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Plenty More Fish by Dawn Martin Out Now

When Pete leaves Chloe for another woman she is forced to raise their family alone.

When an impromptu internet pop-up leads her to a dating site, she naively believes she has found the perfect way of finding love again. After meeting a string of unlikely suitors she finally meets Mel, but unbeknown to her Mel is fighting his own demons, and things are about to get a lot more complicated.

Plenty More Fish pushes the boundaries as it follows Chloe on a dark and dangerous journey that sees her wade through a sea of sociopaths in her desperate quest to find her soulmate. As she ventures into deeper waters, friends and colleagues become increasingly concerned for her safety, but will she listen to them before it’s too late?

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Dawn was born in London, England in 1962 and trained as a Registered Nurse in 1986. She currently lives near Portsmouth, Hampshire with her husband and two Boxer dogs and she works part-time as a nurse practitioner in a GP surgery in Portsmouth. 

Dawn’s writing style has been described by many as quirky and unique, and she’s not afraid to break the rules along the way. Dawn is naturally competitive and isn’t afraid to push boundaries so her stories often contain unexpected twists and unpredictable endings. She considers herself to be a realist, so if you’re looking for a happy-ever-after type storyline you might have to keep on looking.

Plenty More Fish is the author’s debut novel and forms part of a trilogy. Her second book, His Other Child will follow soon and the third book which currently has no title, is still a work in progress. 

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Silent Death by Mariëtte Whitcomb Death Trilogy #2

Two years ago, five women went missing. Last year, ten disappeared. Both times, it happened in December.

Now it’s December again, and five more have vanished. To social worker, Madison Taylor, the women are not only her clients. They are her friends. Despite the recent discovery of the remains of five females, the police continue to be unhelpful because of the lifestyle the missing women lead.

Even after Madison is attacked and threatened, she stays determined to uncover the truth. How does her attacker know about the monster from her past? Madison’s identity was never made public.

Is this the work of a serial killer or something even more horrific?

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Title: Silent Death
Series: Death Trilogy Book 2
Author: Mariëtte Whitcomb
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Cover Design: Jabber Media

My Review

In Death Isn’t Enough, Madison Taylor was my favourite character, And here she is with her own story. At the end of the previous book, she had been abducted by Eric Foster aka Foster Ericson, who was obsessed with her now sister-in-law Noa, who he called Emily. Do keep up!

Foster is safely locked away in prison, so Madison should be safe. Except there’s another villain on the scene this time. And he knows more about Madison than he should. Her name was never revealed to the press and Foster hasn’t had any visitors in prison.

Madison was rescued from her abductor by Clay Davis of the SWAT team and they are gradually becoming closer, though she can’t believe he would want her after everything that happened. As a social worker, Madison sets out to help the women who have resorted to prostitution to pay their way, but too many have disappeared and the police aren’t taking it seriously.

On an island near Shadow Bay a group of men have booked two weeks on a so-called ‘singles’ holiday. It’s actually an opportunity to drink loads and have sex with the women provided for them. Everyone uses a false identity – the women with names like Vegas and Dakota, the men being renamed Blade and Crush. But we know the organiser is called Adam and he’s a sadistic monster.

Can the women be rescued in time before they end up disappearing like the others? Madison has been threatened, her flat broken into and messages left for her. But it’s not enough to stop her investigating with the help of Clay, detective Gina Larson, her partner Duke, and let’s not forget King the dog, who technically just provides furry moral support.

Once again this is an exciting, if dark read, but with a lot of warmth because of the love, friendship and family dynamic. And I know there’s another book coming after.

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About the Author

Mariëtte Whitcomb studied Criminology and Psychology at the University of Pretoria. An avid reader of psychological thrillers and true crime books, writing allows her to pursue her childhood dream to hunt criminals, albeit fictional and born in the darkest corners of her imagination. When Mariëtte isn’t writing, she reads or spends time with her family, friends, and her two miniature schnauzers.

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Keeping Janie by SR Fabrico Cover Reveal

Embark on an exhilarating journey with Lizzie Levine, the beloved character from the award-winning novel Call Her Janie.

In this riveting sequel by S.R. Fabrico, set against the picturesque backdrop of Southport, North Carolina, the stakes soar, twists abound, and the drama intensifies. 

Reuniting with her daughter, Janie, should be the start of Lizzie’s picture-perfect life. Behind the scenes, however, is a different matter. The happiness of having her daughter back is overshadowed by the fear and distrust of her ex-boyfriend, billionaire Gray Stone.

