Tag: coercive control
+ audio book, gothic, Gothic mystery, Historical fiction, murder, review, secrets, Victorian Britain
The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory, The Burial Plot is an unstoppable historical thriller about murder, manipulation, and a young woman trying to wrestle power from the hands of a dangerous man. But he’s always one step ahead . . . London, 1839. Where the cemeteries are full and there is money to be made in death, Bonnie and Crawford … Read More The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal
+ alcoholism, childhood, dark humour, domestic noir, family, fiction, forgiveness, haunting, lies, loss, love, mental illness, motherhood, psychiatrist, review
The Guests by Charlotte Stevenson
They weren’t invited. But they refuse to leave… Tamsin is being haunted by unwelcome visitors in her house she calls The Guests. Nobody knows about their presence but her. After confiding in her husband, he left, and she won’t make that mistake again. Genre: ThrillerPublisher: Bloodhound But now her relationship with her teenage daughter Summer is starting to suffer. As each day passes, the … Read More The Guests by Charlotte Stevenson
+ family, fiction, lies, love, motherhood, relationships, review, secrets, thriller
The New Son by Iain Maitland
Nina always wanted a child of her own. Now she has one. Nina feels trapped. Her partner Gary is controlling, his daughter hates her, and she’s recently suffered a miscarriage. Just as her life seems hopeless, Alex, the son she gave up for adoption nearly 20 years ago, shows up at her door. Somehow, he has tracked her down. #TheNewSon X(Twitter) #IainMaitland @inkubatorbooks @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #blogtourInstagram @inkubatorbooks @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram Their reunion is … Read More The New Son by Iain Maitland
+ family, fiction, grief, kidnapping, legal drama, lies, loss, love, motherhood, murder, mystery, obsession, review, secrets, thriller
Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood
A brilliantly compelling domestic suspense from a rising star of the crime fiction world, and the man behind BBC/Netflix smash hit, You Don’t Know Me Sophie King is missing. Her parents, Harry and Zara, are distraught; for the last seventeen years, they’ve done everything for their beloved only daughter and now she’s gone. #FindingSophie @imranmahmood777 @BloomsburyRaven @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour The police have no leads, and Harry and Zara are … Read More Finding Sophie by Imran Mahmood
The Phantom Child by AJ Wills
Is her child really missing? Or did he never exist at all? With cracks beginning to show in her marriage, Karina thinks a short break to a luxury villa in Turkey with her husband, Ronan, and their four-year-old son, Jacob, is just what the family needs. It’ll be a chance to relax, enjoy some good food, and more importantly to reconnect with the people … Read More The Phantom Child by AJ Wills
The Book Club Murders by Alan Gorevan
When Izzy O’Brien flees the city centre apartment she shared with her controlling partner, she relocates to the seaside town of Dun Laoghaire, and the house she inherited from her aunt. Isolated and insecure, Izzy is relieved to be embraced by a tight knit group of female neighbours, who invite her to join their book club. #TheBookClubMurders @AlanGorevan @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour However, the town … Read More The Book Club Murders by Alan Gorevan
+ abuse, child abduction, crime fiction, fiction, kidnapping, lies, ransom, revenge, review, secrets, thriller
Behind Closed Doors by Carol Wyer
Two kidnappings, thirty years apart. Can Stacey face her own dark past in order to save her stepdaughter? When Stacey’s ex-husband turns up on her doorstep begging her to help save his kidnapped thirteen-year-old daughter, Lyra, the terror is all too familiar. Stacey’s own violent kidnapping thirty years ago was never solved, and while a severe case of amnesia spares her from recalling the … Read More Behind Closed Doors by Carol Wyer
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