Category: review
+ brothers, fiction, friendship, germany, Historical fiction, holocaust, jewish history, jews, Magical realism, nazi germany, racism, revenge, review, World War Two, WW2
Man of Clay by Alan Derosby
Retribution comes with a price 1930s GermanyKarl Auerbach escapes Buchenwald concentration camp. Ashamed of the truth of how he fled, Karl vows never to speak of the memories of his imprisonment. Present Day: Rhode IslandWhen Karl’s grandson Zachariah is faced with prejudice of his own and a close friend is subjected to a horrific assault, Karl knows he must finally confront the demons of … Read More Man of Clay by Alan Derosby
Mari by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
Mari only wanted an easy life. ‘That’s all I wanted. An easy life and a push-up bra.’ Not much to ask is it. Mari works at the library. Does the cleaning, same as she does at home. That’s how she knows her husband Ron of 45 years will never find the things she hides and how she knows where he keeps his girlie magazines. … Read More Mari by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ feel-good, fiction, love, relationships, review
It All Comes Back To You by Beth Duke
Alabama, 1947. War’s over, cherry-print dresses, parking above the city lights, swing dancing. Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Violet lives in a perfect world. Everybody loves her. In 2012, she’s still beautiful, charming, and surrounded by admirers. #ItAllComesBackToYou @bethidee Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour Veronica “Ronni” Johnson, licensed practical nurse and aspiring writer, meets the captivating Violet in the assisted living facility where Violet requires no assistance, just lots of … Read More It All Comes Back To You by Beth Duke
+ audio drama, Cat on a Piano, fiction, Ghost story, Halloween, haunting, podcast, radio play, review, supernatural, Theatrephonic
Ghost Hunt – Spirits With Spirits by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
Just when you thought you were safe from ghosts and things that go bump in the night, £5+ #Patreon members get a spooky bonus episode! Imelda has gone ghost hunting on her own. She has all the equipment including her phone, a ball to play with any ghost children and an EMF monitor. And a bottle of gin. Unfortunately drinking gin while wandering around a creaky … Read More Ghost Hunt – Spirits With Spirits by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ childhood, family, family drama, fiction, friendship, Historical fiction, literature, loss, love, review, secrets
The Midwife’s Secret by Emily Gunnis
A little girl goes missing from Yew Tree Manor – the same house from which a girl vanished decades before. Does the key to the present lie buried even deeper in the past, in the forgotten history of an innocent midwife accused by a family of shocking betrayal? A gripping, heartwrenching story of love, loyalty and family secrets. When six-year-old Alice Hilton goes missing … Read More The Midwife’s Secret by Emily Gunnis
+ brothers, child abuse, crime fiction, family, fiction, murder, psycopath, rape, revenge, review, serial killer, thriller
Fortius (Finley Series#4) by Mariëtte Whitcomb
I’ve hunted sexual predators, serial offenders, and brought down a cult. This time I might be in over my head. A serial killer who knows no boundaries, not in his depravity, or geographically. Four victims. Three cities. Different countries. And that’s just the beginning, or is it? What starts as a serial murder investigation soon takes a far more sinister turn. An unspeakable crime … Read More Fortius (Finley Series#4) by Mariëtte Whitcomb
+ audio drama, Cat on a Piano, fiction, Halloween, haunting, mystery, podcast, radio play, review, supernatural, Theatrephonic
No Harm Done by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
It’s almost Halloween so it must be time for a spooky story. And this was certainly spooky. When Elliott starts to tell James about his horrific experiences in his aunt’s apartment in Edinburgh, James is unsurprisingly suspicious. After all, he knows Elliott is not the most trustworthy of friends. But after a while he starts to wonder if it might just be true. Really … Read More No Harm Done by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ crime fiction, family, fiction, jealousy, murder, murder mystery, obsession, police drama, police procedural, revenge, review, secrets
Dark Secrets by Sally Rigby
Dark Secrets: A Cavendish & Walker Novel – Book 11 An uninvited guest…a deadly secret….and a terrible crime. When a well-loved family of five are found dead sitting around their dining table with an untouched meal in front of them, it sends shockwaves throughout the community. Was it a murder suicide, or was someone else involved? #DarkSecrets @SallyRigby4 #CavendishandWalker Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour … Read More Dark Secrets by Sally Rigby
The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen translated by David Hackston
Award-winning author Antti Tuomainen launches his first series with The Rabbit Factor, an energetic black comedy, currently being adapted for the screen by Amazon/Mandeville Films with Steve Carell to star, and Antti executive producing. What makes life perfect? Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen knows the answer because he calculates everything down to the very last decimal. Until he is faced with the incalculable, after a … Read More The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen translated by David Hackston
Explorers by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
It’s all about scientific integrity isn’t it? It’s that simple. But not when it gets personal. Diana is working on a cure for osteo-arthritis when Edith sends out a press release for T7 which has only been tested on mice. It may not even work. But Diana’s husband Henry has other plans for this miracle cure and it’s not exactly how one goes about … Read More Explorers by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ childhood, community, cult, family, fiction, folklore, haunting, literature, magic, mythology, review, Scotland, sisters, supernatural, superstition, thriller, witchcraft
The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke
Upon the cliffs of a remote Scottish island, Lòn Haven, stands a lighthouse.A lighthouse that has weathered more than storms. Mysterious and terrible events have happened on this island. It started with a witch hunt. Now, centuries later, islanders are vanishing without explanation. Coincidence? Or curse? #TheLighthouseWitches #blogtour @CJessCooke @annecater @RandomTTours #RandomThingsTours Liv Stay flees to the island with her three daughters, in search of … Read More The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke
+ adventure, Arctic, art, childhood, family, fiction, friendship, Historical fiction, Inuit, journal, literature, loss, love, memoir, racism, review, Scottish Highlands, secrets, sisters
A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford
A gorgeous, haunting, and captivating novel of a century-long family mystery in the wild of Scotland, and one woman’s hunt for the truth. Scotland, 1949: Caroline Gillan and her new husband Alasdair have moved back to Kelly Castle, his dilapidated family estate in the middle of nowhere. Stuck caring for their tiny baby, and trying to find her way with an opinionated mother-in-law, Caroline … Read More A Woman Made of Snow by Elisabeth Gifford
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