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New British Books This Week: May 5th
If you find yourself in London in the near future, you might enjoy checking out the Writers & Rebels Walking Tour (more details HERE). The roughly 2 mile, 2.5-3 hour tour takes you through parts of the city that inspired authors like Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Mary Wollstonecraft, Ben Aaronovitch, JK Rowling, and more.
And of course, if you’re unable to make it to London, there’s always Google Walking. All you need is your computer, and you can click HERE to go to Google Maps. In the bottom right corner of the screen (on desktop/laptop), you’ll find a little yellow person. Click him/her, and you’ll be able to see which streets have Google StreetView - then just click on the spot you want to see (it needs to be somewhere on a blue line, or somewhere with a little circle indicating that someone has done a 360-degree photo in that spot).
You’ll have to do a bit of your own research to find out which spots you want to see, and it’s not as much fun as a real tour - but you can check out a lot more places.
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New British Books This Week
Desperate Measures by Simon Farrant
DI Suzy Hunter's investigation into a murder leads her into a deadly underworld, where a woman's desperate dream of a family turns into a nightmare.
Get it: Amazon
The Ladies Road Guide to Ruin by Alison Goodman
In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters, unnoticed by society, use their wits to protect the vulnerable and unravel a deadly mystery involving an escaped convict and his dark past.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
A Fatal Necessity by Marjorie Eccles
In 1935 Worcestershire, DI Herbert Reardon investigates the murder of a glamorous woman found near matching luggage, uncovering dark secrets and deadly lies.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Falling on a Duke by Stefany Nunes
In 19th-century England, the Duke of Waldorf is transported 200 years into the future, where he meets a struggling writer and must decide between his past and a future with her.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
False Gold by Veronica Heley
When a man is found dead at Marston Hall during a treasure hunt, Bea Abbot uncovers dark secrets and hunts for the killer amidst rumors of buried treasure.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Mystery at Hideaway House by Clare Chase
On holiday at a country estate, amateur sleuth Eve Mallow uncovers dark secrets and a murder, racing to find the killer before she becomes the next target.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Swim by Janet Hoggarth
Determined to swim the English Channel, Cordelia faces her past failures and finds the strength to change her life, discovering a future she never expected.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Best Friends by Andrew Meehan
At 70+, June and Ray, unlikely companions, rediscover joy and the possibility of love in a heartwarming journey of late-blooming friendship and connection.
Get it: Amazon
Fire on the Fells by Cath Staincliffe
When a young man is murdered on the Yorkshire Fells, Detectives Donovan and Young uncover dark secrets among wealthy guests at a luxury retreat, racing to solve the case before more lives are lost.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch
At her pre-wedding celebration in a Cornish castle, former Met officer Jodie Parker and her fiancé, DCI Nathan Withers, must solve a murder when a woman's body is discovered at their archery event.
Get it: Amazon
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