I Know What You’re Thinking – Phill Featherstone
Beth and Cameron meet when they’re children. As they grow up they realise that they have an amazing gift: each can make contact with the mind of the other, a skill that comes in handy when Cameron is kidnapped by a nefarious company. Set in a near future where all adult human genomes are public…
The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill – C.S. Robertson
Published: Hodder & Stoughton, January 2022 Amazon / Goodreads Death is not the end.For Grace McGill, it’s only the beginning. When people die alone and undiscovered, it’s her job to clean up what’s left behind – whether it’s clutter, bodily remains or dark secrets. When an old man lies undetected in his flat for months,…
Elektra – Jennifer Saint
Published: Wildfire, April 2022 Amazon / Goodreads The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods.ClytemnestraThe sister of Helen, wife of Agamemnon – her hopes…
The Interview – C. M. Ewan
It’s 5 p.m. on a Friday.You have been called to an interview for your dream job.In a stunning office thirteen floors above the city below, you are all alone with the man interviewing you.Everyone else has gone home for the weekend.The interview gets more and more disturbing.You’re feeling scared.Your only way out is to answer…
The Wildest Hunt – Jo Zebedee
A long-dead child. An artist who paints the fae. An ancient estate on a blood-filled land. The commission was close to Amelia’s dream: a cosy cottage in Donegal over Christmas and the chance to paint the beautiful Glenveagh estate. But when the weather closes in and the country shuts down, a ritual begins – one…
The Perfect Neighbour – Susanna Beard
Published: Joffe Books, September 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: After Beth and her family move to the suburbs, she struggles to settle in. She misses the close-knit group of friends and neighbours she had in Kingston and longs to reach past the high fences on her street to meet some new people. Beth finds herself…
The Good Sister – Sally Hepworth
Published: Hodder & Stoughton, April 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Twins Rose and Fern have always had each other. With Fern’s aversion to loud noises, crowds, bright lights and difficulty reading social cues, it makes sense for her to rely on Rose. So, when Rose’s marriage is struggling and she finds herself unable to get…
Madness – Paityn E. Parque
Published: Independently published, August 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: When Ezra dies, she thinks that will be the end. What she does not expect is to wake up in the Battles, a twisted game where people must kill to earn blood points in order to escape. In the Battles you have unlimited lives, the only…
Could You Survive Midsomer? – Simon Brew
CAN YOU AVOID A BIZARRE DEATH IN ENGLAND’S MOSTDANGEROUS COUNTY? All is not well in the beautiful county of Midsomer. On the eve of its first Villages In Bloom competition, a man lies slain, smelling of damson jam. Who could have done it? Well, that’s where you come in. Step into the shoes of Midsomer…
Motive – Alan McDermott
Published: Independently Published, March 2020 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: There are four distinctive strands to this book: Serial killer Karen Harper who bases her murders on who has motive, killing not for revenge but simply for the thrill. Ex-Army Ryan Anderson who starts working for a Manchester gang leader. He works hard to prove himself…
Such a Quiet Place – Megan Miranda
Published: Corvus, July 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: 14 months ago Brandon and Fiona Truett died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their home. With the help of the community, it was easy to prove that Ruby was the culprit, sending her away to jail. However, after 14 months away, there are suggestions that evidence was…
The Beresford – Will Carver
Just outside the city – any city, every city – is a grand, spacious but affordable apartment building called The Beresford. There’s a routine at The Beresford. For Mrs May, every day’s the same: a cup of cold, black coffee in the morning, pruning roses, checking on her tenants, wine, prayer and an afternoon nap.…
The Family Tree – Steph Mullin & Nicole Mabry
Published: Avon Books UK, June 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: After taking a DNA test, Liz learns two things: 1) she’s adopted, 2) there is someone in her family that is connected to a serial killer investigation. Despite warnings from the FBI, Liz is determined to meet her blood relatives. But can she stop her…
Widowland – C.J. Carey
Published: Quercus, June 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: What would society be like if Britain had signed an alliance with Germany during WWII? This question is what Widowland explores, detailing a version of Britain where most of the young men have been sent to Germany and women are separated into castes based on factors such…
A Public Murder – Antoinette Moses
‘My mother was a very difficult person, Inspector, and not always a very nice one. I can think of any number of people who would want her dead.’ The shocking murder of the archaeologist, Stephanie Michaels in the new Leotakis Gallery in Cambridge is clearly going to be a troublesome high-profile investigation from the outset.…
