Tag: Mystery Fiction

Book Review – Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech

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Pages: 272Published: 8th February 2019Genre: Mystery/General FictionContent warnings: Injury detail, sexual content, death of unborn baby Pregnant Victoria Valbon was brutally murdered in an alley three weeks ago - and her killer hasn’t been caught. Tonight is Stella McKeever’s final radio show. The theme is secrets. You tell her yours, and she’ll share some of hers. Stella might tell … Continue reading Book Review – Call Me Star Girl by Louise Beech

Book Review – Who Killed Ruby? by Camilla Way

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Pages: 309Published: 27th June 2019Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, sexual references, homophobia Over thirty years ago Vivienne's pregnant sister Ruby was murdered by her boyfriend Jack. It was an open and shut case, as Vivienne heard him commit the crime and the evidence of other witnesses placed Jack at the scene. Vivienne still has awful nightmares where she … Continue reading Book Review – Who Killed Ruby? by Camilla Way

Book Review – Still Water by Rebecca Pert

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Pages: 262Published: 23rd June 2022Genre: Psychological Thriller I was handed a proof copy of this book by the author in person, as she just so happens to be a work colleague of mine. It was amazing to read a soon-to-be-published novel by someone who I know in real life, after the initial starry-eyed surprise at finding out she … Continue reading Book Review – Still Water by Rebecca Pert

Book Review – The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Pages: 351Published: 7th September 2021Genre: Young Adult Mystery The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions - including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his … Continue reading Book Review – The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Book Review – A History Of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

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Pages: 351Published: 7th December 2021Genre: Paranormal MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline, sexual references Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James - a well-known author of dark, … Continue reading Book Review – A History Of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw

Book Review – The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

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Pages: 465Published: 22nd July 2021Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline, strong sexual references, coercive control 2017: 19 year old Tallulah is going out on a date, leaving her baby with her mother, Kim. Kim watches her daughter leave and, as late evening turns into night, which turns into early morning, she waits for her return. And waits. The … Continue reading Book Review – The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

Book Review – Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara

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Pages: 287Published: 26th December 2019Genre: General Fiction/Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Alcoholism, suicide, sexual references It has been 192 days, seven hours and fifteen minutes since her last drink. Now Astrid is trying to turn her life around. Having reluctantly moved back in with her mother, in a quiet seaside town away from the temptations and painful memories of her life … Continue reading Book Review – Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara

Book Review – Things In Jars by Jess Kidd

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Pages: 403Published: 4th April 2019Genre: Historical Mystery/ParanormalContent warnings: Sexual references, allusions to sexual assault, descriptions of gore Bridie Devine—female detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading curiosities in this … Continue reading Book Review – Things In Jars by Jess Kidd

Blog Tour + Review – You’ll Be The Death Of Me by Karen M. McManus

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Hello everyone, The release of a new young adult thriller from Karen M. McManus always brings great anticipation, so it goes without saying that I was beyond thrilled to find out that the Write Reads were organising a blog tour for You'll Be The Death Of Me. I wasted no time at all in signing up, … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – You’ll Be The Death Of Me by Karen M. McManus

Book Review – The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup

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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