The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller

A gentle mystery this, at least at first glance – but as you read, the strands of the character’s lives enmesh you in a web of violence, duplicity and sacrifice. Underneath the crumbling edifice of a world fractured by war, its class system rotting, is the imprint of a long forgotten labyrinth, a pagan metaphorContinue reading “The Strange Fate of Kitty Easton by Elizabeth Speller”

The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney

A much anticipated second novel, and in my opinion better than The Tenderness of Wolves, this is a real honeysuckle – with subtle notes it twines its way into your consciousness. Ray is a private detective hired by Leo, a Romany gypsy, to find his daughter Rose, who has been missing for seven years. RayContinue reading “The Invisible Ones by Stef Penney”