Reviews

  • The Family Secret by Tracy Buchanan

    The Family Secret by Tracy Buchanan

    A gripping emotional page turner with a breathtaking twist SYNOPSIS How far would you go to find the truth? 2009 Since Amber lost her child ten years ago, her sole focus has been keeping her small business afloat. Her life seems to be on hold until the morning she finds a girl on the beach outside her gift shop. A girl who has no shoes, no name, and no idea where she came from. 1989…

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  • This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher

    This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher

    Tell the truth. Or face the consequences. SYNOPSIS Pretty Little Liars meets Riverdale in this page-turning thriller. One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens all played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth. But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Of course…some things are too good to…

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  • Roar by Cecelia Ahern

    Roar by Cecelia Ahern

    Escape with these uplifting short stories from bestseller Cecelia Ahern   SYNOPSIS I am woman. Hear me roar. Have you ever imagined a different life? Have you ever stood at a crossroads, undecided? Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to roar? The women in these startlingly original stories are all of us: the women who befriend us, the women who encourage us, the women who make us brave. From The Woman Who…

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  • Close Quarters by Angus McAllister

    Close Quarters by Angus McAllister

    SYNOPSIS Walter Bain is the self-appointed dictator of the tenement at 13 Oldberry Road in Glasgow’s cosmopolitan west end. For years, Walter has striven to impose his family values – stairs must be regularly washed, noise kept down, and wheelie bins moved back and forth at the correct times. When Walter is found murdered, there are plenty of suspects among his ungrateful neighbours. Comic book dealer Billy Briggs is estranged from his daughter, with his…

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  • Dopey Women by Laura Barnard

    Dopey Women by Laura Barnard

    From chemo… to cannabis… to chaos…   SYNOPSIS When Sadie and her colleagues find themselves out of a job and down on their luck they know desperate times call for desperate measures. What starts off as a crazy idea to sell marijuana to the ladies at her friend’s chemo sessions quickly spirals into a booming drug empire. But they didn’t expect a sexy detective on their trail, suspicious neighbours, and drug dealers angry they’re working…

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  • Ten Days With the Highlander by Hayson Manning

    Ten Days With the Highlander by Hayson Manning

    SYNOPSIS Go-getter Georgia Paxton has ten days to acquire a quaint hotel in the Scottish Highlands for her travel accommodation company before she’s off on her next grand adventure. Too bad the sexy, broody Scot who owns the place is dead against the idea…and that she’s in very real danger of losing their little bet to see who can convince whom first. There’s no way Callum MacGregor is going to let the gorgeous American turn…

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  • A Deathly Silence by Jane Isaac

    A Deathly Silence by Jane Isaac

    DCI Helen Lavery #3 SYNOPSIS When the mutilated body of a police officer is found in a derelict factory, the Hamptonshire police force is shocked to the core. DCI Helen Lavery returns from injury leave and is immediately plunged into an investigation like no other. Is this a random attack or is someone targeting the force? Organised crime groups or a lone killer? As the net draws in, Helen finds the truth lies closer than…

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  • Deadly Harm by Owen Mullen

    Deadly Harm by Owen Mullen

    I was more than a little excited to receive a copy of Owen Mullen’s latest release to read and review here on my blog. I have read EVERY Owen Mullin book published to date and again highly recommend this extremely talented author who has a fascinating way of leading you deep into the story within the first few pages. SYNOPSIS It’s been five years since Mackenzie Darroch was abducted and held captive in a derelict house.…

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  • Bridging The Gulf by Malcolm Hollingdrake

    This fast moving, thought-provoking thriller is set partly in the stunning beauty and history of Turkish Cyprus. The novel follows one man’s struggle against faceless bureaucrats bent on negating the existence of Gulf War Syndrome.   Roy Hanna is a driven man. On his return from the Gulf War, in which he was injured and his comrades killed, he appears to be a successful salesman with everything he could want. Behind his facade, he believes he…

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  • Blog Tour of Treble Clef by Malcolm Hollingdrake #BitsaboutBooksBlogTour

    Blog Tour of Treble Clef by Malcolm Hollingdrake #BitsaboutBooksBlogTour

    It’s Publication Day and I am extremely excited to be included in the #BitsaboutBooksBlogTour  for Malcolm Hollingdrake’s new release TREBLE CLEF which is the 8th book of the Harrogate Crime Series  The latest in the bestselling Harrogate Crime Series – discover your next favourite crime series now!   Harrogate attracts hundreds of players to the annual Games Convention and for one player it is the perfect opportunity to kill by the mechanics of his own…

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  • No More Lies (The Kent Fisher Mysteries Book 4) by Robert Crouch

