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Madeleine

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  1. "The Darker Arts" by Oscar de Muriel - my Victober read, this is the 5th in the Frey and McGray series,set mainly in late Victorian Edinburgh. This carries on from the tragic events of the previous book, with Ian Frey still recovering, now back at the family home in Gloucestershire, until he is summoned back to Edinburgh by his colleague, Adolphus McGray,who is sick with worry after his clairvoyant friend, Katerina, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the 6 people who were taking part in a seance in a locked room - the lights went out, and Katerina woke up the next day to find herself the only person in the room, in fact the whole house, still living. As the victims have no obvious injuries or signs of intoxication of any sort, she is the prime suspect, and the duo are in a race against time to save her from the gallows,and find the real culprit. Another hugely enjoyable romp,with some nice humour, and genuine suspense. A great series, sadly only two more books to go. 8/10
  2. Glad you liked it Luna, I have the hardback somewhere as it was a difficult book to get, and that was the only version available, it was called The Untamed Heart back then.
  3. I don't use them,I use Library thing and Goodreads.
  4. Yes, you might need to read on to find out more.
  5. Saw the tree today and it's brilliant, the nooks look really cosy and every one was occupied! In fact there was a really nice atmosphere around there. Some of the "books" are actually lights, and it's narrower than it looks in the photo,I love the staircases as well. I did go into Hatchards as well, but they didn't have the book I was looking for. Nice shop though, with some lovely book-themed tote bags.
  6. Maybe you'll find out more as you read on? This book is part of a series, I have read some of the earlier ones and they're all excellent.
  7. Blimey, my version is a £1.00 paperback!
  8. This one keeps changing title,I think I have it as "The Untamed Heart".
  9. Saw this on Facebook, I'm actually going to St P on Monday to meet some ex-colleagues for lunch so will definitely check it out!
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