Pages: 239Published: 21st January 2021Genre: ThrillerContent warnings: Human trafficking, rape, physical/psychological abuse He is her husband. She is his captive. Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She lives in a small farm cottage, surrounded by vast, open fields. Everywhere she looks, there is space. But she is trapped. No one knows how she got to … Continue reading Book Review – The Last Thing To Burn by Will Dean
Pages: 464Published: 19th September 2023Genre: Crime/MysteryContent warnings: Injury detail, drugs, references to sexual exploitation In October 2003, Luke Ryder was found dead in the garden of the family home in London, leaving behind a wealthy older widow and three stepchildren. Nobody saw anything. Now, secrets will be revealed – live on camera. Years later a group of experts re-examine … Continue reading Book Review – Murder In The Family by Cara Hunter
Pages: 320Published: 5th May 2022Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent warnings: Suicide, bullying/discrimination She's faking her way into the most exclusive social circles for revenge. But how long can her lies hold up? Seventeen-year-old Lydia Cornwallis has arrived on a remote island populated only by wealthy families and their staff. She quickly finds acceptance, even adoration, from the close-knit families that … Continue reading Book Review – Such A Good Liar by Sue Wallman
Pages: 386Published: 20th July 2023Genre: Mystery/ThrillerContent warnings: Domestic violence/abuse, child grooming, alcoholism The paths of two women - Alix Summer and Josie Fair - cross when they are out celebrating their birthdays in the same restaurant. Big coincidence: they are birthday twins; not only this - they were born in the same hospital. Alix is a journalist and podcaster. … Continue reading Book Review – None Of This Is True by Lisa Jewell
Pages: 433Published: 19th May 2017Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Child death, missing person storyline Seven years ago, two boys went missing at sea – and only one was brought to shore. The Sandbank, a remote stretch of coast dotted with beach huts, was scarred forever. Sarah’s son survived, but on the anniversary of the accident, he disappears without trace. As new … Continue reading Book Review – Last Seen by Lucy Clarke
Pages: 431Published: 26th July 2022Genre: MysteryContent warnings: Suicide, strong sexual references, rape, injury detail London. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones. DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, … Continue reading Book Review – The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
Pages: 276Published: 20th November 2021Genre: CrimeContent warnings: Child murder, animal death/cruelty, injury detail, suicide Scott King’s podcast investigates the 1995 cold case of a demon possession in a rural Yorkshire village, where a 12-year-old boy was murdered in cold blood by two children. Book six in the chilling, award-winning Six Stories series. In 1995, the picture-perfect village of Ussalthwaite … Continue reading Book Review – Demon by Matt Wesolowski
Pages: 349Published: 18th March 2019Genre: Mystery/ThrillerContent warnings: PTSD, domestic abuse All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty… To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of … Continue reading Book Review – Sleep by C.L. Taylor
Pages: 353Published: 26th January 2021Genre: Young Adult ThrillerContent Warnings: Domestic/Psychological abuse, sexual assault, injury detail Nora O’Malley’s been a lot of girls. As the daughter of a con-artist who targets criminal men, she grew up as her mother’s protégé. But when mother fell for the mark instead of conning him, Nora pulled the ultimate con: escape. For five years … Continue reading Book Review – The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
Pages: 343Published: 2nd January 2018Genre: Psychological ThrillerContent Warnings: Domestic violence/abuse, sexual references, miscarriage When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You … Continue reading Book Review – The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
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