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Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
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The Sheriff of Nowhere: The story of one man's pre-conception preconceptions.
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Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound, Book 1
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Length of a novel?
So I was having a conversation with an editor about a manuscript I’ve finished. It’s another closed-circle mystery, inspired by And Then There Were None. ATTWN is approx 50,000 to 60,000 words, but nowadays it’s super hard to have a manuscript accepted under 80,000 words. Publishers believe the spine is too narrow in the bookshop. But of course, ebooks and audiobooks don’t care about that. My manu
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Enjoyable, gentle and very well written. I picked this up as part of the English Mysteries group here on Goodreads. It was their Feb 2026 read. I'd never have considered it but that's the fun of these types of groups, to introduce us as readers to boo ...more |
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is now following Ruth Greenaway's reviews
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is 80% done with Dying in the Wool: Slow going. Enjoyable but not a page turner.
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Thank you for reading and taking time to leave a review. As for the indecision…. Can’t a book be both? Don’t detectives deserve a little love too?
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"A fairly well-plotted mystery that couldn’t decide what it wanted to be, stylistically. Was it a wry, ultimately light-hearted caper with witty similes and some classic hipster-ribbing, or was it an introspective exploration of love, aging, and longi"
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Hi Jean et al. Thank you for setting up this thread.
I have a new release, formally on the 23rd of Feb, but informally already out at all books stores. ...more " |
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“All five employees of the renovation company, Yukiko Curiosity Design, who stayed at Sibson Hall the previous night, say it was suicide, but Pat has her doubts.
Like the contents of her wardrobe, there are too many things that don't fit.”
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
Like the contents of her wardrobe, there are too many things that don't fit.”
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
“Detective Inspector Pat Hound agreed that in theory it was possible to commit suicide with a wooden mallet, but she felt it unlikely.”
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
“Detective Inspector Pat Hound agreed that in theory it was possible to commit suicide with a wooden mallet, but she felt it unlikely.”
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
“All five employees of the renovation company, Yukiko Curiosity Design, who stayed at Sibson Hall the previous night, say it was suicide, but Pat has her doubts.
Like the contents of her wardrobe, there are too many things that don't fit.”
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
Like the contents of her wardrobe, there are too many things that don't fit.”
― Remodelling Murder: DI Pat Hound Book 1
English Mysteries Club
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Do you love mysteries written in the "English" style? Why not come and join us? We are an established group of mystery readers, which has just re-laun ...more
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“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more
