Month: April 2020
+ crime fiction, fiction, murder mystery, mystery, obsession, Peak Disctrict, psycopath, relationships, review, serial killer, writing
The Catch by T.M. Logan
Ed is delighted to meet his twenty-three year old daughter’s fiancé for the first time. Abbie is head-over-heels in love with her new man. Smart, successful and handsome, Ryan appears to be the perfect future son-in-law. There’s just one problem. There’s something off about Ryan. Something hidden in the shadows behind his eyes. And it seems that only Ed can see it. Terrified that … Read More The Catch by T.M. Logan
+ crime fiction, fiction, friendship, murder mystery, obsession, relationships, review, Uncategorized, writing
One White Lie by Leah Konen
Imagine you’ve finally escaped the worst relationship of your life, running away with only a suitcase and a black eye. Imagine your new next-door neighbours are the friends you so desperately needed – fun, kind, empathetic, very much in love. Imagine they’re in trouble. That someone is telling lies about them, threatening their livelihoods – and even their lives. Imagine your ex is coming … Read More One White Lie by Leah Konen
Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
Four hundred and eighty seconds. That’s how long it took for someone to steal Marin Machado’s four-year-old son. Marin had the perfect life. Married to her college sweetheart, she owns a chain of upscale hair salons, and Derek runs his own company. They’re admired in their community and are a loving family. Up until the day Sebastian is taken. A year later, Marin is … Read More Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier
+ Ceylon, family drama, fiction, Historical fiction, literature, review, romance, Sri Lanka, writing
The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies
Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to be the perfect wife and mother. But life in Ceylon is not what Gwen expected. The plantation workers are resentful, the neighbours treacherous, and there are clues to the past – a dusty trunk of dresses, an overgrown gravestone in the grounds … Read More The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies
+ dark humour, fiction, literature, rabbit, review, satire, writing
The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
Peter Knox lives quietly in one of those small country villages that’s up for the Village Garden of the Year award. Until Doc and Constance Rabbit move in next door, upsetting the locals (many of them members of the governing political party – UKARP or the United Kingdom Against Rabbit Population), complicating Peter’s job as a Rabbit Spotter, and forcing him to take a stand, moving from unconscious … Read More The Constant Rabbit by Jasper Fforde
Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
From the brothels and gin-shops of Covent Garden to the elegant townhouses of Mayfair, Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s Daughters of Night follows Caroline Corsham, as she seeks justice for a murdered woman whom London society would rather forget . . . Lucia’s fingers found her own. She gazed at Caro as if from a distance. Her lips parted, her words a whisper: ‘He knows.’ London, 1782. … Read More Daughters of Night by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
My Lies, Your Lies by Susan Lewis
His life was destroyed by a lie. Her life will be ruined by the truth. Joely tells other people’s secrets for a living. As a ghost writer, she’s used to scandal – but this just might be her strangest assignment yet. Freda has never told her story to anyone before. But now she’s ready to set the record straight and to right a wrong … Read More My Lies, Your Lies by Susan Lewis
Seven Lies by Elizabeth Kay
It all started with just one little lie. But we all know that it never ends there. Because, of course, one lie leads to another… Growing up, Jane and Marnie shared everything. They knew the other’s deepest secrets. They wouldn’t have had it any other way. But when Marnie falls in love, things begin to change. Because Jane has a secret: she loathes Marnie’s … Read More Seven Lies by Elizabeth Kay
+ Catholic Church, crime fiction, fiction, Historical fiction, murder mystery, mystery, review, Tudor England, writing
The Lost Boys of London by Mary Lawrence
In the twilight years of Henry VIII’s reign, alchemist’s daughter Bianca Goddard uses her skills to aid the living, and help seek justice for the dead . . . While her husband fights the Scots on behalf of King Henry VIII, Bianca Goddard earns her coin by concocting medicines that offer relief to London’s sick. Some unfortunates, however, are beyond any remedies she can … Read More The Lost Boys of London by Mary Lawrence
+ childhood, dementia, family drama, fiction, friendship, Kit Williams, literature, Magical realism, relationships, review, The Man Behind the Masquerade, writing
The Illustrated Child by Polly Crosby
Romilly lives in a ramshackle house with her eccentric artist father and her cat, Monty. She knows little about her past – but she knows that she is loved. When her father finds fame with a series of children’s books starring her as the main character, everything changes: exotic foods appear on the table, her father appears on TV, and strangers appear at their … Read More The Illustrated Child by Polly Crosby
4 Riverside Close by Diana Wilkinson
How well do you know your neighbours? When residents of a North London cul-de-sac enrol in a seemingly innocent social network called Join Me, they soon find themselves embroiled in a murky web of sinister manipulation and murder. From the outside, Caroline and Jason Swinton have an idyllic life. But when the cracks start to appear the residents of Riverside Close are drawn into … Read More 4 Riverside Close by Diana Wilkinson
The Gilded Cage by Camilla Läckberg
People would kill to have Faye von Essen’s life. She lives in an ultra-swanky apartment in the most exclusive area of Stockholm, she has a gorgeous husband who gives her everything she’s ever wanted, and she has an adorable daughter who lights up her world. Faye’s life is perfect. So how is it, then, that she now finds herself in a police station? The … Read More The Gilded Cage by Camilla Läckberg
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