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− | =='''30 MAY'''==
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− | |isbn=B0CYV674G2
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− | |title=Swanton Morley (John Tanner)
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− | |author=David Blake
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− | |rating=3.5
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− | |genre=Crime
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− | |summary=It seemed like an open-and-shut case. A man, covered in mud and blood - and carrying a knife, comes into the police station shouting that he hasn't killed the man. A body at the bottom of a freshly dug grave at Swanton Morley church - he's been stabbed to death. DCI John Tanner is just back from his honeymoon, which coincided with the birth of his daughter Samantha. You would think he'd be grateful for an easy answer but the words 'perverse' and 'John Tanner' were made for each other. He's sleep-deprived to the point of falling asleep at work but he's determined to keep going - probably because he can't get any sleep at home.
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− | =='''4 JUNE'''==
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− | |author=Stuart Douglas
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− | |title=Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries - Death at the Dress Rehearsal
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− | |rating=3.5
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− | |genre=Crime
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− | |summary=During location filming for his 1970's sitcom 'Floggit and Leggit', leading man Edward Lowe stumbles across the dead body of a woman on the edge of a reservoir. The police seem happy to assign it as an accidental death, but something about the whole thing bothers Lowe, and he enlists the help of a fellow actor, John Le Breton to help him investigate matters further. They travel across the country during their days off filming, uncovering more possible murders and, seemingly, a link to death during the Second World War. But is there really a link between the deaths? And will they manage to uncover who is responsible before more people lose their lives?
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− | |isbn=1803368209
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− | =='''6 JUNE'''==
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− | {{Frontpage
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− | |author=Saima Mir
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− | |title=Vengeance
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− | |rating=3.5
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− | |genre=Thrillers
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− | |summary= I was instantly intrigued by the premise of this novel – an organised crime syndicate in the north of England run by a Muslim woman. The fact that it was the second in a series I hadn't read didn't stop me – I've jumped midway into a few series before (on page and screen) and it needn't be a hindrance if it's good enough. And that wasn't a problem here. Vengeance swiftly brings you up to speed, and I never felt lost.
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− | |isbn=0861541561
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− | |author=Kieran Larwood and Joe Todd-Stanton
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− | |title=Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial
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− | |rating=4
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− | |genre=Confident Readers
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− | |summary=Meet Kit. Like most of the people in his world, it seems, he is an avid fan of Dungeon Running – the sport where a team of warrior, mage and healer enter specially prepared, century-old, magical mazes, and race to the exit, perhaps bothering with the treasure or the big bad and the points they grant you along the way. Unfortunately for Kit, the only thing he's seen of the latest race on the inn TV equivalent is that one team has been retired, eaten, and a new trio of questors is needed. Possibly very unfortunately indeed for Kit, he has taken to the goading from the token bully of his world and stumbled into declaring he'll enter as a team. What chance does this friendless, muscle-free-zone have in actually managing that, and how could he possibly hope to succeed?
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− | |isbn=1839945184
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− | |author=Jenny Valentine
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− | |title=Us in the Before and After
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− | |rating=5
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− | |genre=Teens
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− | |summary=Elk and Mab are best friends, or more than that even, their friendship is a once in a lifetime connection. They meet as children one day on a trip out but unfortunately they don't get each other's contact details at the time. But then chance brings them back together, and they are inseparable. Something has happened though, something terrible and tragic, and now they must work through their grief, and their friendship, together.
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− | |isbn=1471196585
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− | =='''13 JUNE'''==
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− | |isbn=1635866847
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− | |title=The Lavender Companion
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− | |author=Jessica Dunham and Terry Barlin Vesci
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− | |rating=4.5
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− | |genre=Lifestyle
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− | |summary=It's strange, the things that make you ''immediately'' feel that this is the book for you. Before I started reading ''The Lavender Companion'', I visited the author's [https://www.pinelavenderfarm.com/ website] and there's a picture of a slice of chocolate cake on the homepage. I don't eat cakes and desserts - but I wanted that cake viscerally. (There's a recipe in the book, which I'm avoiding with some difficulty!!) Then I started reading the book and I was told to make a mess of it. Notes in the margins are sanctioned. You get to fold down the corners of pages. You suspect that smears of butter would not be a problem. I ''loved'' this book already.
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