The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs #7
In The Mapping of Love and Death by Maisie Dobbs, it’s 1914, and Michael Clifton is a young cartographer who has recently purchased a plot…
Book Reviews
Dying Fall by Elly Griffiths
Dying Fall takes us away from Ruth’s beloved Norfolk home to the much more prosaic landscape of Blackpool.
2019 In Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Books
Have you managed to read all of SMSA’s most popular books?
Discover our Top 10 most borrowed titles for 2019, in our 2019 Year in Review…
2019 Year in Review: SMSA’s Top 10 Mysteries
Mystery & Crime lovers abound at SMSA, so we have highlighted the top books from that genre this year. Which have you read?
2019 In Review: The Year’s Best Books (Award Winners)
Discover the year’s best books and award winners for 2019, focussing on the major literary and crime writing awards.
Improbable Libraries by Alex Johnson
Libraries are purposed to house books. Some books are, in reverse, written about libraries. Improbable Libraries by Alex Johnson is one such book.
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor
Doing Time by Jodi Taylor is the 13th instalment in The Chronicles of St Marys series,
Made in Sweden by Elisabeth Asbrink
Made in Sweden by Elisabeth Asbrink is a lovers expose into a Nordic history that lurks beneath the surface.
The Final Days of EMI: Selling The Pig by Eamonn Forde
The Final Days of EMI: Selling the Pig by Eamonn Forde, is not a yarn about sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Instead, it is…
See you at the Toxteth by Peter Corris
See you at the Toxteth by Peter Corris revolves around the Toxteth Hotel in Glebe, which was one of the favourite haunts of Cliff Hardy,…
The Suspect by Michael Robotham
It’s hard to believe that The Suspect by Michael Robotham is his first novel. It’s a gripping psychological thriller, with well defined characters and a…
The Weekend by Charlotte Wood
In The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, Jude, Wendy, Adele and Sylvie have been friends for over forty years, since their shared days in Oxford. Now…