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Diana’s 2025 Year in Books
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Diana Hockley
Goodreads Author
Born
in Sydney NSW, Australia
Website
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Genre
Influences
Wind in the Willows, my favourite book of all time.
Member Since
October 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/cadfael
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The Celibate Mouse (Susan Prescott #2)
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2011
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The Naked Room (Susan Prescott #1)
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2010
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5 editions
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After Ariel - It Started as a Game (Susan Prescott #3)
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2014
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3 editions
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Christmas With Snoz
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2012
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2 editions
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Frisbee, Rat Detective
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2013
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AN HONOURABLE MAN
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2013
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3 editions
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The Metamorphosis of Troubadour Merriwether: A short story
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2013
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2 editions
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REQUIEM FOR A LOST YOUTH: A short story
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2014
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The Cloud
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2012
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OPERATION NEUROSURGEON Bk 1 by Barbara Ebel, M.D
5 STARS
The traditional husband cheating on wife in this book has a different twist. Many times books have shown the debacle from the wife's point of view, but this author has managed to find a new angle on the scenario. The story starts fairly slowly and I wasn't sure for quite awhile whether this was to be a "family" story, a cozy mystery or morph into a medical murder mystery. Just as I was beco Read more of this blog post »
The traditional husband cheating on wife in this book has a different twist. Many times books have shown the debacle from the wife's point of view, but this author has managed to find a new angle on the scenario. The story starts fairly slowly and I wasn't sure for quite awhile whether this was to be a "family" story, a cozy mystery or morph into a medical murder mystery. Just as I was beco Read more of this blog post »
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William Rubin's review
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After Ariel - It Started as a Game (Susan Prescott #3):
"What a breath of fresh air and enjoyment! Ms. Hockley weaves a thoroughly entertaining tale about the exploits of Senior Detective Susan Prescott. I would classify this story as a romantic cozy mystery but categorization does not do this work justice"
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After Ariel - It Started as a Game (Susan Prescott #3):
"An excellent and polished mystery!
I immensely enjoyed this clever, polished mystery set in Brisbane, Australia. Unlike in a “standard” mystery, the reader knows early on who the killer is: The interest in the story is in how the police track him dow" Read more of this review » |
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Yes, I was horrified by that slip up! Somehow, I managed to delete a couple of sentences and not pick up the mistake. It is suitably fixed!
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"The title hooked me, and the characters kept the pages turning. In fact I found myself caring more about Susan, the traumatized police officiate, her daughters and her men, than the multiple murders she was in the perfect position to solve. Actually,"
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Ah...it's based in a rural town in Southeast Queensland!
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| Aussie Readers: **Summer Challenge - 1/12/15 - 29/2/16** | 883 | 326 | Mar 03, 2016 05:16PM | |
Aussie Lovers of...:
Nominations open for August 2016 group read
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| Aussie Lovers of...: Brenda's 2016 Challenge - Goal-80 plus | 78 | 49 | Aug 26, 2016 03:35AM | |
| Aussie Readers: Brenda's 2016 challenges | 59 | 87 | Sep 15, 2016 12:09AM |
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Wish I could join everyone, but I live at the bottom of the world.Best of luck, Karin, have a great anniversary!
Sending you a lot of hugs - and chocolate!
Diana
I don't think I've read a Mike Wells novel, but I'd better now!Did you read my review of Tim Greaton's Under-Heaven? FANTASTIC, gorgeous book :)
Are You a Mike Wells fan? I finished 'Lust, Money, and Murder' Hmmm...I'm glad you warned me! I will craft my review carefully ;D
