Category Archives: ‘Nother Chance November

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – November 2012

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

‘Nother Chance November has rolled to a close, and there will a number of authors that I didn’t get round to. Never mind, it’s not as if I’ll be ignoring them in the future. Anyway, let’s see what I got … Continue reading →

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Mistress Of The Art Of Death by Ariana Franklin

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

“The first decent historical mystery of the blog so far.” That was how I described The Death Maze, the second book in the series by the late Ariana Franklin concerning Adelia Aguilar, the first female anatomist. So, in my typical … Continue reading →

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Heresy by S J Parris

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

1583, Oxford. Giordano Bruno, a philosopher on the run from the Inquisition, has arrived to debate the Copernicun universe with the head of Lincoln College. But he is there for other reasons to – to seek a heretical manuscript that … Continue reading →

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The Merchant Of Death by C L Grace aka Paul Doherty

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

December, 1471, the city of Canterbury. A painter, Richard Blunt, stands accused of murdering his young wife and her two lovers. Meanwhile, at The Wicker Man tavern, Reginald Erphingham, tax-collector extraordinaire and all-round bad egg is found poisoned, locked inside … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Nother Chance November, C L Grace, Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, Kathryn Swinbrooke, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders, Paul Doherty | 4 Comments

A Good Soldier by Jeffrey Marks

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

It was a while ago that I reviewed The Ambush Of My Name by Jeffrey Marks. I honestly can’t remember who recommended it to me, but it was a little gem. Ulysses S Grant, in the aftermath of the Civil … Continue reading →

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The Poisoned Chalice by Bernard Knight

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

‘Nother Chance November continues with another author that I happily created a page for after reading one book and then never returned to. The series concerns Crowner John, the King’s coroner in Exeter in the late twelfth century. Richard I … Continue reading →

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Dead In The Water by Dana Stabenow

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Cunning marketing brought me to the Kate Shugak series, now nineteen books strong. A Cold Day For Murder had a good rating on Amazon, and, most importantly, was and still is completely free as an ebook. I enjoyed both it … Continue reading →

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The Tavern In The Morning by Alys Clare

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

One of the problems with my shall-we-say near obsession with Paul Doherty’s historical mysteries is that, despite starting a number of other series, as shown by the “Other Historical Mysteries” tab, the only one that has appear continuously on my … Continue reading →

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Mrs, Presumed Dead by Simon Brett

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

I first came across Simon Brett via the Fethering Mysteries – the first two, The Body On The Beach and Death On The Downs garnered positive reviews early in this blog’s life, but for some reason, I never returned, despite … Continue reading →

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The Merchant’s Partner by Michael Jecks

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

And so, after New Author August and Old Author October, we head into another themed month, the slightly painfully named ‘Nother Chance November. This month, new reviews excepted, I’ll be looking at the many authors who I’ve reviewed one or … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Nother Chance November, Furnshill & Puttock, Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, Michael Jecks | 2 Comments