Category: crime fiction
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The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie #3) by Neil Lancaster
He’ll watch you.A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again. He’ll hunt you. The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer’s last client – Scotland’s most notorious criminal… who had … Read More The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie #3) by Neil Lancaster
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Hunter’s Chase by Val Penny (Edinburgh Crime Mysteries #1)
Hunter by name – Hunter by nature: DI Hunter Wilson will not rest until Edinburgh is safe. Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson knows there is a new supply of cocaine flooding his city, and he needs to find the source, but his attention is transferred to murder when a corpse is discovered in the grounds of a golf course. #HuntersChase @valeriepenny @SpellBoundBks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours Shortly after the post-mortem, Hunter witnesses a second murder, but … Read More Hunter’s Chase by Val Penny (Edinburgh Crime Mysteries #1)
The Last Supper by Rosemary Shrager
The irresistible debut novel from celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager where cosy crime and cookery collide! When an old television rival, Deirdre Shaw, is found dead at the Cotswolds manor house where she was catering for a prestigious shooting weekend, Prudence is asked to step into the breach. Prudence is only too happy to take up the position and soon she is working in … Read More The Last Supper by Rosemary Shrager
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Broken Screams by Sally Rigby
Scream all you want, no one can hear you…. When an attempted murder is linked to a string of unsolved sexual attacks, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker is incensed. All those women who still have sleepless nights because the man who terrorises their dreams is still on the loose. #BrokenScreams @SallyRigby4 #CavendishandWalker Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour Calling on forensic psychologist Dr Georgina Cavendish to help, they follow the clues … Read More Broken Screams by Sally Rigby
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Absent Victim by David Roy
No body, no motive, no name…so who did she kill? When wealthy divorcee Stephanie Kuler asked a private detective to investigate a murder, he told her to go to the police instead. But when she told the rest of the story, he took the case. #AbsentVictim @DavidRo02674885 @hobart_books @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour There was no body, no reason to kill and no name for her supposed victim, … Read More Absent Victim by David Roy
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The Girl In The Photo by Heidi Amsinck (A Jensen Thriller #2)
Not all little old ladies are so innocent … When ninety-year-old Irene Valborg is found brutally murdered in an affluent suburb of Copenhagen, her diamond necklace missing, it looks like a burglary gone wrong. When two more victims are attacked, the police lament a rise in violence against the elderly, but who is the young girl in the photo found by DI Henrik Jungersen … Read More The Girl In The Photo by Heidi Amsinck (A Jensen Thriller #2)
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The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
Most are here to recharge and refresh. But someone’s here for revenge. . . An eco-wellness retreat has opened on an island off the English coast, promising rest and relaxation—but the island itself, known locally as Reaper’s Rock, has a dark past. Once the playground of a serial killer, it’s rumoured to be cursed. #TheRetreat @SarahVPearse #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Detective Elin Warner is called to the retreat when a young woman’s body is found on the rocks below the yoga pavilion in what seems to be a tragic fall. … Read More The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
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The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre
One hen weekend, seven secrets… but only one worth killing for. Jen’s hen party is going to be out of control… She’s rented a luxury getaway on its own private island. The helicopter won’t be back for seventy-two hours. They are alone. They think. As well as Jen, there’s the pop diva and the estranged ex-bandmate, the tennis pro and the fashion guru, the … Read More The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre
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All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood
When Amy Blahn was murdered on a London office rooftop, Layla Mahoney was there. She held Amy as she died. But all she can say when police arrest her is that ‘It was Michael. Find Michael and you’ll find out everything you need to know.’ The problem is, the police can’t find Michael – there is no evidence that he exists. And time is … Read More All I Said Was True by Imran Mahmood
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The Murder of Miss Perfect by Mark Eklid
Detective Chief Inspector Jim Pendlebury almost died at the end of his last big case. Three years later, he is struggling to cope with forced retirement and the frustration of failing to convict the teacher accused of killing an 18-year-old student after seducing her. @MarkEklid #TheMurderofMissPerfect @SpellBoundBks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour He must try one more time to find the extra evidence the police need to … Read More The Murder of Miss Perfect by Mark Eklid
Nobody’s Agent by Stuart Field
In the small town of Finchley, upstate New York, three bodies are discovered in an old mine. Soon after, Sheriff Doug Harrison contacts the FBI for help. Ronin Nash is an ex-FBI special agent who wanted nothing more than to finish restoring the old family lake house. Now, Nash’s old boss wants him back and on the Finchley case. #NobodysAgent @StuartField14 @NextChapterPB @Zooloo’s Book … Read More Nobody’s Agent by Stuart Field
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The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson (Inspector Anjelica Henley #2)
Detective Anjelica Henley confronts a series of ritualistic murders in this heart-pounding thriller about race, power and the corrupt institutions that threaten us. When Detective Anjelica Henley is called to investigate the murder of a popular preacher in his own church, she discovers a second victim, tortured and tied to a bed in an upstairs room. He is alive, but barely, and his body … Read More The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson (Inspector Anjelica Henley #2)
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