Category: murder
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Lost Girls of Kato by Quinn Avery
Fans of Hidden Pictures and The Lovely Bones will enjoy this unconventional love story with a harrowing mystery and a bond that transcends time… In the year 1986, 12-year-old Jackie Tanner leads a desolate existence alongside a flighty older sister and an absent mother. It isn’t until Jackie meets an older boy on the banks of the river that she understands the value of love and the bonds … Read More Lost Girls of Kato by Quinn Avery
Eyes of Glass by Gemma Metcalfe & Joe Cawley
Who will read my words?Who will know my truth? When Lyra Thomas finds a bottle on a Galway beach containing a poem from America, she’s elated. As an author living by the sea, she always dreamt of finding a message from a distant prince or a swashbuckling saviour. But this is NO fairy tale. #EyesOfGlass @gemmakmetcalfe @theWorldofJoe @SpellBoundBks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour Lyra learns in a phone … Read More Eyes of Glass by Gemma Metcalfe & Joe Cawley
Silent Death by Mariëtte Whitcomb Cover Reveal
Two years ago, five women went missing. Last year, ten disappeared. Both times, it happened in December. Now it’s December again, and five more have vanished. To social worker, Madison Taylor, the women are not only her clients. They are her friends. Despite the recent discovery of the remains of five females, the police continue to be unhelpful because of the lifestyle the missing … Read More Silent Death by Mariëtte Whitcomb Cover Reveal
Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver Release Day Launch
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 Release Day Launch
Clues To You by Claire Huston
One murder mystery weekend. Two rival sleuths. They’re looking for answers. But will they find love? Kate Brannon is delighted to be attending her first murder mystery weekend in a movie-worthy Victorian manor house. Still getting over being dumped, cracking the case would be a welcome boost to her flagging confidence. And the prize money wouldn’t hurt either. But Kate’s dreams of victory become … Read More Clues To You by Claire Huston
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My Top 8 Books of 2023 – Part Three
Here are my favourite eight books of the third quarter of 2023. One or two of these might make it into my top four books of 2023. Still a way to go. Once again only a bit of ‘crime’, as a crime novel needs to be totally unique and exceptional to make it into my favourites. So here we go. Saving Grace by Cristina Slough Wow! This … Read More My Top 8 Books of 2023 – Part Three
Magic in Errors by Sneha Babu Release Day Launch
His world. Her world. My world. Your world. It’s all the same, yet entirely different. It’s nothing but another one of God’s oxymorons laughing at us. Some people spend their entire life waiting for an epiphany. While some live. Sneha Babu’s debut novel Magic in Errors unravels a story showing how the Universe works in beautiful and heart-breaking ways—beginning with a neon-colored hair tie. … Read More Magic in Errors by Sneha Babu Release Day Launch
The Book Club Murders by Alan Gorevan
When Izzy O’Brien flees the city centre apartment she shared with her controlling partner, she relocates to the seaside town of Dun Laoghaire, and the house she inherited from her aunt. Isolated and insecure, Izzy is relieved to be embraced by a tight knit group of female neighbours, who invite her to join their book club. #TheBookClubMurders @AlanGorevan @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour However, the town … Read More The Book Club Murders by Alan Gorevan
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Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
What will the Saporis find under the tree this year—Christmas presents, or family skeletons? In the spirit of the holiday and a wish for familial harmony, Irene Adler persuades her detective husband to invite his brother Mycroft to Christmas luncheon. Holmes had cut ties with his brother when he discovered the machinations Mycroft employed that drove Sherlock and Adler apart for four years. He … Read More Christmas At The Saporis by KD Sherrinford
+ crime fiction, dark humour, dementia, fiction, grief, humour fiction, murder, psychopath, revenge, review, serial killer
You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
I have a gift. I see people as ghosts before they die. Of course, it helps that I’m the one killing them. The night after her father’s funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn’t know it, but it’s not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put out serial killer. But before they … Read More You’d Look Better As A Ghost by Joanna Wallace
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Song for Someone by KD Sherrinford
Charlotte Sapori has led a wonderful life safely tucked in the bosom of her family.Her mother, Irene Adler, is a renowned opera singer, while her father, Lucca Sapori, does important government work that frequently takes him away from them. Charlotte is close to her older brother, Nicco, and they are both doted on by their parents. All is well until her mother receives an … Read More Song for Someone by KD Sherrinford
The Crash by Robert Preston
As the world falls apart, a deadly conspiracy comes together . . . London, 2007. It’s summer in the the economy is booming, profits are up and the stock market sits near record highs. But journalist Gil Peck is a lone voice worrying it can’t last. Deep in the plumbing of the financial system, he has noticed strange things happening which could threaten the … Read More The Crash by Robert Preston
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