Amidst the tapestry of wedding preparations, the custody fight looms. The story unfolds in a battleground of secrets, lies, and deception. In this gripping narrative, love and lies entwine, danger lurks in the shadows, and the courage to confront one’s past becomes paramount. Can Lizzie gain custody of her daughter, marry the man she loves, and have her happily-ever-after, or will the mistakes of their past destroy them all?  

Tropes: small-town love, stalker, unexpected outcome, bromance

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His Favourite Graves by Paul Cleave

To catch a killer… Maybe you’ve got to be one… Acacia Pines, USA.

Sheriff Cohen’s life is falling apart – his father accidently burned down the retirement home, his wife has moved out, and his son is bullying other kids at school. When high-school student, Lucas Connor, is abducted, Cohen sees a chance to get his life back on track – to win back his wife and scoop the reward money offered for Lucas’ safe return.

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But as the body count rises, it becomes clear that Cohen’s going to have to make the kind of decision from which there’s no coming back … a decision with deadly consequences… A furiously paced, edge-of-your-seat thriller exposing the dark underbelly of small-town life, His Favourite Graves is also a twisted and twisty story of father and son relationships, and the one last gamble of a desperate man to save everything…

My Review

This is probably one of the cleverest books I have ever read. Don’t imagine it’s a straightforward crime drama. It’s full of twists and surprises, at times veering towards the unbelievable, but it’s so convincing, that you go along with it.

Everyone has an agenda, and everyone is capable of the most heinous of acts if pushed far enough. But is your own behaviour justified when the victim is also a killer and abuser of the worst kind?

Recently, teenager Freddy Holt went missing and was never seen again. Then a boy named Taylor Reed threw himself off a roof and died. Ruled a tragic suicide, following constant bullying. Lucas Connor isn’t popular at school. People think he’s weird. So they stuff him into a locker and padlock him in. But instead of being rescued, he’s abducted. His father calls the police, but they are sceptical at first. Till they find the locker has been forced open.

Sheriff Cohen is there on the scene. He knows Lucas’s father Peter. Knows his once successful career as a writer is in tatters, his wife has left him, and he’s an alcoholic. Cohen’s wife has also left, but for other reasons. They are still friends. Cohen hopes that if he can find Lucas and find his abductor, he can scoop the reward money, pay off his debts and get his wife back. Police are not allowed to claim rewards, but he’s thought of a way round that. And if all that isn’t complicated enough, his father has dementia and burned down the care home where he was living, and his son Nathan is the worst kind of bully.

But that’s only a tiny part of it. No-one is who they seem. The main characters will shock you to the core. Just who are the victims and who are the killers? His Favourite Graves turns that on its head and back again. And some people can be both. An absolute corker and one of my top books of the year.

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About the Author

Paul is an award-winning author who often divides his time between his home city of Christchurch, New Zealand, where most of his novels are set, and Europe. He’s won the New Zealand Ngaio Marsh Award three times, the Saint-Maur book festival’s crime novel of the year award in France, and has been shortlisted for the Edgar and the Barry in the US and the Ned Kelly in Australia. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. He’s thrown his Frisbee in more than forty countries, plays tennis badly, golf even worse, and has two cats – which is often two too many. The critically acclaimed The Quiet People was published in 2021 and was followed in 2022 by The Pain Tourist – a number-one bestseller in three countries.

Orenda Books is a small independent publishing company specialising in literary fiction with a heavy emphasis on crime/thrillers, and approximately half the list in translation. They’ve been twice shortlisted for the Nick Robinson Best Newcomer Award at the IPG awards, and publisher and owner Karen Sullivan was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2016. In 2018, they were awarded a prestigious Creative Europe grant for their translated books programme. Three authors, including Agnes Ravatn, Matt Wesolowski and Amanda Jennings have been WHSmith Fresh Talent picks, and Ravatn’s The Bird Tribunal was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, won an English PEN Translation Award, and adapted for BBC Radio Four ’s Book at Bedtime. Six titles have been short- or long-listed for the CWA Daggers. Launched in 2014 with a mission to bring more international literature to the UK market, Orenda Books publishes a host of debuts, many of which have gone on to sell millions worldwide, and looks for fresh, exciting new voices that push the genre in new directions. Bestselling authors include Ragnar Jonasson, Antti Tuomainen, Gunnar Staalesen, Michael J. Malone, Kjell Ola Dahl, Louise Beech, Johana Gustawsson, Lilja Sigurðardóttir and Sarah Stovell.

