I’ve been catching up with books written by friends, including the latest Libby Sarjeant from Lesley Cookman. Set in a Kent village with its own theatre, this series has a fabulous cast of characters and just gets better and better.

Murder in Autumn  focusses on some difficult and relevant issues, which made it an great read.

The Body at Rookery Barn  is a bit of a cheat, as it isn’t published yet. But I was lucky enough to get an advance look at Kate Hardy’s first crime novel. The Body at Rookery Barn has all of Kate’s great charm, an intriguing mystery and some very unusual touches than you won’t want to miss. Can’t wait for the next one!

The Puppet Show is the first in the Washington/Poe series by M W Craven that I was introduced to on the UK Crime Readers Facebook page and I just loved it.

Two truly great characters and an absorbing mystery. I’m busy writing at the moment, but this is a series I’ll be going back to the minute I have some spare reading time.