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
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What You’ve Done by J.A. Schneider
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
The Imposter by Anna Wharton
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
Review: Canni by Daniel O'Connor
Published by Blood Bound Books Synopsis: Imagine if everyone in America wanted the same thing.Your plumber, the mail carrier, the folks next door, the girl at the coffee shop, cops, those who worship in churches, synagogues, and mosques, your favorite band. Your best friend.They all want the same exact thing. They want to kill you.Daniel … Continue reading Review: Canni by Daniel O'Connor
Review: She Died Famous by Kyle Rutkin
Published by Greater Path LLC Synopsis:A gripping psychological thriller about iconic superstar, Kelly Trozzo, and her suspected killer, the author she commissioned to pen her shocking Hollywood memoir.A Star is Born meets Gone Girl, in this dark and twisted love story with an unforgettable conclusion.The headline read: “Hollywood Superstar Kelly Trozzo Found Dead.”With no suspect … Continue reading Review: She Died Famous by Kyle Rutkin
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Published by Trapeze - Orion Publishing Group Synopsis: Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive.In the lucrative world of Wall Street finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie and Sam are the ultimate high-flyers. Ruthlessly ambitious, they make billion-dollar deals and live lives of outrageous luxury. Getting rich is all that matters, and … Continue reading The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
Published by Canongate Books Synopsis: A vivid and gripping historical crime novel set in 19th century Edinburgh, from husband-and-wife writing team Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman.Edinburgh, 1847. City of Medicine, Money, Murder. Young women are being discovered dead across the Old Town, all having suffered similarly gruesome ends. In the New Town, medical student Will … Continue reading The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
Behind Blue Eyes by C.S. Duffy
Synopsis:The perfect man.The perfect life.The corpse on the beach. Investigative reporter Ellie has just given up her life in London to be with the man of her dreams in Sweden when she stumbles across a half decomposed skeleton on Midsummer’s eve. She’s flung into a murder investigation in a country where she doesn’t speak the … Continue reading Behind Blue Eyes by C.S. Duffy
The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz
Published by Flame Tree Press Synopsis: Ten writers are selected for a summer-long writing retreat with the most celebrated and reclusive author in the world. Their host is the legendary Roderick Wells. Handsome, enigmatic, and fiendishly talented, Wells promises to teach his pupils about writing, about magic, about the untapped potential that each of them … Continue reading The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz
Wakenhyrst by Michele Paver
Published by Head of Zeus Synopsis: 1906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's an upstanding member of the local community. But all is not … Continue reading Wakenhyrst by Michele Paver
Into the Dark by J.A. Schneider
Synopsis:A perfect marriage deteriorates as a woman starts to fear that her husband is a killer…Annie and Ben seem to have a perfect marriage. He’s a dedicated psychiatrist; she is a passionate art history professor. Then, for Annie, the nightmares start…and fears that she may or may not be witnessing scenes of women getting abused. … Continue reading Into the Dark by J.A. Schneider
Painless by Marty Thornley
Synopsis: The debut psychological-horror novel from author Marty Thornley is a page-turning ride, a front row seat to a clinical trial gone horribly wrong. For Greg Owens, this was supposed to be a chance to end years of back pain and escape his reliance on pain pills. If it all worked out, he could maybe … Continue reading Painless by Marty Thornley