First Line Friday

 For the first in a new series of posts comes the first line from the book 'A spoonful of murder' by Robin Stevens. If you are intrigued, the book is available for loan from the Library.

'Somehow, even though Daisy and I had seen the body with our own eyes, I did not quite believe that the crime was real until we came back home from the doctor's office this afternoon.'

Book of the Week 26th May

The book of the week this week is 'Wild boy' by Rob Lloyd Jones. The book is set among the rough fairgrounds and grimy slums of Victorian London and tells the story of a boy raised as a freak and displayed in the fairground sideshow.

From the blurd: " London 1841. A boy covered in hair, raised as a monster, condemned to life in a travelling freak show. A boy with an extraordinary power of observation and detection.

 A boy accused of murder; on the run; hungry for the truth."

Ideal for anyone who likes a good murder mystery, especially of the Sherlock Holmes variety.

Visit the author's website - here - for more information about the book, Victorian London and lots more.