Tag: review
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, grief, lies, loss, murder, private investigator, revenge, review, trafficking
The Tin Man by Brian W Caves
Almost eight years after ex Detective Sergeant Simeon Cain fell into the deepest, darkest hell when his wife committed suicide, he has managed to rebuild his life and is now running a private investigation agency. He is hired to investigate a nine month old murder that the police have all but given up on, the killer has never been caught; the murder classed as … Read More The Tin Man by Brian W Caves
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, murder, murder mystery, police corruption, police drama, police procedural, review, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, thriller, vigilante
The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie #3) by Neil Lancaster
He’ll watch you.A lawyer is found dead at sunrise on a lonely clifftop at Dunnet Head on the northernmost tip of Scotland. It was supposed to be his honeymoon, but now his wife will never see him again. He’ll hunt you. The case is linked to several mysterious deaths, including the murder of the lawyer’s last client – Scotland’s most notorious criminal… who had … Read More The Night Watch (DS Max Craigie #3) by Neil Lancaster
+ crime fiction, dark humour, Detective novel, Edinburgh, fiction, murder, murder mystery, police drama, police procedural, review, thriller
Hunter’s Chase by Val Penny (Edinburgh Crime Mysteries #1)
Hunter by name – Hunter by nature: DI Hunter Wilson will not rest until Edinburgh is safe. Detective Inspector Hunter Wilson knows there is a new supply of cocaine flooding his city, and he needs to find the source, but his attention is transferred to murder when a corpse is discovered in the grounds of a golf course. #HuntersChase @valeriepenny @SpellBoundBks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours Shortly after the post-mortem, Hunter witnesses a second murder, but … Read More Hunter’s Chase by Val Penny (Edinburgh Crime Mysteries #1)
+ child abduction, family, fiction, grief, kidnapping, lies, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, obsession, Psychological fiction, review, secrets, twins
Into The Woods by Lorraine Murphy
A lost child. A broken marriage. A ticking time bomb. Karen will do anything for her eight-year-old daughter, Scarlett. Even holding together a marriage that is way past broken. So when Scarlett disappears from their rural home, Karen is one hundred percent focused on a single goal – finding her little girl as soon as possible. #IntoTheWoods @MurphyLorr @inkubatorbooks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour And time is of … Read More Into The Woods by Lorraine Murphy
+ fantasy, fiction, healing, literature, love, magic, marriage, paranormal, review, supernatural
Painted Fire by Mark Fowler
Actress Kate Tolle falls victim to an illness that baffles the medical world. In desperation her husband Ben appeals to the public, and an anonymous benefactor comes forward. Soon the couple find themselves on a flight bound for San Francisco. Where the enigmatic Merle is waiting. #PaintedFire @MFowlerAuthor @SpellBoundBks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour Kate’s health appears to improve as people around her die horrifically. Merle tells … Read More Painted Fire by Mark Fowler
The Last Supper by Rosemary Shrager
The irresistible debut novel from celebrity TV chef Rosemary Shrager where cosy crime and cookery collide! When an old television rival, Deirdre Shaw, is found dead at the Cotswolds manor house where she was catering for a prestigious shooting weekend, Prudence is asked to step into the breach. Prudence is only too happy to take up the position and soon she is working in … Read More The Last Supper by Rosemary Shrager
+ crime fiction, Detective novel, fiction, friendship, murder, murder mystery, police drama, police procedural, rape, review, stalker
Broken Screams by Sally Rigby
Scream all you want, no one can hear you…. When an attempted murder is linked to a string of unsolved sexual attacks, Detective Chief Inspector Whitney Walker is incensed. All those women who still have sleepless nights because the man who terrorises their dreams is still on the loose. #BrokenScreams @SallyRigby4 #CavendishandWalker Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour Calling on forensic psychologist Dr Georgina Cavendish to help, they follow the clues … Read More Broken Screams by Sally Rigby
+ fiction, Ghost story, grief, haunting, loss, love, mental illness, motherhood, Northumberland, review, schizophrenia, supernatural
Don’t Leave by Pru Heathcote
JANE is a young woman grieving for her child, who is taken to a remote holiday cottage on the Northumberland coast. From the moment she arrives at the cottage with her much older and over-protective husband, Peter, Jane keeps catching glimpses of a little girl and hearing a child crying. #DontLeave #PruHeathcote @RedDragonbooks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour Peter is convinced these are hallucinations, as Jane … Read More Don’t Leave by Pru Heathcote
+ Belfast, Covid, crime fiction, dark humour, Detective novel, fiction, murder, mystery, pandemic, review, social distancing
Absent Victim by David Roy
No body, no motive, no name…so who did she kill? When wealthy divorcee Stephanie Kuler asked a private detective to investigate a murder, he told her to go to the police instead. But when she told the rest of the story, he took the case. #AbsentVictim @DavidRo02674885 @hobart_books @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour There was no body, no reason to kill and no name for her supposed victim, … Read More Absent Victim by David Roy
On The Scent by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
Sniffing out the culprits.‘Two sugars please, love.’ My absolute favourites these two. I’ve followed their adventures from the start and they are just brilliant. And how would Arthur solve the latest crime of the stolen perfume without Deirdre’s help? Written by Barbara Jennings Directed by @EBraefield Helen Fullerton @HelenFullyActor as Diedre MeadowesandJonathan Legg @Jondlegg as DI Arthur Meadowes Produced by Cat on a Piano … Read More On The Scent by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
+ alcoholism, bullying, care home, Copenhagen, crime fiction, Danish Noir, Denmark, Detective novel, fiction, journalist, magazine, murder, police drama, police procedural, revenge, review, Scandi noir, thriller
The Girl In The Photo by Heidi Amsinck (A Jensen Thriller #2)
Not all little old ladies are so innocent … When ninety-year-old Irene Valborg is found brutally murdered in an affluent suburb of Copenhagen, her diamond necklace missing, it looks like a burglary gone wrong. When two more victims are attacked, the police lament a rise in violence against the elderly, but who is the young girl in the photo found by DI Henrik Jungersen … Read More The Girl In The Photo by Heidi Amsinck (A Jensen Thriller #2)
+ abuse, child abduction, childhood, eighties, family, fiction, Ireland, kidnapping, lies, loss, motherhood, mystery, relationships, review, secrets, thriller
Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara
The game of hide and seek is over, everyone has gone home, but little Lily Murphy hasn’t been found. Her parents search the woods and tell themselves that the worst hasn’t happened – but deep down they know this peaceful Dublin suburb will never be the same again. #HideAndSeek @AndreaMaraBooks @TransworldBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour COUNT TO TEN Years later, Joanna moves into a new house. It … Read More Hide and Seek by Andrea Mara
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