Story: 4 starsNarration: 5 stars Synopsis: His brother has thrown himself under the eight o’clock freight train, or so he’s been told.Felix is heartbroken, mystified, and above all else: deeply suspicious. His gut screams foul play.The black sheep of a wealthy, respected family in New Orleans, Felix knows his gut is untested, naïve, addled by … Continue reading Audiobook review: The Krewe by Seth Pevey, narrated by Gary Bennett (Herbert and Melancon book 1)
Synopsis: "Take my hand, little one."Fran finds her standing by the swings. A little girl, Esther, no older than seven years old, by herself in the dead of night, her pretty but old-fashioned yellow dress covered in grass stains and her hair dishevelled. She says she's waiting for Father, and that strikes Fran as particularly … Continue reading Audiobook: Little One by Sarah A. Denzil, narrated by Claire Storey
Published by Avon Synopsis: They’re saying he’s a monster. And they’re saying she knew.Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy of their neighbourhood – they have the perfect marriage, the perfect house, the perfect family.When the police knock on their door one evening, Beth panics. Tom should be back from work by now – what … Continue reading The Serial Killer’s Wife by Alice Hunter
Published by Harper Collins Synopsis: An electrifying new thriller of true crime and deadly secrets from the acclaimed author of The Furies.Who do you believe?The WifeHannah Catton: bereaved wife, doting mother, clinical psychologist; says she remembers nothing of the night her husband was killed.The SuspectMike Philips: a 19-year-old repeat offender whose clothing was found at … Continue reading The Murder of Graham Catton by Katie Lowe
Published by Simon & Schuster Synopsis: Two former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years before—and will stop at nothing to get it—in this shocking psychological thriller about ambition, toxic friendship, and deadly desire.A lot has changed in … Continue reading The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Published by Hodder & Stoughton Synopsis: In an alternative present-day Lisbon, a small percentage of the population have been diagnosed as Gifted - having telepathic or telekinetic powers. Along with the power comes a stigma and suspicion that Gifted Inspector Isabel Reis with the Lisbon Police Force knows only too well. When Isabel is called … Continue reading The Colours of Death by Patricia Marques
Published by Random House Synopsis: The highly anticipated new thriller in Caroline Kepnes's hit You series, now a blockbuster Netflix show...Joe Goldberg is back. And he's going to start a family - even if it kills him.Joe Goldberg is done with cities, done with the muck and the posers, done with Love. Now, he's saying … Continue reading You Love Me by Caroline Kepnes (You #3)
Synopsis: Smooth seas never made a skilled killer.When Esther's father asks her to move his boat from the Greek Isles to Sicily, she knows her old university friends will jump at the chance to help her. A sailing team reunited, a luxury yacht, clear skies, and hot sun— it should be heaven.But as a once … Continue reading Dead in the Water by B Baskerville
Synopsis: A small town divorce lawyer ("I know people's secrets") blames herself when a client's teen daughter is brutally murdered. She investigates and finds herself the killer's next target.Grieving the loss of her NYPD detective husband, former defense attorney Mia Peale moves to Grand Cove, Connecticut, desperate for a sense of community and hoping to … Continue reading What You’ve Done by J.A. Schneider
Published by Thomas & Mercer Synopsis:A killer running rings around the police. A detective spiralling out of control.DI Kate Young is on leave. She’s the force’s best detective, but her bosses know she’s under pressure, on medication and overcoming trauma. So after her bad judgement call leads to a narrowly averted public disaster, they’re sure … Continue reading An Eye for an Eye by Carol Wyer (Detective Kate Young #1)
Published by Pan Macmillan Synopsis: Anna Wharton's debut, The Imposter, is a spine-chilling suspense about obsession, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves in order to live with ourselves . . .The lives of others have always fascinated newspaper archivist Chloe. And when she comes across a cutting of a little girl who went missing … Continue reading The Imposter by Anna Wharton
Published by Text Publishing Synopsis: 'On February 11 you will kill a man called Arthur Grimm. Of your own free will. And for a good reason.'Norah has just moved from Berlin to Vienna in order to leave her old life behind her for good when a homeless woman spits these words at her. Norah is … Continue reading The Shadow by Melanie Raabe
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