Tag: Mystery Fiction

Book Review – The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

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Pages: 505Published: 8th February 2018Trigger warnings: Child death, drug references At a gala party thrown by her parents, Evelyn Hardcastle will be killed--again. She's been murdered hundreds of times, and each day, Aiden Bishop is too late to save her. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest. And … Continue reading Book Review – The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Book Review – An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

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Pages: 291Published: 26th July 2018Trigger warning: PTSD A remote lodge in upstate New York is the perfect getaway. . . until the bodies start piling up.It's winter in the Catskills and the weather outside is frightful. But Mitchell's Inn is so delightful! The cosy lodge nestled deep in the woods is perfect for a relaxing--maybe even romantic--weekend away. … Continue reading Book Review – An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

Book Review – I Found You by Lisa Jewell

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Pages: 436Published: 9th March 2017Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Sexual assault, drug use In Surrey, Lily Monrose has only been married for three weeks. When her new husband fails to come home from work one night she is left stranded in a new country where she knows no one. Meanwhile, in East Yorkshire, Alice Lake finds a man on the beach … Continue reading Book Review – I Found You by Lisa Jewell

Book Review – I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

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Pages: 293Published: 1st October 2017Genre: MysteryTrigger warnings: Missing person storyline, sexual assault I read this book as a buddy read with my friend Gem @ Glimpsing Gembles, and I have to thank her once again for our lengthy, insightful discussions. We were both gripped by this book! When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage … Continue reading Book Review – I Am Watching You by Teresa Driscoll

Book Review – The House At The Edge Of The World by Julia Rochester

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Pages: 260Published: 4th June 2015Genre: General Fiction/MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, drug use John Venton's drunken fall from a Devon cliff leaves his family with an embarrassing ghost. His twin children, Morwenna and Corwin, flee in separate directions to take up their adult lives. Their mother, enraged by years of unhappy marriage, embraces merry widowhood. Only their grandfather … Continue reading Book Review – The House At The Edge Of The World by Julia Rochester

Book Review – A Stranger In The House by Shari Lapena

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Pages: 370Published: 27th July 2017Genre: CrimeContent warnings: Domestic violence, sexual references, drug use You're waiting for your beloved husband to get home from work. You're making dinner, looking forward to hearing about his day. That's the last thing you remember. You wake up in hospital, with no idea how you got there. They tell you that you … Continue reading Book Review – A Stranger In The House by Shari Lapena

Book Review – The Girls by Lisa Jewell

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Pages: 404Published: 2nd July 2015Genre: Mystery You live on a picturesque communal garden square, an oasis in urban London where your children run free, in and out of other people’s houses. You’ve known your neighbours for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really? Midsummer night: a thirteen-year-old girl … Continue reading Book Review – The Girls by Lisa Jewell

Book Review – Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin

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Pages: 372Published: 29th May 2012Genre: Mystery The letter that turns Tommie McCloud’s world upside down arrives from a stranger only days after her father’s death. The woman who wrote it claims that Tommie is her daughter—and that she was kidnapped as a baby thirty-one years ago. Tommie wants to believe it’s all a hoax, but suddenly a … Continue reading Book Review – Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin

Book Review – No Further Questions by Gillian McAllister

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Pages: 400Published: 2nd July 2018Genre: Mystery/Legal Thriller Martha Blackwater and her sister Rebecca were best friends. They shared everything with each other and had a perfect sibling relationship. But now, Rebecca is on trial accused of the murder of Martha's eight-week old daughter, Layla. Martha does not know what to think. She wants justice for Layla, but … Continue reading Book Review – No Further Questions by Gillian McAllister