Tag: friendship
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
Clayton Stumper is an enigma. He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your granddad and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution. #TheFellowshipOfPuzzleMakers @samuelburr @orionbooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #puzzlemakers When the esteemed … Read More The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
+ abuse, crime fiction, dark humour, female friendship, fiction, friendship, germany, murder, murder mystery, police drama, revenge, review, serial killer, thriller
The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz (Chas Riley #2) translated by Rachel Ward
When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they all had a history of abuse towards women, leading Riley to wonder if it would actually be in society’s best interests to catch the killers. #TheKitchen #SimoneBuchholz #Rachel Ward … Read More The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz (Chas Riley #2) translated by Rachel Ward
The Potting Shed Murder by Paula Sutton
Welcome to the sleepy village of Pudding Corner, a quintessentially English haven of golden cornfields, winding cobbled lanes … and murder. Daphne Brewster has left London behind and is settling into her family’s new life in rural Norfolk, planting broad beans in raised beds and vintage hunting for their farmhouse. But when the local headmaster is found dead in his potting shed, amongst his … Read More The Potting Shed Murder by Paula Sutton
A Bitter Remedy Oxford Mysteries #1 by Alis Hawkins
Amongst the scholars, secrets and soporifics of Victorian Oxford, the truth can be a bitter pill to swallow…. Jesus College, Oxford, 1881. An undergraduate is found dead at his lodgings and the medical examination reveals some shocking findings. When the young man’s guardian blames the college for his death and threatens a scandal, Basil Rice, a Jesus college fellow with a secret to hide, … Read More A Bitter Remedy Oxford Mysteries #1 by Alis Hawkins
+ friends, friendship, grief, lies, love, motherhood, secrets
Nosy Neighbours by Freya Sampson
You can choose your home, but you can’t choose who lives next door . . . Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett has never felt at home anywhere, especially not in crumbling Shelley House. The other residents think she’s prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her tough exterior, Kat is plagued by guilt from her past and looking for somewhere to belong. #NosyNeighbours X/Twitter: @SampsonF @ZaffreBooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour #booktwitterInstagram: … Read More Nosy Neighbours by Freya Sampson
Alycat And The Sunday Scaries by Alysson Foti Bourque
It’s Sunday, the day before the school week begins, and Alycat is nervous. She just knows that Monday is going to be the Mondayest Monday ever! On the playground, Alycat realizes she isn’t the only one suffering from the Sunday Scaries. It’s hard to ride a bike. What if Kit falls? The treehouse is so high. Will Spotty make it safely back down? The … Read More Alycat And The Sunday Scaries by Alysson Foti Bourque
+ Australia, childhood, crime fiction, family, fiction, forgiveness, friendship, grief, journalist, lies, loss, love, murder, obsession, police corruption, Psychological fiction, review, secrets, sisters, thriller
To The River by Vikki Wakefield
How long can you hide the truth? The Kelly family has always been trouble. When a fire in a remote caravan community kills nine people, including 17-year- old Sabine Kelly’s mother and sister, Sabine confesses to the murders. Shortly after, she escapes custody and disappears. #ToTheRiver @VikkiWakefield @noexitpress #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Recently made redundant from marriage, motherhood and her career, journalist Rachel Weidermann has long suspected … Read More To The River by Vikki Wakefield
Small Acts of Kindness by Caroline Day
Kiki grew up in New Zealand, dreaming of one day going to Glastonbury Festival. Now, mourning the loss of her beloved Yaya – the woman who raised her – she travels to the UK to follow that dream. It is only when she leaves home that she realises just how sheltered her life has been up until now. Ned lives an active and exciting life. Well, … Read More Small Acts of Kindness by Caroline Day
+ assisted dying, dark humour, dementia, euthanasia, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, loneliness, memory, politics, review
Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
An uncaring government has legalised assisted dying, but it’s not only the terminally ill they loosen the rules for. Anybody considered to have nothing to contribute, a drain on resources, or simply past it, is encouraged to do the decent thing and opt for an early check out. #ShakingHandsWithElvis @paulcarrollink #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #funnybook #assisteddying Entrepreneur Callan Clay is quick to fill the market gap through … Read More Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
Memory Road by Sarah Edghill
Lily is taking her elderly mother on a road trip around the UK, revisiting places which meant a lot to her. It’s challenging because Moira can no longer be described as ‘a bit forgetful’; she has started singing Abba songs in public and talking to imaginary friends, and last week she tried to rip off her clothes in Poundland. Genre: Romance | Contemporary | HumourPublisher: Bloodhound … Read More Memory Road by Sarah Edghill
+ family, fantasy, fiction, friendship, grief, love, mystery, review, romance, secrets, superstition, time travel
A Shape On The Air by Julia Ibbotson
A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery and romance Can echoes of the past threaten the present? They are 1500 years apart, but can they reach out to each other across the centuries? One woman faces a traumatic truth in the present day. The other is forced to marry the man she hates as the ‘Dark Ages’ unfold. #AShapeOnTheAir X(Twitter) @JuliaIbbotson @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #blogtourInstagram @julia.ibbotson @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram How can Dr Viv DuLac, … Read More A Shape On The Air by Julia Ibbotson
+ friendship, grief, history, Italy, jews, literature, nazi germany, review, World War Two, WW2
My Father’s House Rome Escape Line Trilogy #1 by Joseph O’Connor
From the best-selling author of Star of the Sea, a WWII-era “great escape” novel set in the Vatican. September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. Gestapo boss Obersturmbannführer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror. Hunger is widespread. Rumors fester. The war’s outcome is far from certain. Diplomats, refugees, and escaped Allied prisoners flee for protection into Vatican City, at one fifth of a square mile the … Read More My Father’s House Rome Escape Line Trilogy #1 by Joseph O’Connor
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