IN TOO DEEP BY SIMON McCLEAVE – BOOK REVIEW

PUBLISHED BY AVON Two months since ex-Police Negotiator Laura Hart was forced back into action after her son’s kidnap, she has re-joined the force as a DI. On her first day, an anonymous tip-off leads to the discovery of a skeleton in a crumbling castle ruin near the seaside town of Beaumaris, Anglesey. Laura can’t wait to prove herself by solving the case and when the investigation leads her to MI5 and the Real IRA, she knows she’s on the trail of something truly explosive. But some people will do anything to stop their secrets from coming out – as…

KC CRYSTALS

One of the stalls that I particularly liked was this handmade jewellery which was so original as the bracelets wrapped around your wrist. I found this appealing as I have trouble with the catches on bracelets with my arthritis. I bought a pink stone bracelet that is really gorgeous. The website is here and they post anywhere.

WINCHESTER CHRISTMAS MARKET

It takes about two hours to get to Winchester from Folkestone depending on the traffic but as we went on a Sunday the roads were pretty clear. I had never been to Winchester, I was amazed at so many old buildings, the Cathedral was lovely with such great stained glass windows. I was thrilled to see Jane Austin’s grave on the floor of the Cathedral. The High Street is one of the longest I have seen and it was great to see all the individual shops open and doing well. In the Great Hall, I saw the Knights of the…

DECEMBER 2022