May 2025

May in a Nutshell

That’s a Wrap! How is it the end of May already? Is it just me, or is this year flying by? It’s been a full and exciting month on my end—I facilitated two flying safari tours and spent a few days exploring the beautiful Waterberg region. If you’re looking for a local safari experience, I […]

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The Hunting Party Book Review

Title: THE HUNTING PARTY Author: Lucy Foley ISBN: 9780008342401  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 400 Source: Private Copy Everyone’s invited…everyone’s a suspect…For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a

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One Dark Night Book Review

Title: ONE DARK NIGHT Author: Hannah Richell ISBN: 9781668081945   Publisher: Simon and Schuster Pages: 384 Source: NetGalley When a body is found the day after Halloween, a small British community must reckon with its past and the dangers lurking in its present in this spine-tingling novel from “not to be missed” (Hayley Scrivener, author of Dirt

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The Twenty Book Review

Title: THE TWENTY – Major Crimes #2 Author: Sam Holland ISBN: 9780008461645  Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 464 Source: Private Copy A shocking crime scene…DCI Adam Bishop has never seen anything like it. Five murder victims – all with numbers written above. And the spray-painted daubs reveal a horrific truth: the killer is counting down…A case

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Malibu Rising Book Review

Title: Malibu Rising Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid ISBN: 9781529157147 Publisher: Penguin (Cornerstone) Pages: 400 pages Source: Penguin Random House South Africa Malibu: August, 1983. It’s the day of Nina Riva’s annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers

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The Echo Man Book Review

Title: THE ECHO MAN Author: Sam Holland ISBN: 9780008461614 Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: 456 Source: Private Copy The murders have begun…Across England, a string of murders is taking place. Each different in method, but each horrifying and brutal.But the killer is just getting started…Jess Ambrose is plunged into the investigation when her house is set

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Kiss Her Goodbye Book Review

Title: KISS HER GOODBYE – Frankie Elkin #4 Author: Lisa Gardner ISBN: 9781529917116 Publisher: Random House UK / Cornerstone Pages: 400 Source: NetGalley A young mother haunted by war, determined to make a fresh start. But sometimes, the sins of the past aren’t so easy to escape.Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting

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The Five Book Review

Title: THE FIVE: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack The Ripper Author: Hallie Rubenhold ISBN: 9781784162344  Publisher: Black Swan Pages: 416 Source: Private Copy Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote

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