Pages: 326Published: 2nd February 2021Genre: General FictionContent warnings: Child abuse/cruelty, sexual content Alexandra Gracie doesn't want to think about her family. She doesn't want to think about growing up in her parents' House of Horrors. And she doesn't want to think about her identity as Girl A: the girl who escaped, the eldest sister who freed her older brother … Continue reading Book Review – Girl A by Abigail Dean
Translated by: Caroline WaightPages: 501Published: 6th June 2018Genre: Crime Thriller A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a “chestnut man”—a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts—which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. Examining the dolls, forensics makes a shocking discovery—a fingerprint belonging to a young girl, a government minister’s daughter who had been … Continue reading Book Review – The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
Hello everyone, A few months ago my friend Zoé @ Zooloo's Book Diary began hosting blog tours, and today I am taking part in one for the first time, something which I am very excited and delighted about! As soon as I saw the synopsis for Guilt by Michelle Kidd, I was convinced that I had to … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – Guilt by Michelle Kidd
Pages: 416Published: 29th April 2021Genre: Crime ThrillerContent warnings: Sexual assault storyline, descriptions of rape, drug references When an Oxford student accuses one of the university's professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley's team think they've heard it all before. But they couldn't be more wrong. Because this time, the predator is a woman and the shining star of the … Continue reading Book Review – The Whole Truth by Cara Hunter
Pages: 323Published: 21st April 2020Genre: Historical Fiction/CrimeContent warnings: Animal death/cruelty, injury detail, misogyny 1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned sixteen-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: “May you live in interesting times.” Indentured to the police bureau, she’s been tasked with assisting a well-respected young inspector with the investigation into the politically charged murder of a noblewoman. As … Continue reading Book Review – The Silence Of Bones by June Hur
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this latest instalment of Matt Wesolowski's frankly outstanding Six Stories series. Those of you who follow my blog will likely have seen me eulogise about the previous two books on several occasions, so I was beyond excited to receive an invite for this tour. Such is … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – Deity by Matt Wesolowski
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for this exciting Icelandic crime novel! Thank you very much to Anne Cater for my place, and also to Orenda Books for allowing me to obtain a free electronic copy. Translator: Victoria CribbPages: 315Published: 14th March 2020 (originally 2018)Genre: CrimeContent warnings: Animal cruelty, rape, sexual … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – The Creak On The Stairs by Eva Björg Ægisdóttir
Pages: 356Published: 25th January 2018Genre: Legal Thriller/CrimeContent warnings: Injury detail/gore, allusions to rape They were Hollywood's hottest power couple. They had the world at their feet. Now one of them is dead and Hollywood star Robert Solomon is charged with the brutal murder of his beautiful wife. This is the celebrity murder trial of the century and the defence … Continue reading Book Review – Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
Pages: 320Published: 20th December 2019Genre: Crime/Mystery The fourth book in the Six Stories series. In the wake of the 'Beast from the East' cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old vlogger, Elizabeth Barton, had been barricaded inside what locals refer to … Continue reading Book Review – Beast by Matt Wesolowski
Pages: 440Published: 23rd January 2020Genre: Crime A teenage girl is found wandering the outskirts of Oxford, dazed and distressed. The story she tells is terrifying. Grabbed off the street, a plastic bag pulled over her face, then driven to an isolated location where she was subjected to what sounds like an assault. Yet she refuses to press charges. … Continue reading Book Review – All The Rage by Cara Hunter
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