The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama
Kabahiko, an old concrete hippo in Hinode children’s park, sits motionless in the children’s play park, while his paint peels and his mouth grins.
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
As a baby, Clayton Stumper was left in a hatbox on the steps of a most unusual institution: The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, an eccentric group of puzzle fanatics led by esteemed crossword compiler Pippa Allsbrook
Strange Pictures by Uketsu
Creepy drawings, cryptic blog posts, and disturbing family secrets — this is no ordinary whodunnit.
Strange Houses
I was so intrigued by the highly original premise for Strange Houses that I dived in straight away and before I knew it, was hooked into the rather macabre mystery at the heart of the book.
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Featuring his book-within-a-book detective, Atticus Pund, and the long-suffering real-world editor Susan Ryeland, this is the third novel in the series by the ingenious Anthony Horowitz.
The Hare-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty, illustrated Thomas Docherty
Beautiful picture book about grief and loss
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
Raising Hare is a masterpiece of nature writing – a tender, wise, and gorgeously observed memoir that blends lyrical descriptions with fascinating facts about hares, born of the author’s experience rescuing and raising a leveret.
The Department of Sensitive Crimes by Alexander McCall Smith
I have just read the first book in the Inspector Varg series by the ingenious Alexander McCall-Smith, known also, amongst other things, for his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.