Reviews & Book News
Huge thanks to Faber books for a copy of #TheNightOfBabaYaga by Akira Otani. I read an ARC of this awhile back but it has now been published so let’s get into it. If you like books with a kickass FMC, Continue reading Kill Bill meets Thelma and Louise in this gripping Japanese cult thriller… #TheNightOfBabaYaga #Review #Faber
If you follow my reviews or accounts on social media you will know that I’m a huge fan of M.W. Craven and the Washington Poe series so it will come as no surprise when I say I loved The Mercy Continue reading #AreYouSittingComfortably? #TheMercyChair by M.W. Craven #review #pickupapageturner
CrimeBookJunkie – My Thoughts: When I was lucky enough to receive an early proof of Tony Kent’s The Shadow Network, expectations were naturally sky-high, given his track record for gripping thrillers. And boy, does he deliver! From the moment I Continue reading How do you take down an enemy when no one believes they exist? #TheShadowNetwork @TonyKent_Writes @eandtbooks
(A gritty crime thriller based in Manchester UK written by an ex-cop.) Newly-appointed DI Jack Striker, of GMP’s Major Incident Team, has a dark secret, one that would land him in prison. Striker’s first case seems a straight-forward gang-on-gang slaying, Continue reading When a dark secret could land a cop in prison… #MyKindOfJustice #ReviewRepost #NewCover @ColBurywriter
C.J. Carver’s “A Treachery of Friends” is an exciting jump into a world where the paranormal meets cold, hard reality, skillfully crafted to keep readers turning the pages. Set against the backdrop of the UK, this novel takes us on Continue reading A woman’s search for her missing father leads her down a dark and dangerous path… #ATreacheryOfFriends #Review @C_J_Carver
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
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
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
OMFG I’m so excited today! The fabulous Karen Sullivan of Orenda asked me if I wanted to reveal the cover for Paul Hardisty’s book which is out in February 2023 and I jumped at the chance. I absolutely LOVE Paul’s Continue reading The world outside is more dangerous than they could ever have imagined… #TheForcing #CoverReveal @Hardisty_Paul @OrendaBooks
The only survivor of Denver’s notorious “Reaper” serial murders, FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck grapples with the ghosts of her past by seeking justice for victims of abuse. She’s neck deep in a particularly ugly case involving the disappearance of Continue reading The past is never far behind… #TheWrongWoman #Review #LeanneSparks #CrookedLaneBooks
Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death. When her body is found in the centre of a pentagram on a lonely moor, Rebecca is determined to find out what. Was she killed by supernatural means, or is there a more down-to-earth Continue reading Something scared Nuala Flaherty to death… #WhereDemonsHide #review @nholten40 @DouglasSkelton1 @PolygonBooks
Today I’m sharing three rapid reviews of thrillers that will chill you to the core! I’ll be doing more in depth video reviews on my tiktok account 👉🏻 @author_noelleholten of all my rapid reviews, so follow me there. The Continue reading Chilling thrillers! #RapidReviews2022 #DeadGround #TheLifeSheWants #ARattleOfBones @nholten40