Category: murder
One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
The night they told me my baby didn’t survive, I heard it. One tiny cry. I ran and never came back. Not for sixteen years. Not until a stranger found me and handed me a note that chilled me to my core: It’s happening again. Come home before she dies too. Now I’m back in the hometown I swore I’d escape forever. #OneTinyCry X(Twitter) @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram #blogtour … Read More One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
Nine Dolls by Rupa Mahadevan
My first holiday with my husband’s friends. A remote Scottish manor. Nine sacred dolls. One brutal murder. We find the doll shattered on the floor, its broken pieces scattered like a warning. That’s when everything starts to fall apart. Now the power is out. A storm has trapped us here. And someone is dead. We’ve only been married three months. And our first holiday … Read More Nine Dolls by Rupa Mahadevan
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, family, fiction, murder, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, review, secrets, thriller
Open to Death by Sophie Mattis a DI Rena Hunt Mystery Book #1
In the picturesque town of Rucklesby, peace is shattered when a young woman is found brutally murdered in her home. Detective Inspector Serena “Rena” Hunt is called to the scene, still haunted by her last case and questioning her instincts. The victim, Sicily Avery—a wife and mother—has been stabbed through the heart with chilling precision. When another woman is killed in the same way, … Read More Open to Death by Sophie Mattis a DI Rena Hunt Mystery Book #1
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder, police drama, police procedural, review, satanism, thriller
The Midnight Killer by Jez Pinfold
Detective Bec Pope is waiting in Heathrow departures when the call comes in: a body has been found in a quiet Bloomsbury cemetery. Her long-overdue holiday is over before it begins. It’s no ordinary crime scene. The smartly-dressed young man hasn’t just been murdered. The killer has left a message – a pentagram, brutally carved into the dead man’s chest. Then a second victim … Read More The Midnight Killer by Jez Pinfold
+ female friendship, fiction, friendship, Historical fiction, murder, murder mystery, revenge, review, secrets, spiritualism, supernatural, Victorian Britain
The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder by Stephen Cox
London 1881. Can two crooked women stop a murder? Extravagant medium Mrs Ashton and her lover, blunt working-class Mrs Bradshaw, run a spiritualist scam. Mrs Ashton secretly reads minds. Believing that Mrs Ashton is genuine, grieving Lady Violet craves the truth behind her mother’s untimely death. #TheCrookedMediumsGuidetoMurder X/Twitter @stephenwhq @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @stephencoxauthor @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour#Victorianmurdermystery #historicalmurdermystery #spooky #paranormal #sapphic #LGBTQ #womensleuths #BritishDetectives But Lady Violet’s powerful husband Sir Charles hates spiritualists. … Read More The Crooked Medium’s Guide to Murder by Stephen Cox
The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen translated by David Hackston Paperback Tour
Saunas, love and a ladleful of murder… A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered … in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death? The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen – top salesperson and the victim’s successor at Steam Devil. #TheBurningStones X/Twitter @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitterInstagram @anttituomainen @orendabooks @randomthingstours #blogtour #bookstagram … Read More The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen translated by David Hackston Paperback Tour
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
