Reviews & Book News
Even the safest sanctuaries can hide the darkest secrets… What did I think? Well, well, well! I made an arse of myself at Harrogate gushing to the author about how much I enjoyed this book, so now I’m putting Continue reading An Absolute Must-Read! #TheAssociate by @VictoriaGoldma2 #Review @3CPublishingUK
What did I think? Massive thanks to Laura Sherlock (publicist) and Pan Macmillan for an ARC of what has been my favourite book of 2023 to date. It is going to take something HUGE to knock this book off of Continue reading An apt title as this book completely broke me! #AllOfUsAreBroken by @FionaAnnCummins #review @laurasherlock21
SOMETIMES THE WORST CRIMES ARE COMMITTED IN THE BEST PLACES. London, 1974: the country is in the grip of high unemployment, soaring inflation and a government held to ransom by industrial strike action. Alice Filby, a young woman escaping a Continue reading A mystery thriller that will keep you turning the pages! #TheHouseOnBelgraveStreet #Review @rebeccagriffit7
Five million reasons why Ben Koenig had to disappear. Only one to bring him back . . . Ben Koenig is a ghost. He doesn’t exist any more. Six years ago it was Koenig who headed up the US Marshal’s Continue reading A must read #newseries! #Fearless #review @MWCravenUK @TheCrimeVault
IT’S NOT CHILD’S PLAY Glasgow, 1974 – a time of power cuts, strikes and the three-day week. Twelve-year-old Ginger Bannerman is playing in the local woods when he stumbles across a gunman in hiding. The man has incriminating evidence of Continue reading A crime thriller with heart and humour… #NoMoreGames #Review @GoJaBrown @RedDogTweets
Meet Detective Miller: unique, unconventional, and criminally underestimated… He’s a detective, a dancer, he has no respect for authority - and he’s the best hope Blackpool has for keeping criminals off the streets. Meet Detective Declan Miller. A double murder Continue reading When a new series has your heart racing for more ~ meet Detective Miller… #TheLastDance #review @MarkBillingham @TheCrimeVault #Sphere
Today I have the pleasure of sharing my thoughts on Kim Nash’s Hopeful Hearts at the Cornish Cove. The sleuths in you will see that this isn’t crime fiction 🔎 but every now and again, I do dabble on the Continue reading Will there be a HEA in Cornwall? #HopefulHeartsAtTheCornishCove #Review #BlogTour @KimTheBookworm @BoldwoodBooks @rararesources
I know! I know! I read both these books aaaages ago but I’m still playing catch up on reviews so bear with me. Two of my favourite authors, favourite series and favourite female leads! Police procedurals are my go to Continue reading Favourite series with strong female leads! #SilentVictim #BrokenPromises #Review @writermels @MichaelHWood
He always said she was just a friend… What if she’d kill for more? Sophie is perfect. She has blonde hair and blue eyes and when she smiles her wide, open, caring smile, her teeth sparkle. Everybody loves her. So Continue reading She has it all… but what if she’d kill for your life? #ThePerfectGirl #Review @KellyGolden1234
Jeez louise – what a brilliant book! 😱 I loved the concept behind He Said, She Said by Erin Kelly. Filled with secrets and lies this twisty thriller had me glued to my kindle. Told mainly from two POV’s: His Continue reading Psychological Thrillers that will make your head spin! #HeSaidSheSaid #ErinKelly and #GoodMeBadMe #AliLand #Reviews
Set mainly in Dorset, The Other Girlfriend touches on a troubled past, manipulation, vulnerability and friendships. Secrets, lies, guilt and jealousy also play a role and when an unexpected visitor knocks on Beth’s door… her newly created life gets turned Continue reading Twisty Thrillers For Your TBR! #TheOtherGirlfriend #AlexStone TheTrial #SRMasters #RapidReviews
I’m reviewing TWO books today and not my usual genre but bear with me as there are murders, crimes of all kinds in fact, just not in this world! 🤔😉 Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses Continue reading A dark evil is brewing… #ABetrayalOfStorms #AKingdomOfLies #Review @BenAldersonBook
A man looking for his cat has an unfortunate accident, a widow’s neighborhood is under siege by horrific monsters, but she couldn’t be bothered to lend a helping hand, a strange man is pining after the love of his life, Continue reading Spooky Season Reads… #TheEndlessAndOtherStories #Review #BrandonBaker #BakerReads @nholten40
‘REPENT BEFORE YOU DIE … OR MAY YOU NEVER R.I.P.’ Threatening fake commemorative plaques, vigilante killings, a Jewish community in an English town – what’s the link? The clock is ticking to the next murder. After witnessing a racist incident Continue reading The clock is ticking to the next murder… #TheRedeemer #Review @nholten40 @VictoriaGoldma2 @3CPublishingUK
Helmand, 2004: Afghanistan’s most lawless province, where nearly 90 per cent of the world’s opium is grown. Pink and lilac poppies flutter innocently in the breeze in fields that stretch for miles and miles along the Helmand River south of Continue reading One man murdered, another missing. A race against time… #DeathInHelmand #Review @AlisonBelsham #NHiggens @canelo_co