A Book Club For Lovers Of British Mysteries

If you like British Crime, Thriller or Mysteries then we are the place to be.

Each month we have two books as recommended reads, a main group read and a value book read. The value book is a read under £4.00 ($5.46). We have our main forum on Goodreads where you can join in all our forum discussions including the monthly books. Please don’t be shy come and be part of our group on Goodreads at Kindle British Mystery Book Club.

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter at: https://www.facebook.com/KindleEnglishMysteryBookClub and https://twitter.com/KindleCrimeClub

 

February 2021 Value Read

Our Value Read for February will be An Early Grave by Robert McCraken

Currently only £0.99 on Amazon UK. Link to book is https://amzn.to/32WTDmq

“A spell-binding mystery, packed with suspense…

During the investigation into the death of a woman on a Liverpool housing estate, DI Tara Grogan encounters Callum, a local recluse who claims to have information.

But he won’t help her unless she, in turn, helps him find out the truth about the suspicious death of his wife and child.

Tara is ready to dismiss his outlandish theories and ravings, until she discovers that, like her, he was a student at Latimer College, Oxford. A place which she has very much buried in the past.

Desperate to move forward in her case and curiosity piqued, Tara accepts, but as she delves deeper into the man’s past, it becomes obvious he hasn’t been honest with her.

And when another death is linked to Callum, Tara is confronted by the danger that her own demons have led her to trust the wrong person again.”

Goodreads Group Member Pat had this to say on the book, “
This was a quick read for me, and kudos to the author for fast pacing with little extraneous material in the plot. At times, I had problems with abrupt and non-existence transitions that left me sorting out where I was from one scene to the next. The relationship between Tara and Callum added little to the story for me; it seemed unlikely given the development of it on the pages. Friendship, I could have believed. I enjoyed the book anyway and gave it a 3 1/2 rating.”

March Group Read

  March Group Read – Slow Horses by Mick Herron

The book we will be reading as a group in March is Slow Horses by Mick Herron. This is the first book in a series that has now reached five with the release of the latest one London Rules. Slow Horses kicks it all off and the blurb says;

“Slough House is a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who’ve screwed up: left a service file on a train, say, blown a surveillance, or become drunkenly unreliable. They’re the service’s poor relations – the slow horses – and most bitter among them is River Cartwright, whose days are spent transcribing mobile phone conversations.

But when a young man is abducted, and his kidnappers threaten to behead him live on the internet, River sees an opportunity to redeem himself. But is the victim who he first appears to be? And what’s the kidnappers’ connection with a disgraced journalist? As the clock ticks on the execution, River finds that everyone involved has their own agenda . . ”

The book has over 300 reviews and a 4 star rating on Amazon. You can join in the discussion on our Goodreads group from the 1st March and if you want to get the book then Click Here

December Reads

Well we now have our final nominations in for our possible two group reads for December 2017 and we have some cracking choices.
For main read we have a choice of two;
The Mermaid’s Singing by Val McDermid which is great value in the UK on kindle at just 99 pence.
and
An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels (The Christmas Stories Box set Book 1)
Value read’s there are three to choose.
Crimson Snow by Martin Edwards
Beneath The Skin by Caroline England
Made a Killing by Zach Abrams
You can vote on the one’s you prefer for each of the two catgories on our poll section on goodreads at
Polls

November Group Read

A psychological suspense debut novel is our read this month with “Good Me, Bad Me” by Ali Land. This book has also been a Richard and Judy book club pick for their site.

The blurb on the book says…
Good Me Bad Me is dark, compelling, voice-driven psychological suspense by debut author Ali Land.

How far does the apple really fall from the tree?

Milly’s mother is a serial killer. Though Milly loves her mother, the only way to make her stop is to turn her in to the police. Milly is given a fresh start: a new identity, a home with an affluent foster family, and a spot at an exclusive private school.

But Milly has secrets, and life at her new home becomes complicated. As her mother’s trial looms, with Milly as the star witness, Milly starts to wonder how much of her is nature, how much of her is nurture, and whether she is doomed to turn out like her mother after all.

When tensions rise and Milly feels trapped by her shiny new life, she has to decide: Will she be good? Or is she bad? She is, after all, her mother’s daughter.

As Ever you can join in the discussion on our Goodreads Group at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/48703-kindle-english-mystery-book-club

The book is available at £4.99 in Kindle Edition at http://amzn.to/2hBUHGR
Available from Amazon.com in paperback and hardback at http://amzn.to/2i6hHNk

August 2017 Book Reads

Our two book reads this month are:

Main Group Read – Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

Value Book Read – Ice Blue by Emma Jameson

Click either book for further details on these titles.

Sleeping in the Ground, by Peter Robinson

Released today in UK and it is the 24th DCI Banks book.

“A shocking mass murder occurs at a wedding in a small Dales church and a huge manhunt follows. Eventually, the shooter is run to ground and things take their inevitable course.

But Banks is plagued with doubts as to exactly what happened outside the church that day, and why. Struggling with the death of his first serious girlfriend and the return of profiler Jenny Fuller into his life, Banks feels the need to dig deeper into the murders, and as he does so, he uncovers forensic and psychological puzzles that lead him to the past secrets that might just provide the answers he is looking for.

When the surprising truth becomes clear, it is almost too late.”

UK Price on Kindle at Amazon is £9.99.
Link to book is: http://amzn.to/2th5MQg

Nominate For Our August Reads

Nominations are now open for the August Group Reads and will close on 16th July 2017 at midnight GMT. Voting will then be from 18th to 25th July 2017 inclusive.

You may nominate Two books, one in each category (1. Group Main Read, 2. Group Value Read)
Value books must be £4 ($6.02) or less and will also be added from the freebies board or good finds.

General rules for Group Reads

1) If your nomination wins – you will be asked to be the discussion leader.

2) No self-nominations by authors please.

3) Please try not to repeat an author we have read in the last year, for the sake of variety. Check the bookshelves to see the authors we’ve read in the past year.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/books…

4) For your nomination please try and include Title, Author and Link (Use the “add book/author” link at the top of the comment box).

5) Please ensure your nomination is a British Mystery. See the thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/… for what is considered a British Mystery if you are unsure.

If you nominate a book that is part of a series please be sure that it can be read as a standalone for those members that may not have read the other books in the series.

July 2017 Group Read – Die of Shame, by Mark Billingham

Our Group Read for this month is Die of Shame by Mark Billingham

From British thriller master Mark Billingham, a recent finalist for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library, Die of Shame is a chilling story of addiction, subterfuge, and murder.

“Every Monday evening, six people gather in a smart North London house to talk about shame. A respected doctor, a well-heeled housewife, a young male prostitute . . . they could not be more different. All they have in common is a history of addiction. But when one of the group is murdered, it quickly becomes apparent that someone else in that circle is responsible. The investigation is hampered by the strict confidentiality that binds these individuals and their therapist together, which makes things difficult for Detective Inspector Nicola Tanner, a woman who can appreciate the desire to keep personal matters private. If she is to find the killer, she will need to use less obvious means. The question is: What could be shameful enough to cost someone their life? And how do you find the truth when secrets, lies, and denial are second nature to all of your suspects?”

Please note clicking the book will take you to Amazon if you wish to buy it.