From the Book Elf

What Goes Around by Michael Wendroff What Goes Around by Michael Wendroff was published Sept 2025 by Head of Zeus. My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to  Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me on the tour. Synopsis Chilling murders terrorize a town in the USA, and bring together two detectives to face the hardest tasks of their lives.  Jack, a brawny enforcer, and Jill, a brainy beauty, can’t stand each other, but must find the killer before they kill each other. Their journey takes them into the secret world of Incels, Boogaloo Boys, and supremacists. The novel is full of twists, and the shocking finale challenges the boundaries of life and death. Purchase Link - https://amzn.to/43wg9Cz My Thoughts This is a book with many threads that at times had my brain in overload wondering which way the different paths were going and how, when, if they were going to meet. It did take me a while to get my head around it as there is so much g...

The Battle of the Bookshops  by Poppy Alexander The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander was published on 25th September 2025 by Avon. My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Random Things Tours for inviting me on the tour. Synopsis A charming literary-themed novel about a young woman determined to save her great-aunt’s beloved bookshop from extinction by the shiny new competition—which also happens to be run by the handsome son of her family’s rivals. The cute, seaside town of Portneath has been the home of Capelthorne’s Books for nearly a hundred years… The shop, in the heart of a high street that stretches crookedly down the hill from the castle to the sea, may be a tad run-down these days, but to Jules Capelthorne, the wonky, dusty world of literary treasures is full of precious childhood memories. When her great-aunt Florence gets too frail to run it alone, Jules ditches her junior publishing job in London and comes home to ma...

The Silver Tide by J.H. Mann The Silver Tide by J.H. Mann was published in September 2025. My thanks to Jason for sending me copy to review and also to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me on the tour. Synopsis Cornwall, 1863. On a windswept beach, Maggie Pascoe watches in horror as her family is lost to the sea. Her father and three brothers are among dozens of fishermen from the town of St Branok who perish in a summer storm. Destitute and alone, she finds comfort in her friendship with widow Norah Bray, whose young son also drowned in the disaster. But the tragedy was no accident. As Maggie battles to uncover the truth, she hides a devastating secret – one that could destroy her bond with Norah forever. Inspired by a true story, The Silver Tide is a powerful tale of love, betrayal and one woman’s courageous fight for justice. My Thoughts The Silver Tide is loosely based on a true story and is an incredibly moving book. I felt    a wide range of emotions ...

  The Waterfall by Gareth Rubin The Waterfall by Gareth Ruben  was published by Simon & Schuster on 25th September 2025. My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and to  Random Things Tours for inviting me on the Tour. Synopsis A story about stories within stories as four interconnected mysteries take the reader through the ages, from Shakespeare’s day to a 19th century Gothic former Priory, to 1920s Venice, and finally to 1940s California, from the internationally bestselling author of The Turnglass. We begin with the last testament of William Shakespeare as he investigates the real-life murder mystery of his friend, playwright Christopher Marlowe. The second story is a 19th Century Gothic tale about the discovery of Shakespeare’s manuscript, set in an isolated former priory, turned into a clinic for those who cannot sleep. The third is a lighter Golden Age detective tale set in Venice, where private investigator Honora Feldman l...