    No More Lies (The Kent Fisher Mysteries Book 4) by Robert Crouch

    I am very excited to be part of the blog tour for  Robert Crouch’s No More Lies #BitsaboutBooksBlogTour  (The 4th book in the Kent Fisher Mystery series)  Kent Fisher gets more than he bargained for when Detective Inspector Ashley Goodman enlists his help with a ten year old murder. She’s on a mission and needs a big case to put her career back on track. And they don’t come much bigger than Miles Birchill, Downland’s…

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  • The Girl in the Corner by Amanda Prowse

    The Girl in the Corner by Amanda Prowse

    SYNOPSIS From bestselling author Amanda Prowse comes the poignant tale of a woman who has always been there for her family. But will they be there for her? Rae-Valentine and Howard were childhood sweethearts. They’ve shared twenty-five peaceful years since they were brought together by Dolly, Howard’s larger-than-life sister. But now, on the night of their wedding anniversary, Howard reveals a shocking betrayal that leaves Rae reeling. Heartbroken, she takes Dolly on her would-be anniversary…

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  • Presumed Guilty by Jane Isaac

    Presumed Guilty by Jane Isaac

    DC Beth Chamberlain #2 SYNOPSIS Accident or murder? The first victim – a prominent local councillor, killed in a hit and run ‒ could be either, but the next bodies leave no doubt. A twisted killer is at large. And he’s not finished yet. DC Beth Chamberlain, Family Liaison Officer, has to support the victims’ families, but before she can solve the crimes in the present, Beth needs to uncover the secrets of the past.…

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  • What Happens in France by Carol Wyer

    What Happens in France by Carol Wyer

    A laugh out loud romantic comedy that will touch your heart SYNOPSIS Bryony Masters has been looking for her long-lost sister, Hannah, for years, but when their father has a stroke her search takes on new urgency. So when primetime game show, What Happens in France, puts a call-out for new contestants, Bryony spots the ultimate public platform to find her reality TV-obsessed sister, and finally reunite their family. With the help of handsome teammate…

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  • Murder in the Merchant City by Angus McAllister

    Murder in the Merchant City by Angus McAllister

    SYNOPSIS Annette Somerville, a young single mother, earns her living in a high-class Glasgow sauna parlour, scrupulously keeping her respectable home life separate from her professional activities. During a series of murders in the city, seemingly unconnected, Annette realises that all of the victims have been regular customers. What should Annette do? No one else seems interested, and her boss makes it clear that going to the police will cost Annette her job. But Annette’s…

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  • The Second Wife by Sheryl Browne

    The Second Wife by Sheryl Browne

    SYNOPSIS She made her bed. You’ll lie in it. Rebecca only wanted to help out – to be kind. Richard seemed so alone after his wife, Nicole, died, and Rebecca wanted to make sure he knew he had someone to rely on. But now she’s in Nicole’s immaculate house. Drinking from her favourite crystal wine glass. Keeping shoes in her orderly closet. Comforting her sweet and grieving step-daughter. It feels like Rebecca is living another…

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  • Good Samaritans by Will Carver

    Good Samaritans by Will Carver

    SYNOPSIS One crossed wire, three dead bodies and six bottles of bleach Seth Beauman can’t sleep. He stays up late, calling strangers from his phonebook, hoping to make a connection, while his wife, Maeve, sleeps upstairs. A crossed wire finds a suicidal Hadley Serf on the phone to Seth, thinking she is talking to The Samaritans. But a seemingly harmless, late-night hobby turns into something more for Seth and for Hadley, and soon their late-night…

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  • After He’s Gone by Jane Isaac

    After He’s Gone by Jane Isaac

    DC Beth Chamberlain #1 SYNOPSIS You think you know him. Until he’s dead. When Cameron Swift is gunned down outside his family home, DC Beth Chamberlain is appointed Family Liaison Officer: a dual role that requires her to support the family, and also investigate them. As the case unfolds and the body count climbs, Beth discovers that nothing is quite as it appears and everyone, it seems, has secrets. Even the dead… MOMO’s REVIEW   …

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  • Out of the Silence by Owen Mullen

    Out of the Silence by Owen Mullen

    I am so pleased to be reviewing the latest release from the bestselling author Owen Mullen. Out of the Silence is a compelling revenge thriller that will stay with you long after the final page. SYNOPSIS A powerful new thriller from a critically-acclaimed and bestselling author. Star investigative reporter Ralph Buchanan’s glory days are behind him. His newspaper has banished him to Pakistan, not knowing the greatest moment of his long career is waiting for…

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  • TAINTED by David Evans

    TAINTED by David Evans

    I am so excited to be a part of the BitsAboutBooks blog tour for TAINTED, the 4th book in The Wakefield Series by David Evans   A botched attempt to extort money has tragic consequences. An embarrassing DNA match to an unsolved rape and murder twenty years before means DI Colin Strong has to use his best diplomatic tactics. Simultaneously, journalist Bob Souter is tasked with writing about that same case to re-focus public attention. Will…

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