Pages: 411Published: 23rd April 2017Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Anxiety, drugs, references to child abuse When a stranger asks Jo Blackmore for a lift she says yes, then swiftly wishes she hadn't. The stranger knows Jo's name, she knows her husband Max and she's got a glove belonging to Jo's two year old daughter Elise.What begins … Continue reading Book Review – The Escape by C.L. Taylor
Pages: 319Published: 1st November 2019Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, sexual references Since Amy's daughter, Ruby-May, died in a terrible accident, her family have been beset by grief. One year later, the family decide to go on holiday to mend their wounds. An idyllic island in Italy seems the perfect place for them to heal … Continue reading Book Review – One Year Later by Sanjida Kay
Pages: 446Published: 6th August 2019Genre: Mystery/ThrillerContent warnings: Drugs, rape/sexual abuse Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby Jones returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She rips it open with one driving thought: I am finally going to know who I am. She soon learns not only the identity of her … Continue reading Book Review – The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Hello everyone, It is my turn on the blog tour for Nicola Martin's debut novel Dead Ringer. Thank you very much to Anne Cater for my place on the tour, and to Contraband for sending me an advanced copy. Pages: 451Published: 27th February 2020Genre: Domestic/psychological ThrillerContent warnings: Drugs, strong sexual references, self-harm Get ready to … Continue reading Blog Tour + Review – Dead Ringer by Nicola Martin
Pages: 404Published: 22nd February 2018Genre: Domestic fictionContent warnings: Psychological abuse, references to domestic violence Newly married, newly pregnant, Lucy Robin is having trouble remembering the little things. Like what day she’s due to visit her mother. Or where she left her shoes. Or whether she’s left the gas hob on. Forgetting the little things is annoying, but the … Continue reading Book Review – The Bad Mother by Amanda Brooke
Pages: 310Published: 11th January 2018Genre: Psychological MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, sexual references Everyone believes Alex is in a coma, unlikely to ever wake up. As his family debate withdrawing life support, he can only listen. But he soon begins to suspect that his accident wasn’t really an accident. Even worse, the perpetrator is still out there and Alex is not … Continue reading Book Review – If I Die Before I Wake by Emily Koch
Pages: 317Published: 24th January 2019Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Child death, attempted suicide When a mysterious note arrives for six months pregnant Dr Eliana Hughes, she begins to doubt every aspect of her life – from her mixed feelings about motherhood to her marriage to Martin, who has become distant in recent months. As the person behind the note escalates … Continue reading Book Review – Apple Of My Eye by Claire Allan
Pages: 467Published: 7th April 2016Genre: Psychological Thriller When fifteen-year-old Billy Wilkinson goes missing in the middle of the night, his mother, Claire, blames herself. She's not the only one. There isn't a single member of Billy's family that doesn't feel guilty. But the Wilkinsons are so used to keeping secrets from one another that it isn't until six … Continue reading Book Review – The Missing by C.L. Taylor
Pages: 323Published: 28th June 2018Genre: Domestic ThrillerContent warnings: Sexual references, child death You trust her. You shouldn’t. That picture you just posted on Instagram? I’ve seen it.The location you tagged? I’ve been there. You haven’t been careful enough, have you?Because I know all about you. But when I meet you, I won’t tell you that.I’ll pretend. Just like you … Continue reading Book Review – I Know You by Annabel Kantaria
Pages: 374Published: 26th July 2018Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Depression, suicide Anna has always believed that her mother, Debbie, died 30 years ago on the night she disappeared. But when her father gets a strange note, she realises that she’s never been told the full story of what happened that night on the cliff. Confused and upset, Anna turns to her … Continue reading Book Review – 11 Missed Calls by Elisabeth Carpenter
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