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Fall From Grace by Alan Feldberg
How many bad decisions does it take to go from doting father to travelling down a very dark path? Not as many as you’d think . . . Adrian Smythe is just a regular guy. He is employed, married, and loves his daughter Grace. He even has a dog. But he can’t shake the feeling that something is missing. Genre: Crime / Thriller / Mystery Pages: 235Publisher: Bloodhound Books … Read More Fall From Grace by Alan Feldberg
Fanning Fireflies by LS Delorme
There is something rotting in Harrisville. It’s 1944 and Veronica works so she can afford to eat. Maybe one day she will save enough to own the home her family is living in, but for now, she doesn’t have time for fanciful thoughts, or much else. She doesn’t have time for the fire whispering to her, the ghosts trying to talk to her and … Read More Fanning Fireflies by LS Delorme
+ crime fiction, fiction, lies, murder, murder mystery, obsession, police drama, police procedural, review, secrets, thriller
The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle (Detective Jan Talantire #1) by Nick Louth
She must solve the ultimate riddle… DI Jan Talantire is called to a cottage in Ilfracombe, where the female occupant is found dead, impaled with a crucifix. The woman, who had been renting the house for a few months, is well known locally. Documents found at her house indicate her name is Ruth Lyle. The name means nothing to the young PC who found … Read More The Two Deaths of Ruth Lyle (Detective Jan Talantire #1) by Nick Louth
+ crime fiction, female friendship, feminism, fiction, Historical fiction, murder, murder mystery, review, WW2
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
+ audio book, child abduction, fantasy, folklore, Historical fiction, kidnapping, Magical realism, mythology, review, superstition
Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it … Read More Once Upon A River by Diane Setterfield
+ 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)
+ devil worship, fiction, folklore, gothic, gothic horror, magic, mythology, review, superstition, wales
The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman
There’s something mysterious about the village of Penhelyg. Will unlocking its truth bring light or darkness? Meirionydd, 1783. Henry Talbot has been dismissed from his post at a prestigious London hospital. The only job he can find is as a physician in the backwaters of Wales where he can’t speak the language, belief in myth and magic is rife, and the villagers treat him … Read More The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman
The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher
Florence Butterfield has lived an extraordinary life full of travel, passion and adventure. But, at eighty-seven, she suspects there are no more surprises to come her way.Then, one midsummer’s night, something terrible happens – so strange and unexpected that Florrie is suspicious. Was this really an accident, or is she living alongside a would-be murderer? #TheNightInQuestion @sfletcherauthor#RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour The only clue is a magenta envelope, discarded … Read More The Night In Question by Susan Fletcher
Little Red Driving Hood And The Three Repairs by Stacey Rayz and Nenad Taskov (illustrator)
Think you know the story of Little Red? Think again! This time Little Red is under the hood. What challenges will she encounter on her way to grandma’s this time? Would you dare take a risk if your life depended on it? Especially on a day when everything seems to go wrong? Little Red dares to be different and takes bold risks as she ventures … Read More Little Red Driving Hood And The Three Repairs by Stacey Rayz and Nenad Taskov (illustrator)
+ 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
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