The Yacht Party - Characters

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The Yacht Party - Facts

 Lara, the main character, lives in a houseboat in Cadogan Pier, Chelsea. Cadogan Pier is a pier on the River Thames in London. It is located on the North Bank of the river, immediately next to the Albert Bridge on Cheyne Walk near Chelsea Embankment. 

The Yacht Party 3 - The End (Pages 232 - end)

 RATING: GOOD

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The Yacht Party 2 (Pages 36 - 232)

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New Book - The Yacht Party - Lara Stone 1 - by Tasmina Perry (Pages 1 - 36)

 First Published: 2021

The prologue shows us a group of people on a yacht. There are three women enjoying cocktails, and two men, one older and the other young, are talking and shooting at clays.

Acceptable Loss - Characters

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Acceptable Loss - Facts

 Monk now works for the Thames River Police at Wapping. The Thames River Police was formed in 1800 to tackle theft and looting from ships anchored in the Pool of London and in the lower reaches and docks of the Thames. Its base was (and remains) in Wapping High Street. It has gradually evolved into the Marine Policing Unit.

Acceptable Loss 4 - The End (Pages 258 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

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Acceptable Loss 3 (Pages 145 - 258)

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Acceptable Loss 2 (Pages 11 - 145)

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New Book - Acceptable Loss - William Monk 17 - by Anne Perry (Pages 1 - 11)

 First Published: 2011

In the last book William investigated the kidnapping of orphan children, and his little friend, Scuff, almost died. 

Death On the Riviera - Characters

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Death On the Riviera - Facts

 The novel open isn Dunkirk where Dillon meets Meredith and Strang. Dunkirk  is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies 10 kilometres from the Belgian border.

Death On the Riviera 3 - The End (Pages 183 - end)

 RATING: GOOD

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Death On the Riviera 2 (Pages 43 - 183)

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New Book - Death On the Riviera - Superintendent William Meredith 4/Inspector Blampignon 1 - by John Bude (Pages 1 - 43)

 First Published: 1952

A man called Bill Dillon disembarks from the ferry in Dunkirk. 

Hostage - Facts

 Sophia, the little girl in this novel, has certain conditions due to the way she was looked after in the first months of her life.

Hostage 3 - The End (Pages 222 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

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Hostage 2 (Pages 96 - 222)

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New Book - Hostage by Clare MacKintosh (Pages 1 - 96)

First Published: 2021

The book starts with a call from an unknown person to emergency services. The caller is at the airport, and he can see that a plane has exploded.

The Other Daughter - Facts

 Russell Lee Holmes is executred in Huntsville Prison. Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville. The unit houses the execution chamber of the State of Texas. It is the most active execution chamber in the United States.

The Other Daughter 5 - The End (Pages 258 - end)

 RATING: OKAY

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The Other Daughter 4 (Pages 155 - 258)

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The Other Daughter 3 (Pages 83 - 155)

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The Other Daughter 2 (Pages 27 - 83)

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New Book - The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner (Pages 1 - 27)

 First Published: 1999

It is September 1977. 

The Lies We Told - Facts

 When Maya and Rebecca's parents were killed, they were living in Annadale, Virginia. 

The Lies We Told 2 - The End (Pages 155 - end)

 RATING: GOOD

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New Book - The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain (Pages 1 - 155)

 First Published: 2010

This novel is told from the perspective of two sisters: Maya and Rebecca. 

Truly Madly 3 (Pages 110 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

Truly Madly 2 (Pages 36 - 110)

 Vivien and Laurence lived their respective spouses and first moved to one of their fellow actor's home, Bushell. Anthony Arnatt Bushell (19 May 1904 – 2 April 1997) was an English film actor and director who appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1961. 

New Book - Truly Madly by Stephen Galloway (Pages 1 - 36)

First Published: 2022

This is a non-fiction book about the relationship between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh.

Holy Island - Characters

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Holy Island - Facts

 The events of the novel take place on Holy Island or Lindisfarne in Northumberland.  The island is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a hotspot for historical tourism and bird watching. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of a causeway.

Holy Island 4 - The End (Pages 137 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

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Holy Island 3 (Pages 76 - 137)

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Holy Island 2 (Pages 24 - 76)

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New Book - Holy Island - DCI Ryan 1 - by L.J. Ross (Pages 1 - 24)

First Published: 2015

This novel is set on Holy Island in Northumberland, a place with becomes isolated when the tide is out.

The Light In the Hallway - Facts

 Nick and the other characters live in a small village in the North York Moors. The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire. It contains one of the largest expanses of heather moorland in the United Kingdom. The area was designated as a National Park in 1952.

The Light In the Hallway 2 - The End (Pages 31 - end)

 RATING: OKAY

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New Book - The Light In the Hallway by Amanda Prowse (Pages 1 - 31)

 

First Published: 2019

The novel starts in 1992 by introducing three best friends: Nick, Alex and Eric. They are ten and live in a small town in Yorkshire. They want their parents to buy them a bike, but none of the parents has money.

Mrs Stein Solves a Crime - Characters

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Mrs Stein Solves a Crime - Facts

This novella is set in August 1862.

Mrs Stein Solves a Crime 2 - The End (Pages 58 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

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New Book - Mrs Stein Solves a Crime - Victorian San Francisco Mysteries - by M. Louisa Locke (Pages 1 - 58)

 First Published: 2022

Mrs Stein receives the visit of Joanna Fiske, who wants to see Mr Stein. 

The Other Side Of You - Facts

 The thing that brings Elizabeth to open up to Davey is Caravaggio's The Supper at Emmaus. The Supper at Emmaus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, executed in 1601, and now in London. It depicts the Gospel story of the resurrected Jesus's appearance in Emmaus.

The Other Side Of You 3 - The End (Pages 68 - end)

 RATING: VERY GOOD

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The Other Side Of You 2 (Pages 13 - 68)

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New Book - The Other Side Of You by Salley Vickers (Pages 1 - 13)

First Published: 2006
 

Davey is a psychiatrist who practises in two hospitals as well as having his own private practice. 

Falling For Gatsby - Facts

 This short story draws a parallel between Lucas and Martha, and the characters in The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.