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Mix-U{ Under the Mistletoe by Margaret Amatt #Review #GlenbriarSeriesBook11

  We are returning to the beautiful Scottish Highlands for Margaret Amatt's eleventh in her Glenbriar  Series, Mix-Up Under the Mistletoe. This latest festive novel was published on 23rd November by Leannan Press .   She’s always on the outside looking in, but his door might just be the one to open for her this Christmas. ‘Her name’s Tilly. Tilly Thorpe. She lives in London.’   To stop his family from speculating about his love life, travel company CEO Rafe Harrington casually drops Tilly Thorpe’s name as his girlfriend. After all, they’ll never meet – she’s just a name he saw on a rival company’s website. But when Rafe arrives at his family’s home in Glenbriar for Christmas, he’s shocked to find ‘his girlfriend’ waiting for him. He has some explaining to do and so does Tilly. Why did Rafe’s family welcome her with open arms when she’s little more than a spy? Someone who’s trying hard to please her superiors, hoping it’ll bring some desperately desired happiness to h

Video Killed the Radio Star by Duncan MacMaster #VKTRSBook @FuriousDShow @fahrenheitpress


 I am delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour to celebrate Video Killed the Radio Star by Duncan Macmaster. It is part of his Kirby Baxter series of books but can be read as a standalone.


Money in the bank and his dream girl on his arm - life was looking pretty sweet for Kirby Baxter.

Of course it couldn’t last. Where would the fun be in that? This is a sequel after all.

After solving the murder of a movie starlet the previous year, Kirby is doing his best to live down his burgeoning reputation as part-time Interpol agent and amateur sleuth.

Then reality TV comes knocking next door.

Million Dollar Madhouse is a reality TV show where a bunch of washed up celebrities are thrown together in a dilapidated mansion while their attempts to renovate the building are broadcast 24/7 for the viewers delight.

Kirby’s quiet town is thrown into chaos by the arrival of camera crews, remote control video drones and a cast of characters including disgraced actress Victoria Gorham, political shock-jock Bert Wayne and reality TV royalty Kassandra Kassabian.

When one of the cast members turns up dead the local police turn to the only celebrity detective in town for help and draft an unwilling Kirby into their investigation.

The first body is only the beginning of another rip-roaring adventure for Kirby Baxter and with Gustav his loyal driver/valet/bodyguard/gardener//chef/ass-kicker at his side, our hero plunges into the fray with his usual stunning displays of deductive reasoning and sheer bloody luck.

                                                                                 My Thoughts

This novel has all the hallmarks of a classic crime story for me. It has a varied and colourful cast of characters and plenty of suspects to interrogate. This group of people have all been assembled together in a rather run down mansion. There is certainly a complicated plot for Kirby Baxter to unravel.  I found the character of Kirby Baxter to be an intriguing and different take on the investigator role and he adds individuality to the story for me. With a razor sharp intellect, you watch him apply his powers of deduction and there are plenty of light bulb moments. He is easy to like with a great sense of humour.

    Uncovering the clues and following Kirby's thinking is one of the most interesting parts of reading this book. It is certainly an eventful journey and is a well-paced plot. You are engaged from the early chapters and feel invested in finding out the truth as you try to untangle it from the web of blackmail, deaths, hidden identities and secrets. There are some really humorous moments in the mix and in all, it is a fun read.

In short: Murder and mayhem.



                                                                            About the Author 


Duncan MacMaster is a writer, pop-culture blogger, and film school survivor from the untamed wilds of Eastern Canada.


When he's not concocting plots for Kirby Baxter to unravel he's posting rants and rages about the business behind pop-culture on his blog.

You can follow Duncan here: Twitter 

Book links: Fahrenheit Press   |  Amazon UK   |  Amazon US

Thanks to Duncan Macmaster, Fahrenheit Press and Emma Welton of Damppebbles Blog Tours  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.  

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