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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Sisters by Helen Matthews

Posted on 15th April 2025 By Nicola

The Sisters by Helen Matthews is published by Bloodhound Books and is available now. My thanks to the author for sending me a copy for […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Death of Us by Abigail Dean

Posted on 8th April 2025 By Nicola

The Death of Us by Abigail Dean will be published by Hemlock Press on 10th April 2025. My thanks to the publishers for the proof […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Eights by Joanna Miller

Posted on 2nd April 2025 By Nicola

The Eights by Joanna Miller will be published tomorrow by Penguin Fig Tree. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. They knew they […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – For Reasons Unknown by Michael Wood

Posted on 31st March 2025 By Nicola

For Reasons Unknown by Michael Wood is published by Killer Reads, Harper Collins. I purchased my own copy. Two murders. Twenty years. Now the killer […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Scenes from a Tragedy by Carole Hailey

Posted on 17th March 2025 By Nicola

Scenes from a Tragedy by Carole Hailey is published by Corvus and out now. My thanks to the publishers for the proof copy. If you […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Wartime Nursery by Lizzie Page

Posted on 10th March 2025 By Nicola

The Wartime Nursery by Lizzie Page is published by Bookouture and is out now. I purchased my own copy. Norfolk, 1940. In the dark days […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles #MorlandDynasty

Posted on 26th February 2025 By Nicola

The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles is book 2 in the Morland Dynasty, published by Sphere. I purchased my own copy. Review of book 1 […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

Posted on 24th February 2025 By Nicola

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall will be published on 4th March by John Murray. My huge thanks to the author who very kindly sent […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – Woman in Blue by Douglas Bruton

Posted on 19th February 2025 By Nicola

Woman in Blue by Douglas Bruton will be published tomorrow by Fairlight Books. My thanks to the publishers for the review copy. ‘You will live […]

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ShortBookandScribes #BookReview – The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths

Posted on 17th February 2025 By Nicola

The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths is published by Quercus and is out now. My thanks to the publishers for the fabulous proof package. […]

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UK book blogger (Sheffield), Bookstagrammer and lover of all things bookish.
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New review: For Reasons Unknown by Michael Wood.
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I've been meaning to re-start Michael Wood's Matilda Darke series for a while now, mainly because it's set very firmly in my home city of Sheffield. I read For Reasons Unknown around ten years ago on my Kindle but then never progressed to book two and, as is often the case, I couldn't remember the detail of the story so decided to read it again (a very rare re-read in my case).
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DCI Matilda Darke is returning to South Yorkshire Police after traumatic events in her home and work life led to a leave of absence. Rather than throwing her straight back in to her old role, she is tasked with solving a cold case, that of the murder of Miranda and Stefan Harkness. This is stuff of Sheffield lore and Matilda starts her investigation with Jonathan Harkness, the couple's son and the only witness to what happened.
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Some links with what's going on with Matilda's old team arise and bring the story together nicely. There are also some clever twists towards the end and an overbearing Acting DCI that I loved to hate. I think I'd have liked to see the team be a bit more fleshed out but that might happen as the series progresses and this first book has whetted my appetite for more Matilda Darke cases. It certainly kept me interested and is a really good start to the series. This is one for those who enjoy police procedurals and cold cases (that's me!).
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