Tag: murder
+ crime fiction, dark humour, fiction, murder, police drama, police procedural, review, Scotland, serial killer, thriller
Ice Into Ashes by John Carson
Time is a healer….unless you’re the one doing the killing… DCI James Craig is heading home to Fife for a family funeral after the discovery of his wife’s uncle’s lifeless body at home, having fallen down the stairs. The incident was classified as a Sudden Death, attributing it to the man’s advanced age and fragility. Case officially closed.…Or is it? Genre: Scottish Crime Thriller … Read More Ice Into Ashes by John Carson
+ 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
+ crime fiction, Danish Noir, Denmark, fiction, journalist, murder, police drama, review, Scandi noir
Back From The Dead by Heidi Amsinck (A Jensen Thriller #3)
A Missing person … a headless corpse … Jensen is on the case. June, and as Copenhagen swelters under record temperatures, a headless corpse surfaces in the murky harbour, landing a new case on the desk of DI Henrik Jungersen, just as his holiday is about to start. #BackFromTheDead @HeidiAmsinck1 @MuswellPress #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #ScandiNoir Elsewhere in the city, Syrian refugee Aziz Almasi, driver to Esben … Read More Back From The Dead by Heidi Amsinck (A Jensen Thriller #3)
And Of Course, There Was The Girl by Brandon Barrow Publication Party
Gabriella’s name meant love and lies… When Sam Harrigan agreed to find runaway bride Gabriella Cole, he expected to be looking for a marriage-scammer, not a lovely phantom with a trail of devastation in her wake whose victims include washed-up celebrities, politicians, and even mobsters. Now everyone wants to get their hands on Gabriella, but with each step Sam takes, she seems further away … Read More And Of Course, There Was The Girl by Brandon Barrow Publication Party
+ fiction, Historical fiction, London, murder, prostitution, review, serial killer, Victorian Britain
Whitechapel Autumn of Error by Ian Porter
Whitechapel 1888; a killer is on the loose and the newspapers are ensuring the nation knows all about not just the crimes but the terrible living conditions in which they are being perpetrated. Nashey, a tough, scary yet charismatic man of the night, whose mother had to prostitute herself when he was a boy, knows the identity of the killer but keeps it a secret. … Read More Whitechapel Autumn of Error by Ian Porter
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
+ assisted dying, Australia, dark humour, dystopia, eco thriller, Historical fiction, Italy, kidnapping, List, murder mystery, mystery, thriller, World War Two, WW2
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
+ 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
+ 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
Detective Tudor Manx – BOX SET by Dylan H Jones Publication Day Party
Discover a gripping crime thriller set on the secluded Welsh island of Anglesey. Genre: Thriller | Crime Publisher: Lume Books Crime | Joffe Books THE DETECTIVEDetective Inspector Tudor Manx has spent twenty-five years working for the London Met – an experience that accounts for his cynical, sardonic nature, and the dark, puffy rings that pucker beneath his eyes. Now he’s been transferred to his native Island of Anglesey … Read More Detective Tudor Manx – BOX SET by Dylan H Jones Publication Day Party
Fog of Silence by SJ Richards (Luke Sackville Crime Thrillers book 3)
Luke and his team investigate goings-on at GNE, a global news and entertainment company, after a whistleblower asks for their help. They are shocked by what they uncover but executives refuse to act, even when it becomes apparent there have been deaths that are unaccounted for. Genre: Crime thriller Publisher: Apple Loft Press X (Twitter) #FogOfSilence @Srichardsauthor @KellyALacey @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #BookTwitter Instagram @SJRichardsauthor @lovebookstours #Ad #LBTCrew #bookstagram A serial killer is taking advantage … Read More Fog of Silence by SJ Richards (Luke Sackville Crime Thrillers book 3)
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