Category: review
The Phantom Bagpiper by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
SURPRISE! An additional mini-play from Theatrephonic completely ad free! DI Arthur Meadowes (of Orchid Fields fame) and his wife Deidre have a relaxing cruise. Deirdre is loving it, especially the bagpipe player who provides the music for the Scottish dancing (Deirdre hasn’t done The Dashing White Sergeant since she was at school). But why does he stop at Casablanca to see his friends and … Read More The Phantom Bagpiper by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ crime fiction, fiction, journalist, love, murder, murder mystery, Psychological fiction, relationships, review, thriller, writer
The Nurse by J A Corrigan
When you hear her story, will you believe her? Rose Marlowe is a hard-working nurse, a loving wife, and a merciless killer. Or so she says. Despite her confession, it is hard to believe that this beautiful, kind woman could have killed her vulnerable patient in cold blood. #TheNurse https://www.instagram.com/corriganjulieann/ @corriganjulieann @canelo_co @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours Down-on-his luck author and ex-journalist, Theo Hazel, is convinced that there’s more … Read More The Nurse by J A Corrigan
Web of Lies by Sally Rigby
A trail of secrets. A dangerous discovery. A deadly turn. Police officer Sebastian Clifford never planned on becoming a private investigator. But when a scandal leads to the disbandment of his London based special squad, he finds himself out of a job. That is, until his cousin calls on him to investigate her husband’s high-profile death, and prove that it wasn’t a suicide. #WebOfLies … Read More Web of Lies by Sally Rigby
+ adventure, brothers, cult, family, feminism, fiction, Greek mythology, literature, love, motherhood, mythology, review, sisterhood, sisters
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
‘My story would not be one of death and suffering and sacrifice, I would take my place in the songs that would be sung about Theseus; the princess who saved him and ended the monstrosity that blighted Crete,’ As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur … Read More Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
Orchid Fields by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
A chance encounter… Loved this. Just up my street. What happens when you meet an old school friend, who you idolised when you were teenagers, and she asks you to help her out? You agree of course. But should you? She’s beautiful, confident and charismatic and you are the kind of person that no-one remembers. Not even her. But she tells you she is … Read More Orchid Fields by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ fiction, India, Jaipur, journal, Literary Festival, literature, review, satire, writers
Jaipur Journals by Namita Gokhale
From the co-founder of the Jaipur Literary Festival, a brilliant, funny, and moving novel set against the background of the festival, and the characters that make it tick. Told from multiple perspectives, from the authors enjoying moments of adulation after years of creative isolation, to the star-struck public mingling with their cultural icons, to those in-between, who are both author and fan, these diverse … Read More Jaipur Journals by Namita Gokhale
+ fiction, Malta, murder, mystery, obsession, Psychological fiction, review, secrets, sisters, thriller
Her Last Holiday by C L Taylor
You come to the retreat to be healed. You don’t expect to die. Two years ago, Fran’s sister Jenna disappeared on a wellness retreat in Gozo that went terribly wrong. Tom Wade, the now infamous man behind Soul Shrink Retreats, has just been released from prison after serving his sentence for the deaths of two people. But he has never let on what happened … Read More Her Last Holiday by C L Taylor
+ child abuse, childhood, crime fiction, fiction, friends, murder, political thriller, review, Russia, Scandi noir, secrets, spy story, Sweden, thriller
Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman
The landline rings as Agneta is waving off her grandchildren. Just one word comes out of the receiver: ‘Geiger’. For decades, Agneta has always known that this moment would come, but she is shaken. She knows what it means. Retrieving her weapon from its hiding place, she attaches the silencer and creeps up behind her husband before pressing the barrel to his temple. Then … Read More Geiger by Gustaf Skördeman
Your Friend Forever by Zena Barrie
Preston, 1981. Maud, who is twelve and lives with her dysfunctional parents and her elder brother, spends a lot of her time in her bedroom writing letters to her favourite popstar, Tom Harding, the lead singer of a punk band called Horsefly. #YourFriendForever @ZenaBarrie @unbounders @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours Facebook @damppebblesblogtours No one really understands her or tries to – and she thinks Tom just might have some … Read More Your Friend Forever by Zena Barrie
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Epic Win V – Cooper’s Return by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
Epic Win V – Cooper’s Return He’s back, and he’s trying to find the ‘X’ button. Join Theatrephonic for an exciting adventure entering into the world of a computer game. Written and directed by @ebraefield StarringTom Jordan @theactionemporium as KazimierzDanielle Lade @ladeington as NIKI and the CaptainJon Cooper Evans @joncooper_evans as the Doctor, PIPN and SeptimusTom Black @blackly.jpg as Cooper Produced by Cat on a Piano … Read More Epic Win V – Cooper’s Return by Cat on a Piano Productions / Theatrephonic
+ crime fiction, fiction, friends, murder, murder mystery, relationships, review, Scandi noir, Sweden, thriller
Because You’re Mine (Gunvor Ström #2) by Luna Miller
Gunvor Ström, a Swedish surgeon who had to retire because her hands weren’t steady enough to perform operations, accepts a position as a private detective and enters a new and surprisingly dangerous career. In Because You’re Mine, she accepts her second assignment. Is it always for the best to look for a missing person? Gunvor is not entirely sure as she believes there are those … Read More Because You’re Mine (Gunvor Ström #2) by Luna Miller
Abberton House by Debbie Ioanna
Two families. 100 years apart. A sinister haunting… It was supposed to be the dream house for Adam, Catherine, and their daughter, Bella. But dream houses can hold secrets. Settling in to their new home, the family realise they are not the only inhabitants of Abberton House. #AbbertonHouse @Debbie_Cleo @PantherPubs @damppebbles #damppebblesblogtours Facebook @damppebblesblogtours A dark past continues to haunt the idyllic Yorkshire home, and those … Read More Abberton House by Debbie Ioanna
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