6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall My rating: 5 of 5 stars 6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall is an excellent murder mystery thriller, with adult themes. On the first page, the strangled body of six-year-old Emily Chatburn is found by an early morning fisherman. The case is handed to macho Detective Nick Winston and… Continue reading 6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall
Slip of the Hand by J.P. Farrell
Slip of the Hand by J.P. Farrell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Slip of the Hand by J.P. Farrell is a dark, complex web of a tale which follows several, originally unconnected protagonists whose lives crash head-on across several horrendous sets of circumstances, resulting in multiple murders, kidnap, assault, corruption, armed robbery and mafia… Continue reading Slip of the Hand by J.P. Farrell
Plaster Scene by Michael J. Holley
Plaster Scene by Michael J. Holley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Plaster Scene is Michael J Holley’s second novel and, after reading this one, I want to get my hands on the first one as soon as possible! This story moves between the heady, drug-fuelled days of the sixties in North Wales, via the… Continue reading Plaster Scene by Michael J. Holley
Twist by Roni Teson
Twist by Roni Teson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Roni Teson has written a very enigmatic book in Twist, her second novel; it is part Young Adult fiction, part romance and part mystery. Petite, brunette, sixteen year old Beatrice ‘Bea’ Malcolm has a hypnotic effect on everyone she meets, particularly the males of the… Continue reading Twist by Roni Teson
Sea No Evil (A Crag Banyon Mystery) by James Mullaney
Sea No Evil by James Mullaney My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sea No Evil is the third in James Mullaney’s Crag Banyon Mystery series that is part hard-boiled detective spoof, part mystery, part fantasy fiction and part out and out comedy. Crag Banyon is every kind of seedy, liquor-stained, own-ass-covering, excuse for a P.I.… Continue reading Sea No Evil (A Crag Banyon Mystery) by James Mullaney
Troubled Water: A Lark Chadwick Mystery by John DeDakis
Troubled Water: A Lark Chadwick Mystery by John DeDakis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Troubled Water is the third in John DeDakis's United States-set crime thriller series featuring Lark Chadwick, a young and ballsy investigative newspaper journalist with a nose for a sharp headline, a clever angle and the solving of murders. This book… Continue reading Troubled Water: A Lark Chadwick Mystery by John DeDakis
Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley
Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley My rating: 5 of 5 stars In Bitter Nothings, Vicki Tyley presents another complex and thrilling tale of dysfunctional families, determined women and mysterious deaths and disappearances. Graphic designer, Dervla Johns, and her brothers, Gabe and Emmett, are still missing their mother, following her suicide two years earlier. Several years… Continue reading Bitter Nothings by Vicki Tyley
Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley
Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Vicki Tyley continues her rise to be one of the best modern thriller writers around with Brittle Shadows, a disconcerting but compelling mystery about one woman’s belief that her recently deceased sister did not, as recorded, take her own life. Jemma Dalton flies into… Continue reading Brittle Shadows by Vicki Tyley
Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley
Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sleight Malice is the second in Vicki Tyley's series of stand-alone thrillers, set in Melbourne, Australia. Following her recent separation from cheating husband, Trent, website designer Desley James, has been leaning on best friend, Laura, for support. After waving Laura off home after a… Continue reading Sleight Malice by Vicki Tyley
Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley
Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thin Blood is the first of Vicki Tyley’s exciting, Australia-set mystery thrillers. Jacinta Deller, is a tenacious, but recently out of work, investigative journalist looking around for a career-enhancing scoop. Set on the trail of a missing, presumed dead, local woman by her newly… Continue reading Thin Blood by Vicki Tyley
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