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November 22, 2016
Reblog: Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough – Reviewed by mychestnutreadingtree
Don’t Trust This Book
Don’t Trust These People
Don’t Trust Yourself
And whatever you do, DON’T give away that ending…
Louise
Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. But all that changes when she meets…
David
Young, successful and charming – Louise cannot believe a man like him would look at her twice let alone be attracted to her. But that all comes to a grinding halt when she meets h...
Reblog: Broken Dolls by James Carol – Reviewed by BYTHELETTERBOOKREVIEWS
Book Description:
The first in James Carol’s thrilling Jefferson Winter series, Broken Dolls offers rapid-fire suspense and a chilling look into the mind of a criminal – and into the mind of the one man who might be able to catch him.
Ex-FBI star profiler Jefferson Winter is no ordinary investigator. An eccentric genius and self-described geek with a passion for Mozart, he is haunted by the legacy of his notorious serial killer father…and not likely to admit this may b...
November 21, 2016
Reblog: The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent – Reviewed by Little Bookness Lane
Publisher: Panmacmillan
Publication date: 10th March 2016 (Paperback)
By immersing myself in The Reader on the 6.27I found a little corner of the world where words, either spoken or written,bridge the gapbetween loneliness andhope. For the briefest moment it can be the most rewarding experience there is.
Every morning during his commute, Monsieur Guylain Vignolles voluntarily reads aloud from the collection of single pages of books that have been orphaned from its paren...
Reblog: The Girl Who Had No Fear By Marnie Riches – Reviewed by #northern #crime
The Girl Who Had No Fear is published by Maze on 1st December 2016 and is available to buyhere
The fourth gripping thriller in the Georgina McKenzie series.
Amsterdam: a city where sex sells and drugs come easy. Four dead bodies have been pulled from the canals – and that number’s rising fast. Is a serial killer on the loose? Or are young clubbers falling prey to a lethal batch of crystal meth?
Chief Inspector Van den Bergen calls on criminologist Georgina McKenzie to help...
Reblog: BookWeekScotland focus on Graham Smith – Via ChapterInMyLife
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Book Week Scotland is Scotland’s Annual Celebration of all things bookish and reading. I’m hosting my own celebration here on ChapterinMyLife and will be celebrating all things Scottish Crime Fiction from 21st to 27th Nov 2016.
I am over the moon, jumping up and down with excitement, hyper and delighted to say that I have guest posts from some of my favourite Scottish Crime Friction authors out there! Thanks to them all for agreeing to take part! As wel...
Reblog: Only The Dead by Malcolm Hollingdrake – Reviewed by BYTHELETTERBOOKREVIEWS
Book Description:
The First in an Explosive New Crime Series
Meet DCI Cyril Bennett, a man with a passion for manners and efficiency, as well as an eye for the ladies. His partner, DS David Owen, is naïve and untidy but keen. Together they make a formidable pair.
When the discovery of two infants’ bodies is made at a Teacher Training College, Bennett and Owen are given the case. Soon a number of suspects is identified.
At the same time, a killer is on the loose staging...
Reblog: Frailty by Besty Reavley Reviewed by IF ONLY I COULD READ FASTER
I lovedThe Optician’s Wife by Betsy Reavley, it was an incredibly well-woven story that at times turned my normally strong stomach. So I was excited when I heard that the author had another book coming out and even happier when I was given an ARC of Frailty to read and given the opportunity to be part of the blog tour. So here is my review.
My 5* review:
I really wasn’t sure what to expect when I started to read Frailty, I knew little about it, only that it involved child abduction, a topi...
Reblog: WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING by KATHRYN CROFT – Reviewed by BOOKS FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
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Firstly I wish to give huge thanks to Kim Nash for inviting me to be a part of this Blog Tour on behalf of Bookouture and Kathryn Croft. Loved it.
HERE IS THE BOOK DESCRIPTION
You wake up to find the man beside you is dead.
He is not your husband. This is not your bed.
What do you do?
Tara Logan lives a quiet life with her husband, Noah, and two children, teenager Rosie and eleven-year-old Spencer.
But her peace is shattered when she wakes in her neighbour Lee’s be...
November 20, 2016
Reblog: My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood – Reviewed by The Quiet Knitter
Reviewed: 10 November 2016 4 out of 5 stars Copy supplied by Penguin Books (UK) in return for an honest review
Description:
Kate Rafter is a high-flying war reporter. She’s the strong one. The one who escaped their father. Her sister Sally didn’t. Instead, she drinks.
But when their mother dies, Kate is forced to return to the old family home. And on her very first night she is woken by a terrifying scream. At first she tells herself it’s...
Reblog: The Exiled by Kati Hiekkapelto – Reviewed by neverimitate
The Exiled, by Kati Hiekkapelto (translated by David Hackston), is the third book in the Anna Fekete series of crime thrillers (you may read my review of the second, The Defenceless,here). This latest story is set in and around the town of Kanizsa, Hungary, where Anna is taking a much needed holiday with her mother and brother who now live in the area. Anna was born in Kanizsa but finds its customs and expectations invasive having acclimatised herself to life in Finland. She an...
