The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a pretty creepy book. I wasn't sure about it at the start - I wasn't keen on the style of Emma's narrative (where's the dialogue?) but as you go through the story it matters less and you understand more. Both women… Continue reading The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
Love Like Blood (Tom Thorne 14) by Mark Billingham
Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham My rating: 4 of 5 stars Love Like Blood is another great read from Mark Billingham. Like all of his books, it is written in an assured and confident style, well-plotted and unnervingly creepy. I like Thorne's set-up with Helen and Alfie and there are some good scenes and… Continue reading Love Like Blood (Tom Thorne 14) by Mark Billingham
Trust Me (Social Media Murders 3) by Angela Clarke
Trust Me by Angela Clarke My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've thoroughly enjoyed Angela Clarke's Social Media Murders series so far and, although I found this one a little slower to start, it is another tense outing for Freddie and Nas.The characters - new and old - are good, it's quite creepy and genuinely… Continue reading Trust Me (Social Media Murders 3) by Angela Clarke
Follow You (formerly Be My Killer) by Richard Jay Parker
Follow You by Richard Jay Parker My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I started this book, I didn't know just how much I was going to (mostly) love it. It is along the lines of one of my favourite tropes: a group of isolated people are picked off one by one by an unseen… Continue reading Follow You (formerly Be My Killer) by Richard Jay Parker
Dead in the Water (The Cherringham Novels 1) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Dead in the Water by Matthew Costello My rating: 2 of 5 stars I really enjoyed a number of the early Cherringham short stories but eventually started to find them a bit formulaic. I was intrigued to see there was a novel-length story available and keen to see if that reinvigorated the series a bit.I… Continue reading Dead in the Water (The Cherringham Novels 1) by Matthew Costello & Neil Richards
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is undoubtedly a twisty and exciting book. I really wanted to know what had happened to Alice, what the issues were with Claire and with Paul and what the hell was going on in the background! There were a good few twists… Continue reading Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
A Perfect Manhattan Murder by Tracy Kiely
A Perfect Manhattan Murder by Tracy Kiely My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a fun and witty mystery. It harks back to a 1920s feel and it took me a few pages to realise it is set in the present time! It's pretty short so there's not a huge amount of characterisation but… Continue reading A Perfect Manhattan Murder by Tracy Kiely
Mrs Pargeter’s Public Relations by Simon Brett
Mrs Pargeter's Public Relations by Simon Brett My rating: 3 of 5 stars I'm a huge fan of Simon Brett's Charles Paris series (as well as the BBC Radio 4 adaptations with Bill Nighy - can't recommend them enough!) and have also enjoyed his Fethering series but this was the first Mrs Pargeter book I… Continue reading Mrs Pargeter’s Public Relations by Simon Brett
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an interesting book and a quick overall read. The pace is a little slow to start but then it really got going and I did want to know who'd written which letter and what the secrets were. I liked the structure:… Continue reading The Fifth Letter by Nicola Moriarty
Running Blind (Helen Grace 6.5) by M.J. Arlidge
Running Blind by M.J. Arlidge My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another great insight into Helen Grace's background. A quick but thrilling read.
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