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Joy Kluver

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Escaping the madness of motherhood through writing crime novels. Author of the DI Bernadette ‘Bernie’ Noel series. ‘Rewind’ out now & all books available on KU. Run Murder in Merton - crime writing events in SW London.

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 21d

Thrilled to have @simonmccleave.bsky.social and @johnsutherland.bsky.social at our next author event at West Barnes Library on Mon 27th Oct at 7.30pm.
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WWW Wednesday | 15th October 2025 #WWWWednesday #bookblogger #amreading #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

Welcome to WWW Wednesday. This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your po…

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The Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book – review

Published by Laurence King Publication date – 10 October 2024 Source – own copy Do you have the flair, order and method of Hercule Poirot, or the unassuming, shrewd intelligence of Miss…

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This Week in Books (15th October, 2025)

Hosted by Lipsy Lost and Found, my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I’m reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words. 📖 C.J. Cooke – The Last…

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An Eye For An Eye by Jeffrey Archer

Today it is over to Mandie for her review of An Eye For An Eye by Jeffrey Archer, part of the William Warwick series. Mandie has been loving this series so is playing a touch of catch up to see wha…

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#TopTenTuesday | 14th October 2025: Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

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‘The Vanishing Place’ by Zoë Rankin

Author : Zoë RankinTitle : The Vanishing PlacePages : 380Publisher : Viper Books / Serpent’s TailPublication date : 2nd October, 2025Source : Netgalley One girl escaped. But the forest took a…

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#BookReview: The Othello Club by J.D. Pennington @daturabooks.bsky.social #TheOthelloClub #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles

“Emily had the perfect life – the perfect job, the perfect house, the perfect husband – before she was blindsided and betrayed and lost it all. Now she’s sitting in a divorce counsellin…

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Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson #bookreview #blogtour

On my blog today, I’m taking part in the blog tour for the tenth anniversary edition of Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, with thanks to Anne Cater from Random Things Tours for inviting me to tak…

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 12/10/25

After the fabulous time at Chiltern Kills last weekend, this week has been somewhat of an anticlimax. Work, work and more work pretty much sums things up. Put what I hope are the finishing touches …

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A Slowly Dying Cause (Linley and Havers #22) by Elizabeth George

Source: Review copyPublication: 25 September 2025 fromPP: 656ISBN-13: 978-1035074624 My thanks to Pan MacMillan for a review copyIn Cornwall, a man suffers a violent death – and the killer may lurk…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 2d

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Bad Date: A Short Story by Ellery Lloyd

Today I am sharing my thoughts on the short story, Bad Date by Ellery Lloyd. It was a bonus read as part of the Amazon Prime First Reads promotion, and a very happy bonus it was too. Here’s w…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 5d

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Death in the Arctic by Tom Hindle – review

Published by Century Publication date – 11 September 2025 Source – review copy A frozen wilderness. A killer in the skies. When aspiring travel writer Chloé Campbell is invited aboard a…

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The Empire by Michael Ball

Today Mandie is back with a review of The Empire by Michael Ball. We’re both big musical theatre fans as well as life long readers so intrigued to see what happens when the two worlds collide…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 7d

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‘The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House’ by Jenni Keer

Author : Jenni KeerTitle : The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick HousePages : 320Publisher : Boldwood BooksPublication date : 11th October, 2025Source : Netgalley As the bones start to fall, the spi…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 7d

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Snow Blind / Fade Out by Ragnar Jonasson, translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer @ragnarjo @OrendaBooks @Graskeggur @KyzerLarissa @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 10th Anniversary Edition 10th October 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 340ISBN-13: 978-1916788947 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review. I am thrilled to…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 7d

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#BookReview: Ring the Bells by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @transworldbooks.bsky.social @cobaltdinosaur @cobaltaxolotl.bsky.social #RingtheBells #GuestReview #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky ...

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . For most people, that means a time of celebration, relaxation and inebriation, but not for the staff of The Stranger Times. While a book clu…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 7d

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12 Ways To Kill Your Family At Christmas by Natasha Bache

Today I am sharing my review of the brand new novel from Natasha Bache, 12 Ways To Kill Your Family At Christmas which is out today. Happy publication day Natasha. Yes. It’s a Christmas book.…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 9d

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The Hideaway by Nikki Allen #bookreview

On my blog today I’m sharing my thoughts on the debut novel by Nikki Allen, The Hideaway. BLURB THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME?When five strangers are chosen for an all-expenses-paid stay at an exclu…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 9d

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#TopTenTuesday | 7th October 2025: Books I’d Wrestle a Lion to Get Early #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 9d

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‘House of Splinters’ by Laura Purcell

Author : Laura PurcellTitle : House of SplintersPages : 370Publisher : Raven BooksPublication date : 9th October, 2025Source : Netgalley Belinda Bainbridge has spent her life in the shadow of her a…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 9d

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Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson, translated by Quentin Bates

Today I am sharing my review of Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson, translated to English by Quentin Bates. I picked up a copy of the book after hearing the author on a panel at Capital Crime. I love my t…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 9d

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Rewind Recap: Weekly Update W/E 05/10/25

And there we have it. September is no more and I have just attended what is probably my last book event of 2025 – Chiltern Kills. Held in Gerrard’s Cross, this is the third year of this…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 9d

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The Odessa File by Frederick Forsyth

Today on the blog I’m taking a look at a very old novel. Older than me even, which is pretty old. As the follow up novel, Revenge of Odessa, by Frederick Forsyth with Tony Kent, is out in Oct…

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Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 12d

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Author Event at West Barnes Library with Simon McCleave and John Sutherland for Libraries Week on Monday 27th October @mertonlibraries @policecommander @JoyKluver

Libraries Week starts on Monday 27th October and we’re joining in with our latest event. It doesn’t seem that long ago we had our previous one but it’s been four months! We’…

Joy Kluver @joykluver.bsky.social · 12d

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The Hollow Man By Rachel Amphlett

Today I am delighted to help open up the blog tour for The Hollow Man by Rachel Amphlett, book seven in her brilliant Mark Turpin series. I have loved this series since the beginning and picking up…

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