Category Archives: Bookouture

Book Review and Blog Tour: The Antique Store Detective and the Deadly Inheritance by Clare Chase

Posted on September 5, 2025 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

About the Book:  A mysterious death and a missing ruby necklace… it’s clearly a case for antique store owner and amateur sleuth Bella Winter! Nobody was surprised when Clemmie Crowe passed away – she’d been sick for a long time. … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Death at a Paris Hotel by Verity Bright

Posted on July 2, 2025 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: For Lady Eleanor Swift, Paris means champagne at breakfast, romantic walks by the Eiffel Tower… and her deadliest case yet! Newlyweds Lady Swift and Detective Hugh Seldon are honeymooning in the most romantic city on earth. Clifford, her butler,has come along for the trip … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Husband Missing by Lisa Regan

Posted on March 29, 2025 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Description: Fear prickles her skin. “Noah?” Photos and trinkets from their simple but perfect life together litter the carpet. The coffee table is cracked, blood along its edges. She should be taking in details, but her heart is racing too fast. … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: A Midwinter Murder by Verity Bright

Posted on December 6, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: Homemade baubles, reindeer-shaped cookies and snowy walks across the rolling moors… but Lady Swift’s festive plans are ruined when a body turns up! Winter 1924. When Lady Eleanor Swift unexpectedly finds herself a guest of the reclusive Duke of Auldwyke, she’s determined … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Mystery at Lockley Grange by Clare Chase

Posted on November 7, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book description: Famous diplomat Lance Hale is throwing a party at Lockley Grange to celebrate his latest award. But when he’s found face down in his swimming pool, Eve Mallow is sure someone thought he deserved to die… It’s always … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder at the Tea Shop by Alice Castle

Posted on November 7, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book description: This cosy seaside village may seem picture perfect, but there are sketchy secrets hiding in plain sight… Having left the big city behind, Sarah Vane is fully embracing her calmer life in the quaint coastal town of Merstairs. With more … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Remember Her Name by Lisa Regan

Posted on September 23, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: Her heart stutters as she draws closer. A woman’s fingertips curl over the boat’s edge. Dark crimson blood clashes with the faded blue peeling paint beneath. They’re too late, the beautiful woman within has been dead for some … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder at an English Pub by Alice Castle

Posted on July 8, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Description: When retired doctor Sarah Vane moves to Merstairs, she has no idea that the quaint seaside town isn’t quite as friendly it seems, and something sinister is bubbling under the picturesque surface… Recently widowed and looking for a … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Murder in Mayfair (Lady Eleanor Swift #18) by Verity Bright

Posted on June 27, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Woohoo! Happy book birthday to Verity Bright! The latest in their Lady Eleanor Swift series, Murder in Mayfair, is out today. Book: Murder in MayfairAuthor: Verity BrightPub Day: June 27, 2024 Buy Link: Amazon Book description: Tea and cake at The Ritz, … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Blog Tour: Her Dying Secret by Lisa Regan

Posted on May 18, 2024 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Her Dying Secret, #20 in Lisa Regan’s Detective Josie Quinn series! Book description: She gently opens the woman’s tightly clenched fist, uncurling each finger to reveal a square of folded paper … Continue reading →

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