Category: review
The Cottage by Lisa Stone
An isolated cottage…After losing her job and boyfriend, Jan Hamlin is in desperate need of a fresh start. So she jumps at the chance to rent a secluded cottage on the edge of Coleshaw Woods. A tap at the window…Very quickly though, things take a dark turn. At night, Jan hears strange noises, and faint taps at the window. Something, or someone, is out there. A … Read More The Cottage by Lisa Stone
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, kidnapping, murder mystery, mystery, police drama, police procedural, psycopath, revenge, review, serial killer
The Death Watcher by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #13)
When a routine autopsy on what looked like a straightforward hit-and-run leads the LA Chief Medical Examiner, Dr Carolyn Hove, to discover some puzzling inconsistencies, she calls in Detective Robert Hunter of the LAPD Ultra Violent Crimes Unit. Not only did Dr Hove discover that the death wasn’t caused by a hit-and-run, but she also found indications that the victim had been severely tortured prior … Read More The Death Watcher by Chris Carter (Robert Hunter #13)
Smile So Red and Other Tales of Madness by Mia Dalia
From Mia Dalia, the author of Estate Sale, Haven, and other literary nightmares, comes a uniquely terrifying collection of dark psychological fiction, featuring novelettes and short stories that range from horror to suspense to mystery to coming-of-age to thrillers. SMILE SO RED – a man finds a strange graffitied house in the woods and a smiling darkness that follows him home. SPINDEL – a twelve-year-old boy suspects … Read More Smile So Red and Other Tales of Madness by Mia Dalia
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, … Read More The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The K By Dawn Merriman
He loves her too much to kill her.That’s what makes her dangerous. When thirteen-year-old Jeremiah goes frog hunting in rural Ohio, he stumbles upon something he was never meant to see. In that moment, something inside him fractures, quietly, permanently. The boy who comes home is not the one who left. Loss follows. Then isolation. Then the slow erosion of right and wrong. As … Read More The K By Dawn Merriman
Catherine by Essie Fox
With a nature as wild as the moors she loves to roam, Catherine Earnshaw grows up alongside Heathcliff, a foundling her father rescued from the streets of Liverpool. Their fierce, untamed bond deepens as they grow – until Mr Earnshaw’s death leaves Hindley, Catherine’s brutal brother, in control and Heathcliff reduced to servitude. Desperate to protect him, Catherine turns to Edgar Linton, the handsome … Read More Catherine by Essie Fox
+ 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, fiction, friendship, revenge, review, serial killer, thriller
Liar Thief by May Rinaldi
Winner of the Black Spring Crime Prize 2024 ‘This is a psychological thriller unlike anything you’ve ever read before.’ Luca Veste, author of The Bone Keeper Ginnie says she is a serial killer who kills people who have wronged her. No one believes her. Author Fiona Taylor is writing Ginnie’s memoir, The Killer Inside, trying to understand why Ginnie should still insist that she’s a killer. … Read More Liar Thief by May Rinaldi
The Other Mother by Heidi Field The Peasedale Woods Killers #2
Suzannah is pregnant with her third child. The first is in prison. The second is dead. How far will she go to keep her unborn baby safe? When Suzannah learns she is pregnant, she feels like safety and happiness are finally within reach. Her handsome, successful fiancé, Alec, is over the moon about the baby. He proposes and pampers her. He thinks this is … Read More The Other Mother by Heidi Field The Peasedale Woods Killers #2
+ 1990s, adoption, childhood, cult, family, fiction, forgiveness, loss, love, motherhood, obsession, review, secrets, siblings, sisters
The Nowhere Girls by Carmel Harrington
On a cold afternoon in December 1995, two young girls are found abandoned on a platform at Pearse Station in Dublin. Thirty years later, investigative journalist Vega is determined to find out what happened to the so-called ‘Nowhere Girls’. Where did their mother go? Why did no one come forward to claim them? And where are they now? Searching for answers takes her on … Read More The Nowhere Girls by Carmel Harrington
Lie Quietly by Alice Wright
Robbers Bridge hides more than secrets—it harbours the dead. 1959. Childhood friends Jackey and Annie are bound by a love as wild and untamed as the moors that surround them. But the close-knit village of Robbers Bridge still clings to the old ways, and not everyone wishes the young couple well. When jealousy festers and dark superstition takes hold, a single act of malice shatters … Read More Lie Quietly by Alice Wright
+ fiction, murder, review, Shakespeare
Sleep No More by Guy Hale The Shakespeare Murders Book #4
Act 1V: – The Way To Dusty Death Sir Morris Oxford lies critically wounded in Stratford Hospital. Oliver Lawrence, whose cunning plan put him there, thought his revenge was complete but it takes a lot to kill a King. Readalong: 12th Jan – 12th Feb Genre: Crime FictionPublisher: The Bullington Press Boundless ambition collides headlong with the cold fury of revenge as we enter the final … Read More Sleep No More by Guy Hale The Shakespeare Murders Book #4
Estella’s Fury by Barbara Havelocke
Great Expectations meets Killing Eve To Victorian high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets – what has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt her? Her freedom hanging by a thread, Estella must find a means of independence. Exploring an opportunity to invest in factory, she is horrified to discover … Read More Estella’s Fury by Barbara Havelocke
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