The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves – begins when Jem Rosco - sailor, adventurer and legend - blows into the local pub, The Maiden's Prayer, to escape the autumn gale, much to the delight of the residents of Greystone. The whole village and its surroundings have a peculiar feel of unreality, as in “the village that time forgot.” Seldom visited by tourists, it consists of a few … [Read more...] about The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves – Book Review
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Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney – Book Review
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney – bestselling author of Daisy Darker and Rock Paper Scissors returns with another nail-biting mystery. Things occasionally happen to good people, making these good people do bad things in return. Some twenty years after a baby is stolen from her push-chair, a woman is murdered in a care home. If the two crimes are somehow linked, could a good … [Read more...] about Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney – Book Review
All of Us are Broken by Fiona Cummins – Book Review
All of Us are Broken by Fiona Cummins - The Hardwicke family haven’t been on holiday for a while, but, finally, thirteen-year-old Galen’s wish has come true. She has been asking to see the wild dolphins at Scotland’s Chanonry Point for years! Finally, her mother, Christine, still hurting since her husband left, has decided that she will drive Galen and her younger brother, … [Read more...] about All of Us are Broken by Fiona Cummins – Book Review
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell – Book Review
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell – tells of Alix Summers, a well-known podcaster, who is celebrating her 45th birthday at the local pub. As fate would have it, a somewhat retiring woman called Josie Fair is also celebrating her 45th birthday there. It turns out that they are birthday twins! Several days later, Alix and Josie cross paths again, this time outside Alix's … [Read more...] about None of This is True by Lisa Jewell – Book Review
Vendetta by Tony Park – Book Review
Vendetta by Tony Park, Australia’s favourite crime/thriller author, is his latest novel featuring best-loved characters - Captain Sannie van Rensburg and safari guide Mia Greenaway. These intrepid women find themselves involved in the intrigue and bitterness of a decades-old dispute between five veterans, who served together in South Africa's apartheid-era Border War.Conflicted … [Read more...] about Vendetta by Tony Park – Book Review