Altered Helix by Stephanie Hansen Out Now

I didn’t want to take the traditional path. First, I wasn’t ready for college. Second, I was going to live with my best friend, Tiff, and work at the Haunted House. Third, did I mention the hot guy Josh that works there too?

The most exciting thing about Austria’s new job, at a local haunted house, was the fact that the toughest looking people screamed the loudest. But when she meets the boy without a home, Josh, Austria’s life takes intriguing and eventful turns. Up until now, Josh has managed to hang with his Street crowd, but they’re in danger, and so is Austria, the girl Josh recently fell for. The group finds themselves joining forces with previously considered enemies who also now find themselves in danger.

Deeply compassionate and full of twists, Altered Helix captures the struggle of polarized people that must work together for the greater good.

Out Now November 14th 
Genre: YA 
Pages: 118
Publisher: Hypothesis Books

About the Author

Stephanie Hansen is an Imadjinn finalist as well as a PenCraft and Global Book Award Winning Author. Her debut novella series, Altered Helix, released in 2020. It hit the #1 New Release, #1 Best Seller, and other top 100 lists on Amazon. It is now being adapted to an animated story for Tales. Her debut novel, Replaced Parts, released in 2021 through Fire & Ice YA and Tantor Audio. It has been in a Forbes article, hit Amazon bestseller lists, and made the Apple young adult coming soon bestsellers list. The second book in the Transformed Nexus series, Omitted Pieces, released in 2022. Her next novella, Ghostly Howls, released 2/7/23. She is a member of the deaf and hard of hearing community so she tries to incorporate that into her fiction.  https://www.authorstephaniehansen.com/

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Diary of Murders by Sarah Cook

Love dominates us all.

London. 1895. Two doctors – Miriam Clayton and John Bennett – fall in love with one another when they realise they have the same wicked sexual desires.

1896. A series of gruesome murders have gripped Soho. Their details are confessed in a damning diary.

But who of the pair is committing these crimes? And what has turned their love into violence?

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Join Miriam and John on their dark romantic journey through pain and bondage. But, as a cruel society tests their passions, discover what can push a person to their breaking point and see how deadly love can really be.

Can you unbind the secrets of the Diary of Murders?

My Review

I’m glad this came with a warning – over 18s only – I certainly needed it. I’ve never blushed so much since I read Fifty Shades of Grey on the train (on my Kindle so no-one else could see the book title). And I thought the Victorians were all uptight and restrained. Looks like I was wrong.

I actually found the explicit sex scenes more shocking than the murders, but that is probably because I read a lot of gory crime fiction and the aforementioned book is probably my only foray into eroticism.

The book is divided into two. We have the initial meeting between Dr Miriam Clayton and Dr John Bennett and the sexual tension between them sizzles from the get-go. But it is Miriam who first suggests the idea of carrying out their wicked sexual desires, including bondage and sadomasochism. Had it been the other way round and he got it wrong, he’d have been locked up for being a pervert. I found her really quite scary, not just because it is set in 1895 – I’d find her behaviour quite scary nowadays.

In spite of the sex, violence and grisly murders, the plight of the unfortunate women in Victorian times, often widowed and forced into prostitution, is handled with sensitivity, as are the scenes of abuse. There are links at the end for anyone who has been affected by the descriptive passages and scenes of violence against women.

Yet there is often something quite poetic about the author’s writing. I would describe it as lyrical prose. The characters are beautifully written, particularly Miriam, John, Miriam’s father and Marie. This will be an author to look out for in the future. She has immense talent.

Beautiful cover by the way, that in no way prepares us for the reality of the horror within the pages.

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About the Author

Sarah Cook is an upcoming author whose debut novel Diary of Murders will be released summer 2023. Her poem DIRT was recently published at MONOFiction and she has self-published a number of short stories on this very website. On top of this, she has directed a number of short films including Toby and The Rogue Table. Her latest short film Blow by Blow was featured on the Honourable Mention list at the Women X Film Festival.

