Category: review
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, review, serial killer
The Night Stalker by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #3)
An unidentified female body is brought into the Los Angeles County morgue. The cause of death is still unclear. Her body bares no marks; except for the fact that her most intimate parts have been stitched shut. But what shocks the pathologist the most is that the killer had left something inside her. Something so monstrous Detective Robert Hunter, of the Los Angeles Homicide … Read More The Night Stalker by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #3)
All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale
Act I I Stratford-upon-Avon, spring 1932 Six years after a fire destroyed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, a new troupe of actors is taking Stratford by storm. But offstage, Felix Richards suspects something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Read Along: 28th March – 29th AprilGenre: Crime FictionPublisher: The Bullington Press Morris Oxford feels he needs no introduction, he’s the greatest actor of a generation. The theatre … Read More All Our Yesterdays by Guy Hale
The Cure by Eve Smith
LIVING FOREVER CAN BE LETHAL… Ruth is a law-abiding elder, working out her national service, but she hassecrets. Her tireless research into the disease that killed her young daughter had an unexpected outcome: the discovery of a vaccine against old age. Just one jab a year reverses your biological clock, guaranteeing a long, healthy life. But Ruth’s cure was hijacked by her colleague, Erik … Read More The Cure by Eve Smith
+ female friendship, fiction, Ireland, jealousy, marriage, motherhood, music, obsession, piano, review
The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden
If a therapist promised they could fix your selfish husband, but only if you followed their dangerously unorthodox methods, would you do it? Eliza’s playwright husband Richard Sheridan has accepted the career opportunity of a lifetime: running a prestigious theatre in Dublin. Eliza plays the role of the supportive wife – uprooting their daughter Mara, relocating from England to Dublin, running the household and … Read More The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden
+ fiction, gothic, Gothic mystery, Historical fiction, history, Italy, murder, revenge, review, Venice
Dangerous by Essie Fox
Fiction can be fatal… Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called The Vampyre is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer… #Dangerous X/Twitter @essiefox @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #booktwitter Instagram @essie_fox_author @orendabooks @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour … Read More Dangerous by Essie Fox
The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker
In 1924, four-year-old Cecily Larson’s mother reluctantly drops her off at an orphanage in Chicago, promising to be back once she’s made enough money to support both Cecily and herself. But she never returns, and shortly after high-spirited Cecily turns seven, she is sold to a traveling circus to perform as the “little sister” to glamorous bareback rider Isabelle DuMonde. With Isabelle and the … Read More The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson by Ellen Baker
The Girls in the Basement by Steena Holmes
Jillian thought she knew her husband. They’ve been married for twenty years. But she doesn’t know him at all. Jillian Harper thought moving to the quiet little town in Montana would be the fresh start her family needed. A charming farmhouse, friendly neighbors, and endless open fields — it was supposed to be perfect. Until the bodies are found. Buried deep on their land. … Read More The Girls in the Basement by Steena Holmes
+ 1940s, audio book, diary, fiction, ghosts, love, Magical realism, Paris, review, secrets, stories, WW2
The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Woods
This is the magical tale of Edith Lane, who sets off to find her fortune in the beautiful city of Paris. Fortune, however, is a fickle thing and Edith ends up working in a vintage bakery in the positively antique town of Compiègne. Escaping heartache and singledom in Ireland, Edith discovers that the bakery on Rue De Paris is not exactly what it seems … Read More The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Woods
Choice by Jodi Picoult
In this gripping and provocative short story, #1 New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Jodi Picoult delivers a chilling glimpse into a dystopian world, seen through the fractured relationship of an ex-couple facing an unimaginable dilemma. Please note: This content is intended for adult audiences. It addresses themes of pregnancy loss and may be distressing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Margot and James are … Read More Choice by Jodi Picoult
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, revenge, review
The Executioner by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #2)
Imagine your worst fear – and then meet your worst nightmare… Inside a Los Angeles church, on the altar steps, lies the blood-soaked, decapitated body of a priest. Carefully positioned, legs stretched out, arms crossed over the chest, the most horrifying thing of all is that the priest’s head has been replaced by that of a dog. Later, the forensic team discover that, on … Read More The Executioner by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #2)
The People Next Door by Kate Braithwaite
Twenty years ago, Jen’s sister disappeared. Now, she’s looking for answers. Jen Silver has moved to a new neighbourhood in affluent, suburban Pennsylvania with her partner, Dan, and her daughter. It’s a picture-perfect neighbourhood where the residents hang out on each other’s patios drinking margaritas on warm summer nights. They eagerly welcome Jen and her family. But Jen isn’t who they think she is. … Read More The People Next Door by Kate Braithwaite
Death of a Wild Swimmer by Peter Boland The Charity Shop Detective Agency #5
Still waters run deep in this baffling new case for the Charity Shop Detective Agency! Wild swimming in February? No, thank you . . . To Fiona, Daisy and Partial Sue, the retired ladies behind the counter at Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop, it sounds like torture. Still, no one ever died of plunging themselves into the icy sea waters…Until now. #DeathOfAWildSwimmer X(Twitter) @PeterBoland19 @JoffeBooks @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @joffebooks @zooloosbooktours @joffebooks #bookstagram #blogtour When … Read More Death of a Wild Swimmer by Peter Boland The Charity Shop Detective Agency #5
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