Fiction
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Former police officer, and now a lecturer in criminology, Kate Marshall is drawn into investigating some horrific copycat murders. This is a graphic and disturbing book, but the characters, pace, and twists and turns of the investigation make it a compelling read.
read my review of January 2020
This Josephine Tey mystery revisits her youth when the playwright and sleuth lodged with two teachers at Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex.
read my review of November 2019
An astonishing concept in which to explore the life, and death, of a woman and her friends living in Turkey today.
read my review of November 2019
The latest investigation by Simon Serrailler begins with a clever and unnerving burglary. Murder follows.
read my review of November 2019
A fascinating premise for a gripping thriller, which continued with twists and turns to the conclusion.
read my review of November 2019
Publication date: 25th January 2018
Wonderful to return to the life of Olive Kitteridge and the daily challenges of life in the small coastal town of Crosby, Maine.
read my review of November 2019
A compelling and intriguing account of the self-indulgent and complicated relationships between a group of friends.
read my review of November 2019
A man steps off the platform into the path of the passing train. The woman who witnessed his death has her own shocking and tragic reasons for being at Peterborough station in the middle of the night.
read my review of September 2019
Three women ponder life as they care for the younger generation in a charming, amusing and poignant novel. Published November 2019.
read my review of September 2019
When Kate and Callum meet again 20 years after a destructive affair, they make some foolish and devastating decisions.
read my review of August 2019
A heart-wrenching account of three generations in South Africa. Terrible and brilliant.
read my review of April 2019
Publication date: 2nd April 2020
An astonishing book about grief, coming of age, and the healing, redemptive power of stories.
read my review of April 2019
Described as a mix of crime and supernatural horror, this is not my usual sort of book, but I was hooked!
read my review of April 2019
A battle of power which is delicately and subtly drawn. Just who is in control?
read my review of March 2019
A powerful murder mystery set against family strife in the punishing heat of the Australian outback.
read my review of February 2019
The latest murder mystery to be solved by Norfolk forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Nelson, and just as compelling as the 10 other books in the series!
read my review of February 2019
Leon and Tiffy share a flat and a bed, but they've never met. Is this the perfect solution to the cost of living in London?!
read my review of January 2019
Publication date: 15th May 2019
The author opens her heart as she details her obsession with a man destined never to fulfill her hopes and desires, and she presents her devotion and admiration for a writer whose life she mirrors for one tip-top time.
read my review of October 2018