Category: thriller

Never Never by James Patterson and Candice Fox Detective Harriet Blue #1

When Sydney police department sex crimes detective Harriet Blue is called into her boss’s office, she never imagined it would be to tell her that her brother is the prime suspect in the brutal murders of three women. Shocked and in denial, Harry is transferred to Perth to avoid the media exposure this case will attract. Harry is sent into the outback – the … Read More Never Never by James Patterson and Candice Fox Detective Harriet Blue #1

The Ravine by Maia Chance readalong review

For a devoted wife and mother, a restful getaway descends into an inescapable nightmare in this dark psychological thriller. Harlow has almost everything she wants: a passionate marriage, an adorable stepson, and a fresh start at her husband Gregor’s childhood home on a remote island. But soon after arriving, Gregor begins to change, and Harlow is unsettled by his connection to their neighbour. When … Read More The Ravine by Maia Chance readalong review

The Magdalene Stones Murders by JM Simpson

When Joe Ripley, the local fire chief, attends a house fire, he finds his friend Gina Murray has been burnt alive in a clear case of murder. DS Scott Hansen, still new to the area, is called in to investigate. Returning from a call out, the local mountain rescue team discover a body laid out in a sacred stone ring. The body has been … Read More The Magdalene Stones Murders by JM Simpson

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

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

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 

Behind Her Smile by Caroline England readalong

Buried secrets are dangerous.Unearthing them might be deadly … Laurie Dunn has returned to her childhood attic bedroom and her old nightmares have come rushing back. Terrorised by a client-related mugging, her job as a criminal solicitor causes more problems than solutions. Finn Ballentine yearns for a fresh start, but even the glossy façade of his new law firm can’t protect him from the … Read More Behind Her Smile by Caroline England readalong

The House of Mystery by Joy Ellis

A missing boy. Three extraordinary children. And a darkness that will stop at nothing. Fourteen-year-old Ollie Cruise is missing. He was last seen two nights ago, down by the river, with an older boy. DCI Bob Foreman suspects something very nasty has happened to him – and there’s only one person who can uncover the truth: Ellie McEwan, a healer with a rare psychic … Read More The House of Mystery by Joy Ellis

Gone By Midnight (Crimson Lake #3) by Candice Fox

Crimson Lake is where people with dark pasts come to disappear—and where others vanish into thin air… Four young boys are left alone in a hotel room while their parents dine downstairs. When Sara Farrow checks on the children at midnight, her son is missing. Distrustful of the police, Sara turns to Crimson Lake’s unlikeliest private investigators—disgraced cop Ted Conkaffey and convicted killer Amanda … Read More Gone By Midnight (Crimson Lake #3) by Candice Fox

The Killer On My Doorstep by TJ Brearton

‘There’s a package on the porch,’ my husband calls as he leaves for work. I rip open the brown paper and find three books inside. I didn’t order them. A week ago, my new neighbor was murdered in exactly the way described in the first book. Her name was Naomi Sheller. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her — frozen in the … Read More The Killer On My Doorstep by TJ Brearton

Redemption (Crimson Lake #2) by Candice Fox

When former police detective Ted Conkaffey was wrongly accused of abducting Claire Bingley, he hoped the Queensland rainforest town of Crimson Lake would be a good place to disappear. But nowhere is safe from Claire’s devastated father. Dale Bingley has a brutal revenge plan all worked out – and if Ted doesn’t help find the real abductor, he’ll be its first casualty. Meanwhile, in … Read More Redemption (Crimson Lake #2) by Candice Fox