Sarah Cook is also a prolific media journalist who has had by-lines in websites such as Movies On Weekends, HeyUGuys, Film Stories, The Digital Fix, and Picturehouse Cinemas. Sarah has established herself as a keen reporter, both on junkets and on red-carpets, interviewing celebrities from Florence Pugh to Minnie Driver. She has worked in the art industry as a marketing manager for UK Jewish Film, Picturehouse Cinemas, Royal Albert Hall, and the Albany, producing celebrated and viral content for their social channels. In her spare time, Sarah is an active member of the Victorian Society and likes to explore the weird wonders of London.
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The Rich by Rachel Lynch

Dr Alex is a psychologist to the Cambridge elite, keeper of their dirtiest little secrets.

Carrie lives in a pristine mansion and tells no one what she had to do to get there.
Henry has a dangerous predilection for the wives of the men he works for.
Grace hides a dark secret behind the yoga-perfect image she projects to her online fans.
Tony has enough money and connections to bury anything, or anyone.

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Now their neighbour Monika Thorpe is dead. And Dr Alex knows that anyone can be a killer if they’re pushed hard enough. But only some can get away with it.

A twist-a-minute standalone thriller with a massive dose of guilty pleasure, perfect for fans of Catherine Cooper and Chris Brookmyre.

My Review

Absolutely brilliant! I read this over two days and I really could not put it down. So many twists and turns and when I finally thought I’d guessed the outcome, I found I was wrong yet again.

I simply adored psychologist Dr Alex Moore as the first person narrator. Her observations about her family, her friends and of course, her clients, are sharp, witty, and spot on. Chapters about the other characters are written from a third person perspective.

Alex is married to Jeremy, who also studied Psychology at university, but has never done anything with it. He’s lazy, an alcoholic and really unlikeable. She hates him. ‘Jeremy grins and gulps his drink. Sadly, he doesn’t choke.’

Their three children are 18-year-old James, 17-year-old Lydia, who happens to be bulimic (Alex can’t treat her obviously), and 14-year-old Ewan, who is bullied at school by the headmaster’s son.

Tony Thorpe is Alex and Jeremy’s best friend from university days, and indescribably wealthy. He believes money can buy anything. It is his wife Monika who has been murdered. The husband is always the first suspect, according to the police.

Alex’s clients include fifty-something Carrie Greenside, who is unmarried, and also very wealthy, and I have to say almost as unlikeable as Jeremy. Or maybe that’s just me. Luxury kitchen fitter Henry Nelson is an ex-con, whose therapy is being paid for by the probation service as part of his rehabilitation after being sentenced to eight years for manslaughter. Grace Bridge is an influencer and a personal trainer, but she carries a dark secret.

Everyone is linked, and the links are very clever indeed. DI Paul Hunt is another vile character, he thinks he knows it all. I love Alex’s description of him. “He’d probably rather be relaxing at home, watching Match of the Day….he’s already got sweat patches under his arms, and his suit is tired.” Once he has decided who is guilty, there is no budging him.

The Rich is so good. It’s slick and clever and you’ll be hooked from page one, I guarantee it.

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Rachel Lynch grew up in Cumbria and regularly hiked the fells from a young age. After studying history at the University of Lancaster, Rachel trained to become a teacher in London. She began writing full time in 2016 and is represented by Peter Buckman of the Ampersand Agency. Canelo signed the first three novels in the Kelly Porter series in 2018 and number 12 will be published in 2024. To date the series has sold over 1 million copies. The Rich is Rachel’s first standalone psychological thriller and will be released on 8th November 2023. Rachel lives near London with her husband and two children, and Poppy the terrier.

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Well Dressed Lies by Carrie Hayes Out Now

A fictional account of an actual incident in the lives of Americans abroad, and the battle for happiness when social convention collides with our heart’s desire.

London, 1877. Retired suffragists, VICTORIA WOODHULL and TENNESEE CLAFLIN are shrewd, attractive, and looking for husbands. But their backgrounds are sketchy. No one knows they’ve been paid – one might say bribed – a fortune to leave New York. That they’ve been accused of intrigue, blackmail and worse are just details best left alone. London is where they’ll start over.

Genre/Themes: Romance/Scandal

But when Victoria finds the love of her life, her prospects are threatened by a striking resemblance to a character in a story by HENRY JAMES. Frantic to whitewash their past, she seeks Tennessee’s help, unaware that Tennessee is in the midst of her own struggle, consumed by an illicit affair with a Duchess who is not only married, but is also mistress to the Prince of Wales.

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My Name Is Justice by Gabriel Galletti

“My name is… Justice.”

Chad Hilton, footballer, recovering opioid addict and criminal psychologist is on the edge. His fragile sanity is disintegrating following the horrific murder of his wife in Leeds.

