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A Dash of Christmas Spirit by Susan Buchanan #Review

  Welcome to Susan Buchanan for Book 5 in her Christmas Spirit series, A Dash of Christmas Spirit which was published on September 22nd! There is also a giveaway for you. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post. CAN LARA ADD A SPRINKLING OF MAGIC THIS CHRISTMAS? Jacob introduces ever tastier treats to the Sugar and Spice cafe’s menu as the Christmas Spirit knits her magic into the lives of those finding this Christmas tough. Florence is struggling to make ends meet and afford the present she knows her son wants for Christmas. Her ex-husband flaunting his new girlfriend and their baby isn’t helping her mood. Widower Jude feels a failure as a father to his two young children after the tragic death of his wife The move to Winstanton was meant to make life easier. Can he learn to carve out time to build new friendships and give himself the chance to grieve? Rachel’s boss has given the promotion he promised her to the man twenty years her junior, whom she trained. S...
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The Couple at the Table by Sophie Hannah #Review

 

I am thrilled to be taking part in the blog tour to support Sophie Hannah's psychological thriller, The Couple at the Table. It was published on 27th January in hardback by Hodder & Stoughton.


SIX COUPLES. ONE LUXURY RESORT. AND THE PERFECT MURDER . . .

You're on your honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort.

You receive a note warning you to 'Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours'. At dinner that night, five other couples are present, and none of their tables is any nearer or further away than any of the others. It's as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless – but why would anyone do that?

You have no idea.

You also don't know that you're about to be murdered, or that once you're dead, all the evidence will suggest that no one there that night could possibly have committed the crime.

So who might be trying to warn you? And who might be about to commit the perfect impossible murder?

My Thoughts

This is an intricately plotted thriller which keeps you guessing up to the end. The action is centred on the exclusive couples-only resort and in many ways is reminiscent of classic crime stories with a cast of people all put together in an isolated location. The clues are all there and slowly the jigsaw falls into place with everyone gathered together for the denouement.

    You certainly have to concentrate to keep up with the different characters and their identities. Lucy, at times, speaks with her own voice and I was never too sure how dependable she was as a character - or anyone else for that matter! If you enjoy a whodunnit, this will appeal. There are plenty of secrets to uncover to keep you hooked.

In short: A locked-room mystery with panache  

About the Author

 


SOPHIE HANNAH is an internationally bestselling crime fiction writer. Her psychological thriller The Carrier won the Specsavers National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year in 2013.

Sophie is the author of the bestselling Poirot continuation mysteries.  The Point of Rescue and The Other Half Lives have been adapted for television as Case Sensitive, starring Olivia Williams and Darren Boyd. Sophie is also a bestselling poet who has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot award.

Her poetry is studied at GCSE and A-level. Sophie is an Honorary Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge. She lives in Cambridge with her family.

You can follow Sophie here: Twitter  |  Website   |  Facebook

Book link: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Sophie Hannah, Jenny Platt of Hodder & Stoughton for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

Check out the rest of the tour!


 


 

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