Deadly Obsession – OMJ Ryan
Published: Inkubator Books, April 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: DCI Jane Phillips and her Major Crimes team are called in for the murder of a retired teacher in a care home. Not long after, more bodies turn up, each one completely different with nothing linking them together except for the fact that they all resemble…
Ariadne – Jennifer Saint
Published: Wildfire, April 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: In the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur the character of Ariadne often gets overlooked, even though she is the one who betrays her family to help Theseus slay the Minotaur. This story however places Ariadne and her sister Phaedra at the centre, focusing on them as…
Black Widows – Cate Quinn
Published: Orion, February 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Black Widows follows the perspectives of three wives, all married to Blake who is found murdered on their land far from anywhere else. Being in a plural marriage means these women are on the edge of society, even within the Mormon community. They do not trust the…
Death by Arrangement – Kathleen Torian Taylor
Published: JGKS Press, March 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Sarah’s structured life as an accountant in downtown San Francisco is about to take a hard left. She knows all about deceit but not about how to trust again. For three years her love life revolved around a liar and a cheat. But now she yearns to…
A Mirror Murder – Helen Hollick
Eighteen-year-old library assistant Jan Christopher’s life is to change on a rainy Friday evening in July 1971, when her legal guardian and uncle, DCI Toby Christopher, gives her a lift home after work. Driving the car, is her uncle’s new Detective Constable, Laurie Walker – and it is love at first sight for the young…
The Existence of Amy – Lana Grace Riva
Published: Independently published, 2019 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: At first glances Amy seems like a well-adjusted, perfectly functional woman. Yes, she constantly cancels on plans last minute, but that just makes her unreliable. In reality, however, Amy is trying desperately to seem ‘normal’ so that no one realises just how much she struggles with everyday…
Comeback – Chris Limb
Genie has everything – a BRIT award, a singing career, the attention of the press and Oliver Fox, a pretty boy who looks good on her arm. Until he dies. His death brings Genie’s long buried feelings bubbling to the surface. Her grief over the death of her lover Wendi who introduced her to this…
The Favour – Laura Vaughan
Published: Corvus, March 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Ada’s gap year trip to Italy on an art history course offers her the perfect opportunity to become friends with the type of people she feels she should be – wealthy, privileged, sophisticated. Obsessed with the loss of her grand home after her father’s death at aged…
Dragonfly Girl – Marti Leimbach
In this spellbinding thriller and YA debut from bestselling author Marti Leimbach, Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death–and it may just cost her life. Things aren’t going well for Kira. At home, she cares for her mother and fends off debt collectors. At school, she’s awkward and shy. Plus, she may flunk out…
The Last Empath of Doctsland – Leah Putz
A kingdom in danger. A royal family divided by greed. A warrior combining strength with magic.Lisalya Manyeo is the only known empath left in the small seafaring country of Doctsland, so when they are threatened by their much stronger neighbor, Prince Viktor recruits her help. On their way, he trains her to fight. Working together…
Little Bones – N.V. Peacock
Published: Avon Books UK, October 2020 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Cherrie, daughter of notorious serial killer Mr Bones, is a mother and has moved on with her life, leaving the name Leigh-Ann Hendy far in the past. That is until a podcast reveals her true identity, suggesting she has something to do with recent disappearances…
The Word Trove – Elias Vorphal
Published: Iron Bird Publishing, January 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: This book follows the story of a word that has lost its meaning after being spoken by a human. As goes on its journey, the word meets other words who teach it about stories and language. Review: I cannot put into words how much I…
The Invitation – Katie Webster
On the island kingdom of Meta Emery, a young queen, Abigail, wakes in the middle of the night to a terrifying realisation; hostile wizards from the rival kingdom of Archmond have finally done what they’ve been threatening to do: bring a girl, Lucy, into this world to destroy the queen and all she has worked…
The Island – C.L. Taylor
Published: HQ, January 2021 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Whilst on a group holiday with their parents to Thailand, six teenagers – Jessie, Danny, Honor, Milo, Meg, and Jeffers – get stranded on an island after their guide has a stroke and dies. Over the next 6 days tensions rise as the phobias of each of…