Seeking rest and recuperation he arrives in Sydney, to find a city in the terrifying grip of a barbaric serial killer.

Inspector Ruben ‘Pop’ Murray won’t take no for an answer and enlists Chad to help identify the killer.

As he follows the trail of clues left by the murderer Chad realises that he’s in a race…Catch the killer or become a victim.

Genre: Crime Thriller
Pages: 331
Publisher: Red Kimba Press

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Following a successful business career spanning forty years and three continents Gabe put his love of crime thrillers on a more creative footing. He began writing in 2019 and worked with the Cornerstones Literary Agency Scouting programme under the mentorship of author Mark Leggatt and the watchful eye of McIllvanney nominee Neil Broadfoot. He self-published his first crime novel Best served Cold in 2022. In March 2023 he was accepted as a member of the Crime Writers Association.

Blood on Shakespeare’s Typewriter by Mark Eklid

When Dan Khan buys a unique piece of cultural history for £50 from a man in the pub, he thinks all his troubles are over.

He is told it’s the actual typewriter William Shakespeare used when he wrote all his plays.

Dan and his girlfriend Shannon reckon it must be worth millions!

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But they don’t realise the vintage machine was stolen from the city’s most notorious crime boss.

And he will stop at nothing to get back the sinister secret it contains…

My Review

This was hilarious! I was on holiday reading it and I actually burst out laughing on the beach more than once.

Poor Dan and Shannon. They are all a bit Joey Essex and Vicky Pollard – actually that’s unfair to her – she’s far more intelligent than he is. He’s a bit, shall we say, intellectually challenged, but he’s handsome and I bet he has gleaming white teeth. He really believes the typewriter he bought off Fingerless Frankie down the pub for £50, is actually the one that Shakespeare wrote his plays on. He even has a misspelt letter of authenticity from some professor.

He wonders if the typewriter will inspire him to write a crime novel, so he starts.

‘Just then, the door opened and in walked Peaches McPlenty. All the men looked around at her because she was dead gorgeous and they all fancied her.

‘“Hello boys. I hear we have a problem,” she said, all sexy like.’

‘Charlie was powerless now. He’d do anything to be able to have sex with Peaches.

‘”I’ll tell you what,” she said. “You confess to all them murders and I’ll let you play with my big bouncy boobies.”‘

Now Dan’s first draft makes the Carry On films look subtle and Shan is horrified at the blatant sexism. She didn’t like it. He didn’t see that coming.

But back to the story. Frankie wants the typewriter back. Offers them £120, but Dan knows it’s a trick. It must be REALLY valuable. Little does he know that it’s not the typewriter that’s valuable but what’s hidden inside it. And so the chase begins. Because the typewriter belongs to Ronnie Bridgman, Sheffield’s most notorious gangster and he’ll do anything to get it back. He was robbed, and all his precious belongings taken, including the contents of the safe and his signed Lionel Messi shirt. I know Dan’s a bit thick, but surely he would know who Messi is – even I do. Apparently not.

Who would dare? It’s all far more complicated than it initially appears, with a whole host of characters, from mixed martial arts teacher Hermie, IT wizard Em, the heavies who work for Ronnie, his wife Vanessa, and then the officers at the police station, who are actually pretty good at their jobs.

It’s a rollercoaster of a ride with love, kidnapping, murder and car chases, and it’s a load of fun.

And in Dan’s own words, “As some cleverer bloke than me once said, all’s well that turns out all right.”

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About the Author

Long before Mark first became a published author, writing was his living. His background is as a newspaper journalist, starting out with the South Yorkshire Times in 1984 and then on to the Derby Telegraph, until leaving full-time work in March 2020. Most of Mark’s time at the Telegraph was as their cricket writer, a role that brought national recognition in the 2012 and 2013 England and Wales Cricket Board awards. He contributed for 12 years to the famed Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack and had many articles published in national magazines, annuals and newspapers. Writing as a profession meant writing for pleasure had to be put on the back burner but when his work role changed, Mark returned to one of the many half-formed novels in his computer files and, this time, saw it through to publication.

The Murder of Miss Perfect is his first novel for SpellBound, but Mark has previously self-published Sunbeam (November 2019), Family Business (June 2020) and Catalyst (February 2021). The earlier three are to be re-published through SpellBound soon. All four are fast-moving, plot-twisting thrillers set in the city of his birth, Sheffield. Mark lives in Derby with his partner, Sue. They have two adult sons and have been adopted by a cat.

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