mixture of philosophy and drama, and an insight into the influence of the church in the US (Tennessee, where the book is set), does leave a sour tas ...more
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