Tag: murder mystery
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The Midnight Man By Julie Anderson
Winter 1946 One cold dark night, as a devastated London shivers through the transition to post-war life, a young nurse goes missing from the South London Hospital for Women & Children. Her body is discovered hours later behind a locked door. #TheMidnightMan X(Twitter) @jjulieanderson @HobeckBooks @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour #booktwitter Instagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram Faye Smith, the hospital canteen manager, joins forces with a mysterious new arrival, Eleanor Peveril, to investigate the … Read More The Midnight Man By Julie Anderson
+ 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
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My Top 10 Books of 2024 – Part One
I couldn’t decide whether to cheat or not. Should I move my favourite audiobooks into their own section and give myself more room for extra favourites in this list? Or should I feature them in both? Then I looked back to last quarter and I did move them. So here are my favourite 10 books of 2024 so far, not counting audiobooks. The Dubrovnik … Read More My Top 10 Books of 2024 – Part One
The Second Life of Jonathan Sendel by Jeffrey Ashkin Cover Reveal
Best-selling author, Jonathan Sendel has been murdered. Now, his clone must solve the mystery. In the near future when someone is murdered, a clone of the victim can be commissioned to help police solve the crime. This process is costly, tedious and not always successful. Memory lapses, mental implosions, and rouge clones are not uncommon. It’s risky, but Jonathan has the money, the fans, … Read More The Second Life of Jonathan Sendel by Jeffrey Ashkin Cover Reveal
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The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross
An an ambitious high-achieving young woman, unfairly bullied from her job, her career in ruins; her brother, a charming slacker getting by on good looks and charisma; an out-of-control unstoppable terrier called Winkle, and a popular social media star bludgeoned to death – who said pet-sitting would be a walk in the park? Monica was on the corporate ladder striving to be a high-flying … Read More The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross
The Croaking Raven by Guy Hale Cover Reveal
DC Toby Marlowe has just landed his dream posting but the quiet streets of Shakespeare’s Stratford are about to suffer a reign of terror. A name from the past has returned, intent on revenge. A series of murders go unsolved but Toby realises that the killer seems to be following the plot of Hamlet. Can Toby and his boss, DS Fred Williams, find the … Read More The Croaking Raven by Guy Hale Cover Reveal
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What We Did In The Storm by Tina Baker
Everyone brings their secrets to the island… On the beautiful and windswept island of Tresco, two worlds live side by side. The wealthy visitors come by helicopter to stay at their lavish time-share properties. The estate staff travel by boat, and work all hours to keep them happy, to keep the money flowing in. But while the blue skies and savage waves make the … Read More What We Did In The Storm by Tina Baker
+ coming-of-age, fifties, grief, loss, love, murder mystery, secrets, sixties
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
For years, rumors of the ‘Marsh Girl’ haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her. But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life’s lessons from the land, learning … Read More Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
Can Ace, and his new gal pal, Lilith, solve this spooky puzzle and stop the killing spree? New York City, 1923The suspicious death of a chorus girl sends PI Jax Diamond and his courageous canine partner, Ace, to the oldest theater on Broadway. At the murder scene, they stumble upon a clue too bizarre to share with the cops or with Jax’s sweetheart, who … Read More KillJoy by Gail Meath (Jax Diamond Mysteries #6)
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The Teacher by Tim Sullivan The DS Cross Mysteries #6
An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult – why would anyone harm an elderly man? What threat could he possibly be to anyone? With no apparent motive, DS George Cross canvases the community for potential suspects but the man was known as generous, charitable, community-minded. Each interview about who the … Read More The Teacher by Tim Sullivan The DS Cross Mysteries #6
The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women … as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. 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 … Read More The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz translated by Rachel Ward Cover Reveal
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