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PRESENT TENSE by WHS McIntyre

Present Tense is a gentle and enjoyable contribution to the tartan noir genre.

HIDE AND SEEK by M.J. Arlidge

A rip roaring rollercoaster read with all the twists and turns of the Kingda Ka.

It should have been an idyllic day for the Turner family – until a dying man, beaten beyond all recognition, arrives at their home, uttering the words, HELP ME. Rob and Wendy Turner and their children try to explain away the horrific scene as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but inContinue reading “ALL FALL DOWN by Tom Bale”

The Murderer’s Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman

A brilliant and dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psyches – because she bears her own invisible scars. Only five years old when she watched her parents die in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adoptedContinue reading “The Murderer’s Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman”

The Loving Husband by Christobel Kent

Can you ever truly know the one you love? Fran Hall and her husband Nathan live in a farmhouse on the edge of the Fens with their two children. One February night, when Fran is woken by her baby, she finds the bed empty beside her and Nathan gone. Searching the house for him sheContinue reading “The Loving Husband by Christobel Kent”

Epiphany Jones by Michael Grothaus

This is proper revenge tragedy, with guts, death, blood, pornography and downright sadism.

I See You by Clare Mackintosh

Nicely characterised and with good plot twists and turns, this is a great read and an undoubted summer success story. I know I will be looking carefully around me next time I go on the tube.

Then She Was Gone by Luca Veste

Tim Johnson took his baby daughter out for a walk and she never made it home. Johnson claims he was assaulted and the girl was snatched. The police see a different crime, with Johnson their only suspect. A year later, Sam Bryne is on course to be elected as one of the youngest MPs inContinue reading “Then She Was Gone by Luca Veste”

The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter

The book is a fast paced read and one where we finally understand more about Angie and her background and the lengths she will go to protect what is hers.

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent

‘My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.’ The last people who expect to be meeting with a drug-addicted prostitute are a respected judge and his reclusive wife. And they certainly don’t plan to kill her and bury her in their exquisite suburban garden. Yet Andrew and LydiaContinue reading “Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent”