Category: murder
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman #1
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron might be pushing eighty but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox … Read More The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman #1
+ childhood, family, fiction, grief, Italy, loss, love, Magical realism, marriage, murder, review, secrets, supernatural, thriller
The Unravelling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline
When Julia’s husband is brutally murdered in a random attack, her life unravels in ways she never could have foreseen. Haunted by his death and spiraling into despair, Julia seeks refuge in a secluded Italian villa she has mysteriously inherited from a stranger. But her sanctuary becomes a prison as she uncovers disturbing connections to her own past – and faces chilling threats that … Read More The Unravelling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline
Two For Joy by Sarah A Denzil Isabel Fielding #2
Leah Smith has a new name, a new job and a new home. The sleepy seaside town, Clifton-on-Sea, is a refreshing change from the gloomy moors of Yorkshire. She couldn’t be farther away from her serial killer stalker. Or so she thinks… A new name isn’t enough to make her forget her past. Leah must come to terms with the events that occurred at … Read More Two For Joy by Sarah A Denzil Isabel Fielding #2
One For Sorrow by Sarah A Denzil Isabel Fielding #1
A chilling psychological thriller by the million-copy bestselling author of Silent Child. Who really killed Maisie Earnshaw? Within the walls of the high-security psychiatric facility, Crowmont Hospital, reside many violent offenders. To nurse Leah Smith, no matter what, all offenders are patients first and foremost. When Leah is appointed as nurse to Isabel Fielding, she is determined to remain professional despite the shocking crime … Read More One For Sorrow by Sarah A Denzil Isabel Fielding #1
+ 1930s, 1970s, fiction, murder, review, serial killer, Shakespeare
Put Out The Light by Guy Hale readalong The Shakespeare Murders Book #3
Act III Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1972. On the streets of Stratford, four murders remain unsolved. For DC Toby Marlowe, there is only one potential killer: Oliver Lawrence. But nobody has seen Oliver for over fifteen years. They don’t even know what he looks like; they are chasing a shadow. Genre: Crime FictionPublisher: The Bullington Press Oliver’s first act is complete. As spring turns to summer, Act I, … Read More Put Out The Light by Guy Hale readalong The Shakespeare Murders Book #3
One More to Die by Joy Ellis
Detective Kate Carter is called out to a fatal car accident on a remote fen lane. At first glance it looks like a drunk driver simply lost control and crashed headlong into a ditch. But nothing about the scene adds up. The number plate is fake. The driver’s licence doesn’t belong to the dead man in the car. One tyre doesn’t match the other … Read More One More to Die by Joy Ellis
+ child abduction, crime fiction, family, family drama, fiction, kidnapping, murder, murder mystery, review, serial killer
The Other Boy by Heidi Field
When the worst comes calling… Scott and Blair Bagby are a happy, successful English couple living in the suburbs with their teenage son and Great Dane. Life seems good, until one beautiful spring morning when a detective inspector knocks on their door asking if their son is home, unleashing an unspeakable horror that blows apart the life they thought they had. Police have discovered … Read More The Other Boy by Heidi Field
+ fiction, Historical fiction, journalist, mental illness, murder, obsession, prostitution, revenge, review, secrets, Victorian Britain
Murder At The Lunatic’s Ball by R S Leonard
A Victorian asylum. A woman imprisoned. A deadly secret. England, 1875. London journalist, Harris Mortimer, visits a Hampshire lunatic asylum to investigate society’s treatment of the insane, only to find himself in a fateful encounter with a beautiful woman claiming to be wrongly incarcerated. Horrified by a series of murders, he soon becomes drawn into the strange world of the asylum and begins to … Read More Murder At The Lunatic’s Ball by R S Leonard
Passing Through by Jacqueline Dixon
Olsten Ryder is a successful, affluent and ambitious businessman, his collectable doll manufacturing company being amongst the most niche in the world. But when he is accused of the murder of Celeste Harrington, a young and beautiful member of his own social circle, his friends and colleagues are left astounded when he disappears from police custody, leaving no trace that he’d ever existed. Over … Read More Passing Through by Jacqueline Dixon
+ cosy mystery, crime fiction, fiction, murder, murder mystery, police drama, police procedural, review
Murder Under the Sun by Faith Martin
Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are sweltering in their stuffy basement office on the hottest day of the year when they are handed an impossible case. Fifteen years ago, Imelda Phelps was battered to death in the hallway of her home. The brutal crime shocked the residents of the pretty market town of Chipping Norton. The killer was never caught. The motive for … Read More Murder Under the Sun by Faith Martin
Passing Through by Jacqueline Dixon cover reveal
Olsten Ryder is a successful, affluent and ambitious businessman, his collectable doll manufacturing company being amongst the most niche in the world. But when he is accused of the murder of Celeste Harrington, a young and beautiful member of his own social circle, his friends and colleagues are left astounded when he disappears from police custody, leaving no trace that he’d ever existed. Over … Read More Passing Through by Jacqueline Dixon cover reveal
+ crime fiction, fiction, murder, police corruption, police drama, police procedural, review, thriller, USA
Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds
Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force was exposed. Cleared of involvement and returned to active duty, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray nonetheless finds herself at a crossroads when it becomes clear that not everyone believes she’s innocent. Partnered with rookie Billy Drocker, Casey works a shocking daytime double homicide in downtown Rockport with the two … Read More Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds
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