Sorchia Reviews

A Holiday Treat–Two Mysteries for the Price of One

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Present Day—just before Christmas. A secluded retreat in northern England. Six individuals have been invited to the swanky retreat for a free Christmas holiday with the challenge of solving a fictional mystery for a substantial prize. When a blizzard downs communication and closes roads, the contestants and the staff of the Midwinter Trust find themselves dealing with a real mystery. As the snow gets deeper, so do the red herrings–and the pile of dead bodies. This is a mystery within […]

Wine Jelly Murder: A Tasty Mystery 8 comments

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Fair warning! As you snuggle into your jammies and prepare your reading nook, pack extra snacks! The characters are constantly talking about food, preparing food, eating food, or dreaming up new kinds of food. And it all sounds so very, very good. I ate a substantial number of chips as I read, but I pretended they were hors d’oeuvres, canapés, cakes, and fresh bread with jelly, along with many other delicious things. Goddess Fish Promotions and the author provided me […]

S.K. Reviews Hear Me by Lynn Crandall 4 comments

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This urban fantasy is just the thing to get you in the mood for the spooky season. See my review and enter the giveaway. Lynn Crandall will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. My Halloween decorations are up and I have a bunch of witchy tales to share this Autumn. Atlantis Aeon Ainsley Durham loves running her antique shop, Fancy This, in Old Town Auralia, but takes seriously her mission to work with her […]

Secrets and Guilt: The Homecoming by Kristin Offiler 1 comment

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Do you have a pack of Ride-or-Die friends? The ones you can depend on, whether your problem is an extra bottle of wine or a body to dispose of? In The Housewarming by Kristin Offiler, four friends reunite, but the occasion isn’t exactly a happy one. Five years ago, the fifth of their number, Zoe, went missing. The tragedy and uncertainty of that event color the lives of the remaining women. They’ve lost touch with one another, and the cloud […]

S.K. Reviews The Devil Take the Blues

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NetGalley and Hell or Highwater Books provided a free copy of The Devil Take the Blues in exchange for an honest review. Meet Me at the Crossroads The Devil Take the Blues by Ariel Slick is a Southern Gothic Song of Love and Infernal Bargains Circa 1920. The fly spot of a town called Azoma, Louisiana. Beatrice runs and owns the store she inherited from her profligate father only because she refuses to contemplate marriage, at which point the store […]

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Sorchia Reviews–Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

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Worth revisiting! I’m reposting this review with an update at the bottom. So, I am a PBS fanatic—If I could magically become the lady on the Masterpiece Mystery lead-in who faints on the tombstone with a faint “oooo,” I would do it! Recently, I watched Magpie Murders with enjoyment and went in search of more by the author, Anthony Horowitz. Close to Death did not disappoint. Like Magpie Murders, the timeline in Close to Death is not standard. You’ll need […]