Category: fiction
Winterbourne by Elisabeth Wolf
Within the walls of Winterbourne dwells a secret room, with an unspeakable collection of books. Librarian Anne Adams has found the perfect a job cataloguing the library of Winterbourne, an architectural masterpiece on a remote island off the west coast of Scotland. Surrounded by an awe-inspiring landscape, the library is magnificent, with priceless first editions, a librarian’s dream. However, Anne’s early weeks in her … Read More Winterbourne by Elisabeth Wolf
Bad Influence by Will Carver
Alyssa wants to be seen. Less wants to be someone. She takes two buses to class, posts pictures of her lunch, and pretends it’s all effortless. He hides his privilege beneath thrifted clothes and a sketchbook full of impossible designs. Together, they are inseparable, two outsiders constructing a version of themselves the world might finally applaud. Then Alyssa stumbles upon the hidden world of … Read More Bad Influence by Will Carver
Wonderful by Louise Beech
Three women, three eras, surprising things in common… On 4th August 1962, the night she should have died, Marilyn Monroe – the biggest star in the world – receives a visitor who changes the course of her destiny. The Virgin Mary appears in her kitchen with a curious message. Inspired, Marilyn abandons her home, her life, her fame, and disappears into the night… #WonderfulX/Twitter #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #booktwitter Instagram @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour … Read More Wonderful by Louise Beech
+ audio book, crime fiction, fiction, murder, murder mystery, psychic, review, serial killer, supernatural
The Two by Will Carver January David #2
They Kill Without Mercy. Disappear Without Trace. They are The Two. And now the stakes are raised once more for Detective January David. Five lie dead, brutally murdered – the first taken on the night of Halloween and as autumn bleeds into winter more ritualistic murders are discovered. January must battle his demons, for in his mind lies the clue to stopping a ruthless … Read More The Two by Will Carver January David #2
Barbara Truscoe and the Tea of Truth by Peter Berry
What if the truth really did come out… even just for an hour? Barbara is a curious soul who lives to read books. She’s a mum, a wife, a reader, a cat-owner and someone who still believes that kindness matters. Then one rainy afternoon, she steps into a peculiar little shop in her local town and leaves with something extraordinary: a vial of tea … Read More Barbara Truscoe and the Tea of Truth by Peter Berry
+ 1960s, 1970s, adoption, childhood, family, fiction, friends, grief, Iceland, Iceland noir, lies, review, Scandi noir, secrets, sisters
Home Before Dark by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir translated by Victoria Cribb
November, 1967, Iceland. Fourteen-year-old Marsí has a secret pen pal – a boy who lives on the other side of the country – but she has been writing to him in her older sister’s name. Now she is excited to meet him for the first time. But when the date arrives, Marsí is prevented from going, and during the night her sister Stína goes … Read More Home Before Dark by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir translated by Victoria Cribb
+ crime fiction, Danish Noir, Denmark, fiction, murder, murder mystery, retreat, review, Scandi noir, thriller, writer
Under the Blazing Sun by Jenny Lund Madsen
Hannah is miserable. Her love life is in ruins, her contract demands a sequel to her bestselling crime debut―and she’s out of ideas. After a mortifying TV interview, her agent ships her off to a sun-drenched Sicilian villa with a simple order: finish the book. No distractions. No excuses. But inspiration doesn’t strike―murder does. When a night out ends in murder, Hannah finds herself … Read More Under the Blazing Sun by Jenny Lund Madsen
Girl 4 by Will Carver January David #1
Detective Inspector January David has always put his professional before his private life, but the two worlds are about to clash horrifically as he visits his latest crime scene. He is confronted by a lifeless figure suspended ten feet above a theatre stage, blood pouring from her face into a coffin below. This gruesome execution is the work of an elusive serial killer. Three … Read More Girl 4 by Will Carver January David #1
+ 1930s, 1940s, childhood, family, family drama, female friendship, fiction, germany, grief, Historical fiction, holocaust, jewish history, love, memoir, nazi germany, relationships, review, secrets, sisters, World War Two, WW2
The Nowhere Sisters by Jan Casey
Berlin, 1938. One journey will change their lives forever. Twelve-year-old Margarete has lost everything — her parents, her home, and the fragile safety of the orphanage she once knew. When the Nazis target Jewish families across Germany, Margarete is placed on a Kindertransport train bound for England. She expects to face the terrifying journey alone. Until a small, frightened girl is thrust into her … Read More The Nowhere Sisters by Jan Casey
+ audio book, audio drama, crime fiction, fiction, murder, review, thriller, USA
The Murder Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox Bill Robinson #2
Returning to the rocky shores of Massachusetts, Bill Robinson has to solve a string of murders if he wants to save his inn. Murder House, The Beach House, Honeymoon –James Patterson is the master of thrills on the water. The Inn at Gloucester is the lone structure on a rocky Massachusetts shoreline. Former Boston police detective Bill Robinson runs the place as a refuge … Read More The Murder Inn by James Patterson and Candice Fox Bill Robinson #2
+ Canada, child abduction, child abuse, fiction, friendship, kidnapping, murder, obsession, politics, review, thriller
Wednesday Night Whites by Marci Lin Melvin
As women go missing and the small village of Chester, Nova Scotia, grapples with murder after murder, domestic violence is at an all-time high. There’s only one common theme. The men charged with assaulting their girlfriends and wives belong to a secret club called the ‘Wednesday Night Whites’. But who’s running the show? Bookstagram Tour: 18th – 24th May Genre: Crime | Mystery Pages: 360Publisher: Her … Read More Wednesday Night Whites by Marci Lin Melvin
+ 1950s, audio book, cosy mystery, fiction, ghosts, Historical fiction, murder, murder mystery, review, serial killer, supernatural
Murder At The Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd Nora Breen Investigates Book #2
In the second installment of the Nora Breen Investigates series – ‘perfect for cozy mystery lovers’ (Book Riot) – beloved former nun Nora Breen returns, this time to track down a ghostly killer before it’s too late. When Dolores Chimes, a famous medium, arrives in Gore-on-Sea, even surly Detective Inspector Rideout is lured in by her promises of messages for the afterlife. But after … Read More Murder At The Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd Nora Breen Investigates Book #2
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