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
Tag: Psychological
Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton
Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is certainly full of twists and turns! There are a lot of questions raised by the intriguing first few chapters and the story is unravelled and plotted really well. It's not particularly action packed or fast moving but it is a clever… Continue reading Tattletale by Sarah J. Naughton
Don’t Wake Up by Liz Lawler
Alex Taylor wakes up tied to an operating table. The man who stands over her isn't a doctor. The choice he forces her to make is utterly unspeakable. But when Alex re-awakens, she's unharmed - and no one believes her horrifying story. Ostracised by her colleagues, her family and her partner, she begins to wonder if she… Continue reading Don’t Wake Up by Liz Lawler
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent My rating: 3 of 5 stars Lying in Wait starts with a bang and is very well plotted. Its structure is clever and rotates around three narrators and covers three time-frames telling the story of Annie Doyle's demise. Most of the time, it was interesting to read the incidents… Continue reading Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent
Safe With Me by K.L. Slater
Thirteen years ago someone did something very bad to Anna. Now it’s her turn to get even. Anna lives a solitary existence, taking solace in order and routine. Her only friend is the lonely old lady next door. She doesn’t like to let people to get too close – she knows how much damage they… Continue reading Safe With Me by K.L. Slater
The Watcher by Ross Armstrong
The Watcher by Ross Armstrong My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Watcher begins with a cracking Hitchcockian prologue then jumps back in time to tell the story of how Lily - a keen birdwatcher - becomes convinced a murder has been committed within the estate opposite her flat. The plot is a slow burner,… Continue reading The Watcher by Ross Armstrong
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
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… Continue reading Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood
If you can't trust your sister, then who can you trust? Kate Rafter has spent her life running from her past. But when her mother dies, she's forced to return to Herne Bay - a place her sister Sally never left. But something isn't right in the old family home. On her first night Kate… Continue reading My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood
Ragdoll (Detective William Fawkes 1) by Daniel Cole
ONE BODY. SIX VICTIMS. NO SUSPECTS. A body is discovered with the dismembered parts of six victims stitched together, nicknamed by the press as the 'Ragdoll'. Assigned to the shocking case are Detective William 'Wolf' Fawkes, recently reinstated to the London Met, and his former partner Detective Emily Baxter. The 'Ragdoll Killer' taunts the police… Continue reading Ragdoll (Detective William Fawkes 1) by Daniel Cole
The Blue Pool by Siobhan MacDonald
The Blue Pool by Siobhan MacDonald My rating: 2 of 5 stars I'm afraid I struggled with this book. The premise sounded right up my street, but unfortunately I found the first half to three quarters boring. Nothing seemed to happen, I didn't warm to any of the characters and none of them was particularly… Continue reading The Blue Pool by Siobhan MacDonald
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