Silver Linings – Jess Impiazzi
Jess’s acting dreams were derailed as a teenager when her mum became blind and Jess stepped in as her primary carer leaving her education behind. Silver Linings follows the actress, model and reality TV star on a journey of self-discovery, harsh lessons and heart-break since childhood. From supporting her alcoholic father to losing her baby…
The Failsafe Query – Michael Jenkins
‘Some secrets were meant to be buried forever. Until now.’ Sean Richardson, a disgraced former intelligence agent, is tasked to lead a team to search for a British intelligence officer on the cusp of exposing thousands of secrets to the media. It includes a long lost list of Russian moles embedded since the Cold War,…
Flight Path – E.J. Pepper
Published: Matador, August 2020 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Miles and Sophie’s married life gets turned upside down we he is accused of sexually assaulting a pupil at the school where he has been a teacher for many years. Faced with uncertainty, Miles and Sophie must leave their home on the school grounds, and with it,…
Here to Stay – Mark Edwards
Published: Thomas & Mercer, 2019 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: A story about the ultimate in-laws from hell, this book shows what can happen when your life spirals out of your control. Scientist Elliot gets caught up in a whirlwind romance with Gemma. It is not long before they are married and comfortably settled in his…
I Am Watching You – Teresa Driscoll
Published: Thomas & Mercer, 2017 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: I Am Watching You starts with a woman (Ella) watching two teenage girls on a train as they start chatting to two guys just out of jail. The next day one of the girls has gone missing and Ella is wracked with guilt at not calling…
The Stairwell – Dean Bryant
Frightful visions. An unknown manipulator. A force from beyond reason. Brandon Chapman arrives home to a horrific scene. His wife, Stephanie, is exhibiting behaviour that he can only describe as that of someone possessed – yet he doesn’t even believe in the supernatural. He soon realises that it was nothing other than a frightful, haunting…
Sword in the Storm – David Gemmell
Born in the storm that kills his father, Connavar grows up among the mountains of Caer Druagh, where the Rigante tribe dwell in harmony with the land and its gods. But beyond the border, across the water, an evil force is gathering strength – an unstoppable force that will change the world beyond all recognition. Haunted by malevolent spirits and hunted…
The Book Club – C.J. Cooper
Published: Constable, October 2020 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: Lucy moves to an idyllic village in the Cotswolds to escape a failed affair with her boss back in London. She’s hoping to leave her old life behind her and start anew somewhere peaceful, far away from prying eyes. And then her new neighbour Alice moves in.…
The Power – Naomi Alderman
Published: Penguin, 2016 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: The Power is framed as a research/book proposal, with letters before and after the story between the author Neil, and Naomi. Acting as an in-depth exploration of what would happen if teenage girls gained the power to produce electricity from their fingertips, the book flips societal power structures…
The Book of Hidden Things – Francesco Dimitri
Published: Titan Books, 2018 Amazon / Goodreads Synopsis: The Book of Hidden Things starts with a Pact. Four friends agree that on a specific day, time, and place every year they will return to their hometown in Southern Italy. They are unsure, after so many years, why they still adhere to this Pact, but none…
The List – Carys Jones
Synopsis: The List tells the story of the damaging potential a seemingly innocuous list of names can hold. Found deliberately placed in the woods by 29-year-old Beth, this simple slip of paper contains five names with no clear connection, but the third name on this list is Beth’s. Already plagued by nightmares which are never…
Blood Orange – Harriet Tyce
Synopsis: Allison is a character who appears to have an ideal life. She has a loving family, a great job and a bright future. However, it soon becomes clear that this perfect life is a lie. She drinks too much, works too much, and, despite continuously claiming she will stop her destructive behaviour, cannot seem…
The Hunting Party – Lucy Foley
Synopsis: The Hunting Party tells the story of a New Year’s celebration gone horribly wrong. A group of friends, tied together by the time they shared at university, visit a hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands for their annual New Year’ celebrations. Among this group are four couples, one baby, and singleton Katie. In the…
The Immortalists – Chloe Benjamin
Synopsis: The Immortalists follows the stories of 4 siblings who, as children during the ’60s, visit a psychic who gives them the dates of their deaths. These prophecies inform the rest of their lives as each sibling takes their own path to forge an individual future. Separated in to 4 main sections, the book follows…
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