To Die For by David Baldacci begins with two suspicious deaths! When Wayne and Alice Odom are killed, the police report states clearly that it was a drug overdose. So why is their daughter, who was there when they died, claiming that's not the truth?Betsy Odom, the young survivor, doesn't trust the police, however! When she finds herself in the FBI's custody after her … [Read more...] about To Die For by David Baldacci – Book Review
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Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott – Book Review
Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott was inspired by the notorious werewolf trials that occurred during the 16th and 17th centuries in France and Germany—particularly the trial of Gilles Garnier, known as the accused werewolf of Dole. Eastern France. Winter 1572. Over several months four children were murdered so brutally that the local people believed their deaths to be … [Read more...] about Winter of the Wolf by Amanda Willimott – Book Review
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey – Book Review
The Creeper by Margaret Hickey is set in the small mountain town of Edenville in Victoria’s high country. For the past decade the town has been haunted by the horrific murders of five hikers up on Jagged Ridge. Also found dead near the scene, was bushland loner, Bill ‘Creeper’ Durant, a skillful deer-hunter, and a man well-known in the community for stalking campers . . … [Read more...] about The Creeper by Margaret Hickey – Book Review
The Changing Man by Tomi Oyemakinde – Book Review
The Changing Man by Tomi Oyemakinde is his debut thriller and tells of a teenage girl, who is cajoled by curiosity into discovering the truth behind her boarding school’s decades-old legend.Just because they let you in, it doesn't mean they'll let you out!!Seventeen-year-old Ife gains a place at Nithercott School through its prestigious Urban Achievers Program. Almost … [Read more...] about The Changing Man by Tomi Oyemakinde – Book Review
The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves – Book Review
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