Pages: 344Published: 14th July 2016Genre: Crime Anne and Marco have their baby daughter Cora asleep in her crib while they attend a party at their next door neighbours. They check on her regularly, but when they return home, they find that she is missing amid a set of curious circumstances. The police are called in, … Continue reading Book Review – The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
Pages: 384Published: 1st January 2016Genre: Mystery/Thriller I first came across this one in a lovely bookstore in Chester, during a recent visit to see some relatives. I liked everything about it that I could gauge from its cover and a short flick through, so it went straight on my TBR list. Whenever I go to … Continue reading Book Review – The Girl Who Lied by Sue Fortin
Pages: 448Published: 27th July 2017Genre: Domestic Thriller This book was on my reading list almost from the moment it was released. There was a lot of anticipation surrounding it, and every review I read seemed to be really positive, so I thought it was definitely one for me, especially as it fell into my favourite … Continue reading Book Review – Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
Pages: 402Published: 1st January 2017Genre: Mystery/Thriller This is a book that I came across in the library, and after taking a look at the cover and seeing some very rich praise from one or two of my favourite authors, I decided that it would be worth a read. Emily Elgar's debut novel contains some wonderfully … Continue reading Book Review – If You Knew Her by Emily Elgar
Pages: 400Published: 28th July 2016Genre: Thriller I decided to give this book a go after reading the synopsis on the back of the cover, where it also said that it would be an ideal read for fans of Clare Mackintosh and C.L. Taylor. That's not wrong. I found it to be a very enjoyable and … Continue reading Book Review – No Turning Back by Tracy Buchanan
Pages: 448Published: 27th June 2017Genre: Mystery Last weekend I was presented with the choice of which book to read next on my Kindle. I took a fair few into consideration, but finally settled on The Child, as it has been on my TBR list for some time, and I had often been drawn to it on … Continue reading Book Review – The Child by Fiona Barton
Pages: 400Published: 8th March 2018Genre: Crime Those of you who have occasionally read this blog or chanced upon my Twitter feed will probably know that this was probably my most anticipated book of 2018. Ever since reading her remarkable debut novel, I Let You Go, anything written by Clare Mackintosh has gone straight to the top … Continue reading Book Review – Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh
Pages: 336Published: 6th April 2017Genre: Psychological Thriller What Is It About? Narrator Zoe Morley and her husband Ollie have an adopted daughter called Evie, and a young son named Ben. They live a mostly comfortable and happy life, but then Evie begins to receive gifts from somebody purporting to be her real father. Zoe is … Continue reading Book Review – The Stolen Child by Sanjida Kay
This book was right near the top of my TBR list. All the reviews I had seen for it were positive, and it had the look of a riveting, truly edge-of-the-seat domestic thriller, so I had pretty high expectations when I began to read it at the start of this week. Did it meet my … Continue reading Book Review – Friend Request by Laura Marshall
Pages: 390Published: 19th October 2017Genre: Paranormal Thriller This is my review of Anything You Do Say by Gillian McAllister. A gripping and thought-provoking novel, it will be released on paperback this week, and it comes highly recommended! I was lucky enough to be able to read it on my Kindle, and it was definitely 99p … Continue reading Book Review – Anything You Do Say by Gillian McAllister
