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Under Vixens Mere  by Kit Fielding Under Vixen's Mere by Kit Fielding  was published in 2025 by Inkspot . My thanks to the author and publisher for sending me a copy to review and to Rachel for inviting me onto the tour. Synopsis If poor Harry Jones hadn't lowered himself into the water one freezing winter's night, a long-buried secret would never have come to the surface. If … Big Ed and Milly had been able to have children, Karen hadn’t longed for love and romance, Lorrie hadn't finally ditched Petra, Dinah hadn’t found out the truth about Barry, Jed hadn't dealt drugs and got Anna pregnant, Carl Thomson hadn't come looking for him, and Moses hadn't heard the commotion … then there would be no story of Vixens Mere to tell My Thoughts As an avid walker of canals and Nosey Parker of canal boats I loved the concept of this book about the different characters moored up in Vixens Mere. The sinister story that develops through present, and past, happe...

A Body in The Banjo  by Elaine Spires A Body in The Banjo by Elaine Spires was published in 2025. My thanks to Elaine for sending me a copy to review  and to Rachel for inviting me on the tour. Synopsis It ’ s November 1958 and Dagenham is excitedly awaiting Bonfire Night. Cissie Partridge isn ’ t too keen on fireworks but she generously donates to the local children doing Penny for the guy. Cissie is content with her lot. She loves her husband Harold. She shops, she cooks, she reads at every opportunity and she volunteers at the Dockland Settlement. Observant and sharp, she gets on with all her neighbours. Then, one morning, she finds a body … My Thoughts For me Elaine’s books are the type of cosy mystery books that you go to when you need to read but don’t want to read anything too taxing. Allowing you to enjoy your “Me Time “ without leaving you traumatised at the end of it. Right from the beginning I envisaged a Hetty Wainthropp style character in Cissy and I wasn’t disapp...