Category: crime fiction
+ brothers, childhood, crime fiction, family, fiction, forgiveness, grief, lies, loss, love, marriage, murder, relationships, revenge, review, secrets, thriller
Broken Shadows by Sorrel Pitts
‘Looking back, Dad just didn’t act like a man who had killed his son. Every time I come back to it, I remember his face that day we came home and Mum had asked where Callum was, and there was nothing there but true concern, you know, at that moment…’ In 1994, eleven-year-old Callum was abducted from his Wiltshire village. His body was found … Read More Broken Shadows by Sorrel Pitts
The Au Pair by Jane Renshaw
The Davidsons seem like a normal family. But they do have one little secret… American student Alice Snyder was excited to be spending the summer in Scotland, working as an au pair for the Davidson family at their remote lodge. But one month after she arrived, Alice disappeared without trace. Now the new au pair, Melanie, has arrived – and soon notices that the … Read More The Au Pair by Jane Renshaw
+ bullying, child abduction, crime fiction, Detective novel, Dogs, family, fiction, friendship, lycanthropy, murder, mythology, obsession, psychiatric hospital, review, serial killer, sisters, superstition, thriller, werewolf
Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is unlike other children. Exceptionally bright, she has an obsessive interest in the rate at which dead animals decompose. The motorway she lives by regularly offers up roadkill, and in the dead of night Ava likes nothing better than to pull her latest discovery into her roadside den so she can study it. #DeadlyAnimals #MarieTierney @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour But one day when she … Read More Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver
SALVATION HAS A PRICE. An enthralling murder mystery with a vividly realised future world, forcing readers to grapple hard hitting questions about the climate crisis, our relationship with Artificial Intelligence and the price we would be willing to pay, as a species, to be saved. Perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Neal Stephenson, Philip K Dick, Kim Stanley Robinson and RR Haywood. It’s 2050, … Read More Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver
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KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
Can Ace, and his new gal pal, Lilith, solve this spooky puzzle and stop the killing spree? New York City, 1923The suspicious death of a chorus girl sends PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, to the oldest theater on Broadway. At the murder scene, they stumble upon a clue too bizarre to share with the cops or with Jax’s sweetheart, who … Read More KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
+ autism, crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder, neurodivergence, police drama, police procedural, review
The Teacher by Tim Sullivan The DS Cross Mysteries #6
An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult – why would anyone harm an elderly man? What threat could he possibly be to anyone? With no apparent motive, DS George Cross canvases the community for potential suspects but the man was known as generous, charitable, community-minded. Each interview about who the … Read More The Teacher by Tim Sullivan The DS Cross Mysteries #6
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Boys Who Hurt by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir translated by Victoria Cribb Cover Reveal
Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside – the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him. At home with their baby daughter, Sævar is finding it hard to let go of work, … Read More Boys Who Hurt by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir translated by Victoria Cribb Cover Reveal
Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr Cover Reveal
The signs are unmistakable. The dog halts, his nose up – nostrils quivering. Every inch of him is poised. Moss has a scent. Publishing: 11th JulyGenre: Crime Publisher: Canelo Crime When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, PC Lucy Halliday and her specialist search dog Moss must find the rest of the body. What they uncover is a killer’s dumping ground. Like every case since her husband’s … Read More Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr Cover Reveal
Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
Fresh from the scandal at Hampstead County PD, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray works a complex double-homicide that points to a killer on a murderous rampage and a shattering series of discoveries that could end her career … The shocking sequel to the addictive, twisty, bestselling Black Reed Bay… Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force … Read More Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds Cover Reveal
+ Australia, crime fiction, dark humour, Edinburgh, female friendship, fiction, hostage, murder, review, Scotland, thriller
Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald
They’re the housemates from Hell… When her disastrous Australian love affair ends, Lou O’Dowd heads to Edinburgh for a fresh start, moving in with her cousin, and preparing for the only job she can find … working at a halfway house for very high-risk offenders. Two killers, a celebrity paedophile and a paranoid coke dealer – all out on parole and all sharing their … Read More Halfway House by Helen Fitzgerald
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The Shadow Friend by Alex North
If it had happened to you, you would have run away too.Twenty-five years ago, Paul’s friend Charlie Crabtree brutally killed their classmate – and then vanished without a trace. Paul’s never forgiven himself for his part in what happened. He’s never gone back home. Until his elderly mother has a fall. It’s finally time to stop running. It’s not long before things start to … Read More The Shadow Friend by Alex North
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My Top 10 Books of 2023 – Part Four
Here are my favourite ten books of the fourth quarter of 2023. One or two of these might make it into my top books of 2023. Once again only a bit of ‘crime’, as a crime novel needs to be totally unique and exceptional to make it into my favourites. There are ten this time – it’s been a good quarter – but then hey ho … Read More My Top 10 Books of 2023 – Part Four
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