Melancholy Manor by Ellie DeFarr My rating: 5 of 5 stars Melancholy Manor is the second mystery novel by Ellie DeFarr to feature tough private eye Hera Hunter, following ‘Haunting Memories from a Troubled Past’ last year. This story begins with Hera contemplating the execution - via the sights of her rifle - of a… Continue reading Melancholy Manor (Hera Hunter Mystery 2) by Ellie DeFarr
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Childhood Games by J.M. Roach
Childhood Games by J.M. Roach My rating: 5 of 5 stars Childhood Games is the amazing debut novel from screenwriter, J. M. Roach. Security consultant, Samantha Black, awakes in hospital, the only survivor of the brutal massacre of her nearest and dearest and the kidnapping of the girl that’s like a sister to her. That’s… Continue reading Childhood Games by J.M. Roach
Reese’s Leap—An Island Mystery (Island Mystery Series 2) by Darcy Scott
Reese's Leap—An Island Mystery by Darcy Scott My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reese's Leap is the second instalment in the Island Mystery Series by Darcy Scott, following 2012’s Matinicus. Botany’s answer to Indiana Jones, whisky- and women-loving Dr Gil Hodges, is back. This time he is a rather unwelcome visitor to Mistake Island, gate-crashing… Continue reading Reese’s Leap—An Island Mystery (Island Mystery Series 2) by Darcy Scott
Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt
Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt My rating: 5 of 5 stars Dying to be Noticed is a stand-alone suspenseful murder mystery thriller by Catherine Leggitt, author of the Christine Sterling Mystery series. Heroine Avenelle Rossi Duprey is the obituary and society news writer for the weekly Marin County Journal, who lives alone with… Continue reading Dying To Be Noticed by Catherine Leggitt
6 White Roses by Kelly Marshall
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
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
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