Reviews and ramblings from my pages…
When I first saw this book making the rounds on Twitter, I knew I had to read it due to its incredibly interesting premise. Wilbrook in Western Australia is a sleepy, remote town that sits on the edge of miles and miles of unexplored wilderness. It is home to Police Sergeant Chandler Jenkins, who is proud … Continue reading Book Review: 55 by James Delargy
In The Dark follows Close To Home in the DI Adam Fawley police procedural series. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE HIDING IN THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR? A woman and child are found locked in a basement room, barely alive. No one knows who they are - the woman can't speak, and there are no missing persons reports … Continue reading Book Review: In The Dark by Cara Hunter (DI Adam Fawley #2)
My Instagram book club, @criminallygoodbookclub, voted on The Au Pair as our January book - a brilliant book choice to kick off the year! Seraphine Mayes and her brother Danny are known as the summer-born Summerbournes: the first set of summer twins to be born at Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born … Continue reading Book Review: The Au Pair by Emma Rous
Happy publication day to M.R. Mackenzie, In The Silence is out today! I’m delighted to be a part of the blog blitz for this title, sharing my review to celebrate the release. Anna hasn’t set foot in Glasgow for ten years. And for very good reasons… Anna, a criminology lecturer, returns to Glasgow from Rome … Continue reading Blog Blitz | Book Review: In The Silence by M.R. Mackenzie
Beware the Past was June’s Criminally Good Book Club selection. A standalone novel from an author I haven’t read before. ONE TERRIBLE CASE ALWAYS HAUNTED DETECTIVE MATT BALLARD. NOW MANY YEARS LATER, THE KILLER SEEMS TO BE BACK. AND THIS TIME HE’S AFTER MATT. When Matt Ballard was starting out his career, three boys were … Continue reading Book Review: Beware the Past by Joy Ellis
Some serious cover love going on here! My Sister disappeared. I know who took her. Now I've taken him. Carl Louis Feldman is an old man who once took photographs. That was before he was tried for murder and acquitted. Before dementia and his admission to a Texas care facility. Now his daughter has come to see him, … Continue reading Book Review: Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin
With its 1950's cover, Tangerine caught my eye; add in the setting, Tangier, Morocco, and this novel became extremely appealing me. The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the horrific accident at Bennington, the two friends - once inseparable roommates - haven't … Continue reading Book Review: Tangerine by Christine Mangan
